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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Malcolm D. Ross Papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0048
- Creators:
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Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985
- Dates:
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[ca. 1950s-1970s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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15.26 Cubic feet(14 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a large amount of material without arrangement, including such material as photographs, handwritten notes, correspondence, medical flight records, reports and articles. The Stratolab program is perhaps the most well-represented of Ross' projects documented in the collection.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Commander Malcolm D. Ross (1919-1985), USN, was commissioned an ensign in 1943. He attended Purdue University and the University of Chicago, studying physics and meteorology. In 1951, Ross was assigned to the Navy's plastic balloon research program. Subsequently, he was involved with Project Skyhook, Project Charity and was responsible for initiating the Stratolab program for upper atmosphere research. Ross' accomplishments as a physicist and aeronaut, a pioneer in modern scientific ballooning, are amply documented here.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Marjorie Ross, Gift, 1998, 1998-0048, unknown
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
Additional materials housed with the National Air and Space Museum Aeronautics Department.
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