National Air and Space Museum Archives

Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel) Reports

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1998.0035
Creators:
Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel)
Dates:
1946-[ca. 1960s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.35 Cubic feet
(3 legal document boxes)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of what are referred to as V-2 Reports, being the minutes of meetings held by the Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel and others. These contain meeting agenda, reports of completed firings of V-2 rockets, statements of results and suggestions for future tests.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel) oversaw aspects of a long series of experiments conducted after World War II utilizing captured German V-2 rockets. These experiments were designed to further our understanding of the upper atmosphere and the nature of solar radiation, as well as the technology of the V-2 itself.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
David DeVorkin, Transfer, 1998, 1998-0035, 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

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General

General
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
V-2 rocket Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Atmosphere, Upper -- Rocket observations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rocketry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rockets (Aeronautics) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Solar radiation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minutes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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