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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Hughes Aircraft Company Satellite Publications
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0012
- Dates:
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bulk 1975-1992
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This collection consists of publications relating to communications and other satellites, especially those produced by the Hughes Aircraft Company. The collection includes the following publications: "Hughes Communication Satellites;" "Hughes Multispectral Scanner System for ERTS, Goddard Space Flight Center;" a folder of materials from the Earth Observation Satellite Company; "1960-1970-1980: The Second Decade of Progress in Space Communications;" "Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Data Book;" "The Challenge of Excellence;" Hughes Space and Communications Group, "The SCG Journal," volume 2, number 11, November 1982; a page from an undated periodical that appears to be another edition of the Hughes Space and Communications Group, "The SCG Journal;" "SCG Program Notes," September 1978; Hughes Aircraft Company, Space and Communications Group report on launching their 85th spacecraft in 1985; "Intelsat IV A Satellite Launch Digest;" Hughes Aircraft Company, Space and Communications Group report on Intelsat VI; 4 color photographs of an unidentified Astronaut with the WESTAR-VI, Manned Maneuvering Unit; 1 color photograph and 1 color photocopy of the same photograph of an unidentified Space Shuttle (probably Challenger) being taxied by a NASA aircraft; 6 color photographs of Hughes Aircraft Company technicians at work
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mark F. Bettinger, Gift, 2008
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Hughes Aircraft Company Satellite Publications, Accession 2008-0012, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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
Keywords
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