Naval Research Laboratory and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicles and Satellites Photography and Film
This .7 cubic foot collection of photography and film was gathered by Wilfred Deac during his stint as an information service officer with the Naval Research Laboratory and then with the Air Force at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), specifically with the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex (CCMTA). The …
Rocketdyne Saturn J-2 Liquid-Fuel Motor Testing Collection
The Rocketdyne J-2 Liquid-Fuel Motor, using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, was the powerplant for the second and third stages of the Saturn V launch vehicle that took astronauts to the Moon in the Apollo program. John G. Baldwin was a US Navy veteran and engineer who worked for North American Aviation, Inc.'s Space and Information Systems Division where he was part of the Saturn S-2 Stage testing team. This collection consists of photographs and ephemera relating to testing of the Rocketdyne J-2 Liquid-Fuel Motor used in the Saturn S-2 Stage which took place in 1964 and 1965 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Southern California.
Skylab Interior Design Concept Photography
This collection consists of 11 color slides, 23 color prints, and two DVDs, one containing scans of the drawings and one containing a PowerPoint presentation, all relating to early interior design concepts of the Skylab main interior. There is also one brochure, "Skylab," produced by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
Apollo Mission Reports [Fleming]
This collection consists of the following reports relating to the early planning and development of the Apollo Missions: "The Long Range Plan;" "National Launch Vehicle Data Summary;" "Large Launch Vehicle Planning Group;" "A Summary of Various Vehicle Systems for the Manned Lunar Landing Mission;" "A Feasible Approach for An Early …
Skylab 4 Pilot's Flight Data File (William R. Pogue Collection)
This collection consists primarily of the Flight Data File issued to Spacecraft Pilot William R. Pogue (1930- ) for training during the three months prior to launch. The material consists of crew manuals, checklists, and other procedural documentation, including both Skylab 4 'mission only' as well as general 'all missions' manuals. The collection …
Ranger Program / Agena Rocket Vehicles Collection
This collection consists of material relating to the Agena Rocket Vehicles portion of the Ranger Program gathered by John Campbell, former Lockheed Missiles and Space employee, 1960-1966. The following types of material are included: a Lockheed internal publication and memos; eight by ten inch, mostly black and white, Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
Manned Space Laboratory Proposal Papers
This collection consists of slides, transparencies, photographs, sketches, and documents donated by Carl Hanson documenting his proposal to transform the Saturn V stage into a manned space laboratory. Included here are patent applications and correspondence for the Space Vehicle Centrifuge; NASA Technical Note D-1504, "A Report on the Research and …
Krafft Arnold Ehricke Papers
This collection is composed of Krafft Ehricke's files including Ehricke's published and unpublished papers as well as papers and works by others that Ehricke gathered, presumably as reference material.
Project Files
This accession consists of records documenting the management of a project to preserve artifacts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Apollo. The project, which was primarily funded with a Save America's Treasures grant, included space suits and the Saturn V rocket. Allan A. Needell, Curator, served as the …
Skylab Food Heating / Serving Tray Collection
This collection consists of the NASA Acceptance Data Packages and drawings for Skylab Food Heating / Serving Trays Serial Numbers 4904, 4913 and 4914, as well as material relating to tray Serial Number 4912.
