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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Stewart Committee Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0010
- Creators:
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Stewart, Homer
- Dates:
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1955-1958
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.45 Cubic feet(1 legal document box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Stewart's accumulated files covering the Committee's activities from Fall 1955 until its termination in May 1958, after the launch of the first US satellite. These papers give useful insights into the secret deliberations on the progress of selecting the Vanguard proposal and highlights the considerable problems of that satellite project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This collection is a complete set of copies of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Archives microfilm reel 10-3, which represents Dr. Homer Stewart's file on the so-called 'Stewart Committee.' This Committee was established during the summer of 1955 by Donald Quarles, Assistant Secretary of Defense, as the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Special Capabilities with the specific task of picking between three contending proposals for the first US satellite. The committee chose the Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard proposal to be the first American satellite project and after their decision, they continued in an advisory capacity regarding the project.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, transfer, 1997, 1998-0010, Public Domain
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Artificial satellites | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rockets (Aeronautics) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Project Vanguard | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronautics and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stewart, Homer | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Special Capabilities | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Vanguard (Artificial satellite) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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