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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Voyager Around the World Flight Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0054
- Creators:
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Riva, Peter
- Dates:
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1986-1987
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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9.89 Cubic feet(1 letter document box) (8 records center boxes) (2 shoeboxes) (1 flatbox)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the records kept by project manager Peter Riva and includes legal files, general office files, audio tapes, videotapes, newspaper and magazine accounts of the flight and transcripts of the account that would become the book, Voyager by Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan with Phil Patton, published by Knopf in 1987.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
On December 23, 1986 the unique Voyager aircraft completed the first nonstop, non-refueled circumnavigation of the globe. Voyager's designer, Burt Rutan, its pilots for the nine-day historic flight, Richard "Dick" Rutan and Jeana Yeager, as well as crew chief Bruce Evans, were all to win the Collier Trophy for their accomplishment of one of aviation's last "firsts."
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Peter Riva, Gift, 2000, 2000-0054, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
See accession file.
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
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