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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Satellite and Space Shuttle Materials [Venter]
Summary
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- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0065
- Dates:
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1976-1984 and undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.77 Cubic feet3 boxes
- Repository:
This collection consists of approximately 0.77 cubic feet of material, mostly training guides and manuals, that relate to either the Air Force Satellite Test Center (STC) or to the Space Shuttle program.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of approximately 0.77 cubic feet of material, mostly training guides and manuals, that relate to either the Air Force Satellite Test Center (STC) or to the Space Shuttle program. The majority of Space Shuttle material is specific to Space Shuttle Mission STS-41B (10, 3 Feb 84). The collection also contains six technical drawings, produced by Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, relating to the Hubble (Large) Space Telescope (HST, LST); a Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) brochure; and an 11 by 14 inch color photograph that shows an aerial view of the Air Force Satellite Test Center (STC).
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by topic, or in some cases type of material. Within the folders, items are arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
From 1977 to 1983, Susan Venter was employed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Company at the Air Force Satellite Test Center (STC) at Sunnyvale Air Force Station, California where she worked on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. Venter later worked at the same facility providing Space Shuttle mission support related to the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) program.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Susan Venter, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0065
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2018.
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.
Preferred Citation
Satellite and Space Shuttle Materials [Venter], NASM.2018.0065, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Astronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artificial satellites | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Space flight | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Technical manuals | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Technical drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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