Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records, 1978-1983

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU0517
Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Radio and Geoastronomy Division
Dates:
1978-1983
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
These records were created primarily by Arthur Edward Lilley as head of the division. Basic administrative files include information on the Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation (NEROC) and its Haystack Observatory in Westfield, Massachusetts; international astronomical organizations; and projects of two investigators of the division, Mario Grossi and Giuseppe Colombo. A second series of files concerns the Satellite Tracking Program, chiefly including material in support of SAO's NASA contract for FY 1980; a proposal to support the Goddard Space Flight Center in its Laser Tracking Network, including the proposal to take over the network completely; information about foreign tracking stations; and information about relocating a tracking station to India through agreement with the India Space Research Corporation (ISRO).

Historical Note

Historical Note
The Radio and Geoastronomy Division was formed in fiscal year 1979 by the combination of two existing divisions: Radio Astronomy and Geoastronomy. The first of these two was formed in 1973 under the reorganization of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) conducted by new director George B. Field. Arthur Edward Lilley (b. 1928), professor of radio astronomy at Harvard University, was appointed associate director of the observatory in charge of this division, a position he retained through the merger until the end of calendar year 1986. The Division of Geoastronomy was formed in 1970 under the direction of George Charles Weiffenbach (b. 1921), who joined the staff in 1969. At the time this was one of the few divisions into which the observatory was divided, and it retained its identity under Field's 1973 reorganization. Weiffenbach retained the directorship until 1976, when John C. Gregory took over as acting associate director until the merger of the two divisions.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 517, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Radio and Geoastronomy Division, Records

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Lilley, Arthur Edward Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grossi, Mario D. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Colombo, Giuseppe, 1920-1984 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Field, George B., 1929- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weiffenbach, George Charles Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gregory, John G. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Haystack Observatory Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goddard Space Flight Center Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goddard Laser Tracking Network Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
India Space Research Organization Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Astrophysical observatories Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Astrogeology Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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