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Robert Heinlein Apollo 11 CBS Coverage Notes

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2019.0026
Creators:
Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988
Dates:
July 20, 1969
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission, presumably created as a ready reference when offering comments or answering questions during his segment of the CBS coverage of the historic flight.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Just one item.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
On July 20, 1969, CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite interviewed two famous science-fiction authors whose work had inspired a generation of scientists and engineers to attempt the moon landing, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Andrew Lermer, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0026
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2019.

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
Robert Heinlein Apollo 11 CBS Coverage Notes, NASM.2019.0026, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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