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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Testing Collection [Leonard]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0055
- Creators:
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
- Dates:
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1964-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.66 Cubic feet1 record center box and 2 tubes
- Repository:
This collection consists of material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports and flight plans; charts; photographs; posters; and one Lunar Module (LM) (Lunar Test Article #3) film.
Arrangement
Arrangement
No arrangment, just by type.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Apollo Lunar Module (LEM, LM) was a two-stage vehicle designed by Grumman Corporation for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back. The upper ascent stage consisted of a pressurized crew compartment, equipment areas, and an ascent rocket engine. The lower descent stage had landing gear and contained the descent rocket engine and lunar surface experiments. Six such craft successfully landed on the Moon between 1969-1972. Willis H. Leonard was a senior structural test engineer for Grumman on this project.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jonathan Leonard, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0055
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2019.
Using the Collection
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Testing Collection [Leonard], NASM.2018.0055, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Manned space flight | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Project Apollo (U.S.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Apollo Lunar Module | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical manuals -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Motion pictures | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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