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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel) Reports
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0035
- Creators:
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Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel)
- Dates:
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1946-[ca. 1960s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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