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Redstone Arsenal
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1960
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0.07 Cubic feet (4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Redstone engine is one of the most significant developments in US rocket technology. This collection consists of 36 pages of 17 x 11 inch schematic drawings of the Redstone launch vehicle's advanced electrical systems.
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Mercury Project Dietary and Nutritional Guidelines [McKay]
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McKay, Jean Kathleen Trainum, 1924-2016.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Whirlpool Corporation
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bulk 1951-2004
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2017.0028
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Captain Jean Kathleen Trainum McKay (1924-2016) and her work as the dietitian for the Mercury Project including news clippings, press releases, writings by McKay, photographs, and a detailed pre-flight feeding plan.
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bulk 1961-1964
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1.68 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2017.0006
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following manuals, many of which are annotated by Captain Carl E. Pruett, MC USN: MR-3 post-flight debriefing of Alan B. Shepard, Jr.; Project Mercury Familiarization Manuals (3 manuals); Project Flight Controller Handbook; Operations Plan: Bioastronautic Support for Project Mercury; Project Mercury Familiarization M...
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Burchfield, Delmas D. "Del", 1926-2016
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1960s and undated
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0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2022.0015
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Project Mercury was the United States' first human spaceflight program. Delmas D. "Del" Burchfield (1926-2016) was an engineer at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation who in 1959 was put in charge of the Outside Production Quality Program monitoring all vendors and subcontractors working on Project Mercury. This collection consists of a signed 11 by 8.5 inch black and white photograph of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, two smaller black and white photographs of Delmas D. "Del" Burchfield taken in the 1960s, and several pages from a handwritten memoir by Burchfield in which he describes his experiences working on Project Mercury and with the astronauts.
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Bray, Anne Thompson
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1960s
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0.58 Cubic feet (One letter document case and one flat box.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2021.0004
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three binders containing science news releases and a scrapbook containing photographs of Anne Thompson Bray and other the staff at the the Space News Roundup .
This collection is in English.
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Foster, Robert L, 1922-1994
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bulk 1930-1974
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0.75 Cubic feet ((2 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2004.0062
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of .75 linear ft of Robert L. Foster's professional papers, including the following types of material: reports, correspondence, photographs, invitations, McDonnell newsletters, interoffice memorandums, and newspaper articles. The papers relate to his long association with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and his roles in ...
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bulk 1960s through 2010
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146 Cubic feet (204 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0078
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Jacques Tiziou (1939-2017) was a professional journalist and photographer, concentrating on aerospace topics. This collection includes materials from Tiziou's archive of historical documents, photography, and ephemera from the space program (both national and international) as well as his own photography and writings.
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Hasson, Dennis F.
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bulk 1959-1970
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0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2004.0064
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material chronicling the NACA/NASA career of Dennis Hasson, notably his work on Project Mercury, his work with a lenticular manned reentry vehicle for planned lunar missions; and his work with deep-space probes. The following type of material is included: Langley NASA newsletters; memos and correspondence; phone lists an...
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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1959
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2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0189
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains data on the Big Joe capsule and its operation. The material includes blueprints of the thermocouple, telemetry, cooling, instrument, intercom, and other systems. It also contains notes and information on operations, afterbody assembly, personnel assignments, and safety measures, as well as other aspects of the work performe...
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Parker, Donald Fred, 1934-2016.
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1962-1963
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2017.0017
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Donald Fred Parker was a naval flight officer assigned to the ship's company of the USS Kearsarge (CV-33), the ship that recovered the Mercury MA-8 Flight Sigma 7 and Mercury MA-9 Flight Faith 7. This collection contains two letters written by Parker that include a first person account of the recovery operations, as well as a "Family Gram" newsletter for ths ship that also includes a detailed description of the Mercury MA-8 recovery.
