National Air and Space Museum Archives

Project Horizon Reports

Summary

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[NASM.2020.0031] Project Horizon Phase 1 Report Volume 1 Summary
Collection ID:
NASM.2020.0031
Creators:
United States. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Dates:
1958-1962
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Cubic feet
One slim letter box
Repository:
This collection consists of the following four reports relating to Project Horizon, 1958 - 1962.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following four reports relating to Project Horizon, 1958 - 1962:
Project Horizon, Volume Summary
Project Horizon, Volume 1 Summary and Supporting Considerations
;
Project Horizon, Volume 2 Technical Considerations and Plans
; and
Interim Report to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: A National Integrated Missile and Space Vehicle Development Program
.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arrangement by report.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Project Horizon was an ambitious 1959 study by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency for the US Army to determine the feasibility of establishing a scientific and military base on the Moon. According to the report, the lunar outpost was to protect potential US interests on the Moon and it considered such topics as lunar base design and construction, the scientific programs that could be performed on the Moon, and the factors involved in traveling to and from the Moon. Project Horizon was cancelled when the responsibility for the American Space Program was transferred to NASA.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Francis and Joel Williams, Gift, 2020, NASM.2020.0031
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.
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
Project Horizon Reports, NASM.2020.0031 , National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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Moon Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Lunar bases Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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