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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
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1955-1969
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 301
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of ten Baker-Nunn films taken at each Satellite Tracking Program station for each year from 1955 to 1969. A data sheet is included with each film.
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bulk 1975-1992
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0.05 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0012
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Simons, Keneth A.
- Dates:
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circa 1957-1958
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0.58 cu. ft. (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-004
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Simons documenting his participation on the Moonwatch Team and the local publicity he received. Materials include a report on the Team's work, clippings, instructions for tracking satellites, tracking data, and audio recordings of satellites.
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Satellite and Space Shuttle Materials [Venter]
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1976-1984 and undated
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0.77 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0065
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Dates:
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1959-1970
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5.45 Cubic feet ((5 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0199
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains documents pertaining to the Tiros/TOS/ESSA program. The material consists primarily of mission plans, engineering reports, and field operation procedures.
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Harner, Dick
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bulk 1973-1976
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0.36 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0022
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of two 8 by 10 inch green notebooks, which chart the construction of the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) Satellite. Book one records from October 1, 1973 until September 16, 1974. Book two records from September 17, 1974 until January 9, 1976. The books contain black and white photographs with related notations.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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bulk 1965-1983
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9.46 Cubic feet ((8 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0014
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 8 cubic feet of documentation on the Baker-Nunn camera, including the following types of material: drawings, photographs, manuals and reports, and memorandums and correspondence
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Contel Federal Systems, Fairfax, VA
- Dates:
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1976-1979
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0.9 Cubic feet ((2 letter document boxes, 1 slim letter document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2002.0046
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains TDRSS documentation from the years 1976 through 1979. Materials include: a Pricing Manual, a Program Acronym List, Program Space Segment Specifications, a Baseline Report, Project Plans, a Proposal Kickoff Package, the Proposal Preparation, a Test Plan, the Review Boards Notebook, a Shuttle User Draft, Contracts, a System D...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program
- Dates:
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1953-1968
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41 cu. ft. (82 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 263
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists mostly of records documenting the administration and operation of the STP tracking stations and includes files on the stations kept by the Photographic Observation Section, 1956-1961; SOD, 1961-1965; and STADAD, 1965-1968. The station files consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, reports, a...
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Geostar Corporation
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bulk 1983-1991
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5.26 Cubic feet ((5 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0049
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Geostar's business records. Included here is information on RDSS as well as Geostar's agreements and relationships with various organizations including NASA, CAST, AMSC, QUALCOMM, and LOCSTAR. The types of materials present here include correspondence, articles, press releases, presentations, FCC filings, reports, progra...