National Air and Space Museum Archives

Malcolm D. Ross Papers

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1998.0048
Creators:
Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985
Dates:
[ca. 1950s-1970s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Stratolab Program Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balloons, Sounding Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vertically rising aircraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rockets, Sounding Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rockets (Aeronautics) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balloons Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Atmosphere, Upper -- Rocket observations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rocketry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Correspondence Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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