I/I/3
7106
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Philips, Ronald J.
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Harry Lambright
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7/17/90
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Webb Project
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Notes
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16 pgs
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I/I/3
7106
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Phillips, Franklyn
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Eugene Emme
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5/23/74
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Career at NACA Cleveland; NACA and creation of NASA; PARD; IAS meetings; organization and personnel of NACA as NASA developed; Stever Committee; Johnson hearings; Security Council; White House plans for NASA; non-NACA personnel in NASA for fresh insight; budget and cooperation issues with in government and military
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Transcript
&
CS
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102 pgs
&
2 tapes
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I/J/2
13483
&
XII/B/2
19995
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Phillips, Jesse L.
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Self-directed
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7/5/98
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NACA and NASA engineering from 1947 to 1979; Biographical info, USMC career, Beijing, engineering design training, MSC, 1962 engineering drawing manual for MSC, Zero G Vacuum Weld Test Chamber, other projects
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Typed narrative
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10 pgs &
21 pgs
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XII/D/2
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Includes related material
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Phillips, Lt. Gen. Samuel C.
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Thomas W. Ray & Loyd S. Swenson
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7/22/70
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Minuteman program; assignment to NASA; program management; US Air Force (USAF) officers in NASA; Apollo program; “all-up” testing; Phillips Report; Apollo systems integration; Apollo 8 flight; NASA – Congressional relations; Saturn launch vehicle S-2 program at North American Aviation (NAA); NASA – contractor relations
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Transcript
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69 pgs
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XII/D/5
19539
&
1/14/4
1701
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Background material from “Before This Decade is Out”
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Phillips, Lt. Gen. Samuel C.
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Thomas W. Ray & Loyd S. Swenson
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9/25/70
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US Air Force (USAF) career; Apollo program management; Apollo spacecraft design; NASA – contractor relations; North American Aviation (NAA); Apollo mission operations; Apollo program costs; role of Bellcomm
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Transcript
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46 pgs
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XII/D/5
19539
&
1/14/4
1701
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Background material from “Before This Decade is Out”
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Phillips, Lt. Gen. Samuel C.
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Robert Sherrod
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07/2/71
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Relationship of program managers in the centers during Apollo Program, N. American investigation, selection of astronaut crews, Pentagon Papers, Phillips’ time at NASA and in the military, the Phillips Report.
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Transcript
&
CS
&
Reel
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28 pgs
2 tapes 2 reels
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III/B/3
13288
III/4/1
13294
III/4/1
13294
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Phillips, Lt. Gen. Samuel C.
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Howard McCurdy
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6/19/88
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NASA Culture Study
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Transcript
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58 pgs
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I/J/1
6722
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Phillips, W. Hewitt
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Ivan Ertel
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6/21/66
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Langley Research Center role in Apollo Program, LOR, reentry studies, LM and Apollo docking, Lunar Landing Research Facility
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Transcript
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11 pgs
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1/14/4
1705
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Phillips, W. Hewitt; Robert G. Chilton
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Henry C. Dethloff
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3/24/89
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Used for Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Stennis Space Center (SSC) Histories
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CS
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1 tape
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I/J/5
3286
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Pickering, Dr. William H.
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Cargill Hall
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8/20/68
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NASA/JPL relationship, Ranger Project, Agena launch vehicles, “Red Socks” proposal
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Transcript
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7 pgs
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1/14/4
1708
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Pickering, Dr. William H.
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R. Cargill Hall
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11/25/75
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and relations with NASA; Project Ranger; spacecraft testing
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Transcript
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9 pgs
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I/J/6
18967
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Pickering, Dr. William H.
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Michael Q. Hooks
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10/20, 11/1, 11/13, 11/14, 12/12/89
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Biographical information; Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) rocket research during World War II; Corporal missile; Sergeant missile; role as director of JPL; International Geophysical Year (IGY); Sputnik 1; Explorer 1; relationship between NASA and JPL; Project Ranger; program management
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Transcript
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94 pgs
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I/J/6
18968
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Pickering, William
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Harry Lambright
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9/4/90
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Webb Project
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Notes
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10 pgs
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I/I/3
7106
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Pieper, George
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Howard McCurdy
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6/2/88
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NASA Culture Study
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Transcript
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72 pgs
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I/J/1
6722
|
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Pierson, Tom
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Steven J. Dick
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5/16/97
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SETI; exobiology experiments; NASA and SETI; astrobiology
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Transcript
CS
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17 pgs;
90 min
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I/I/2
19505
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Piland, Robert O.
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Henry C. Dethloff
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4/13/89
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Used for Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Stennis Space Center (SSC) Histories
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CS
|
2 tapes
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I/J/5
3286
|
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Piland, Robert O.
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Robert Sherrod
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1/7/72
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Personal info, NASA career, Max Faget work as Mercury and Apollo capsules, Faget’s suggestion of submariners over aviators for astronauts, work with STG on Apollo Program studies, LOR over direct descent landing, LM’s propulsion system as backup for SPS during trans- Lunar and trans- Earth flight, later used as guide during Apollo 13 accident
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Transcript
&
Reel
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32 pgs
&
2 tapes
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1/14/5
1713
&
III/B/3
13289
&
III/B/4
13294
|
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Piland, Robert O.
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Robert Sherrod
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12/3/71
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Biographical info; project vs. program; early Apollo; Faget and Gilruth; NAA; Charles Frick
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Notes
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3 pgs
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III/B/3
13289
|
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Piland, Robert O.
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Robert Merrifield
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10/25/68
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MSC History: Apollo program planning – study contracts, staff and program elements
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Transcript
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9 pgs
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I/I/1
18994
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Piland, Robert O.
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Eugene Emme
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9/13/74
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PSAC and Early Apollo Spacecraft at STG
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Transcript
&
CS
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84 pgs
&
2 tapes
|
I/J/2
13484 &
XII/B/2
19995
|
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Pilot, Nathaniel
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Aaron Gillette
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7/28/92
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); minorities and women at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
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Transcript &
CS
|
49 pgs
&
1 tape
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XI/A/3
18898
|
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Pinkel, Ben
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John L.
Sloop
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2/1/76
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|
CS
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1 tape
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XII/E/4
19489
|
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Pinkel, Ben
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Virginia Dawson
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8/4/85
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Miscellaneous Biographies – for “Engines and Innovations”
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Transcript
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24 pgs
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I/J/3
6689
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Also includes supplementary remarks
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Pinkel, Irving I.
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John L. Sloop
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1/30/76
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|
CS
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1 tape
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XII/E/4
19489
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Pinkel, Irving I.
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Virginia Dawson
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1/30/85
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Supersonic flight and propulsion research at Lewis Lab., technology transfer and need for government research to aid industry, airplane crash and fire tests, NACA vs. NASA, Apollo 1 fire, de-icing research – for “Engines and Innovations”
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Transcript
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24 pgs
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1/14/4
1715
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Pinkel, Irving I.
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Walter Bonney
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9/22/73
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NACA career, aircraft fuels, lubricants, high alt. Oil pumps, crash fire safety, icing problems, and hydrogen fueled engines
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Transcript
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21 pgs
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1/14/4
1715
|
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Piper, Dr. Franciszek
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David Cole
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1992
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Nazi concentration camps
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Videotape
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1 tape
|
XII/D/1
16407
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Pivirotto, Donna
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Adam L. Gruen
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8/25/86
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Miscellaneous Biographies
|
CS
|
180 min
|
I/J/3
6689
|
2 tapes
|
Planetary Astronomy Oral History Interviews
|
Ronald Schorn
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1993
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Interviews with Thomas Barnes, Rita Beebe, Jay Bergstrahl, Peter Boyce, Bill Brunk, Joseph Chamberlain, Dale Cruikshank, Fred Franklin, Robert Havlen, William Jeffries, Brian Marsden, William Sinton, Hyron Spinrad, Larry Trafton, Wesley Traub, Robert Tull, and Fred Whipple re planetary astronomy; MacDonald Observatory; Harlen Smith; Jupiter; NASA funding for planetary astronomy; Lowell Observatory; status of planetary astronomy as a discipline; public interest in planetary astronomy; E.C. Slipher; Percival Lowell; Mars; Gerard Kuiper; NASA ground-based planetary astronomy program; Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF); Mauna Kea observatories; decline of planetary astronomy in the early 20th century; spacecraft versus ground-based observation; Voyager; Neptune; planetary infrared astronomy; Yerkes Observatory; Io; Triton; Saturn; American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences; Kitt Peak Observatory; celestial mechanics; asteroids; John Strong; planetary radio astronomy; Mars Committee; Venus; Mercury; Carl Sagan; Spectroscopic Survey Telescope; meteors; comets; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Transcripts
&
CS
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various lengths
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I/I/4
19862
&
XII/C/3
12681
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Plotkin, Henry
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Adam L. Gruen
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7/22/86
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Miscellaneous Biographies
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CS
|
90 min
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I/J/3
6689
|
|
Plum Brook History
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Mark Bowles, Virginia Dawson, & Jim Polnchenzki
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Various dates from 1/02 through 4/02
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Interviews with Jim Blue, Earl Boitel, Bert Davis, Robert Defayette, Harold Finger, Clyde Greer, Hap Johnson, and Myrna Steel re Plum Brook nuclear reactor and rocket engine test facility at Lewis Research Center (LeRC).
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Electronic Transcripts
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various
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35978, 35971, 35977, 35976,
35975, 35974, 35973,
35972
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Potate, John S.
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Tom Ray
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6/6/72
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Project management and development of Saturn launch vehicles and complexes, NASA management organization, GE integration contract, Apollo 1 fire, contractor structure and management, NASA centers and HQ, SARP and PERT systems
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Transcript
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51 pgs
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1/14/6
1729
|
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Powell, Luther
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Adam Gruen
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11/87
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Project and designs to lengthen Shuttle mission time, EDO, Space Station Task Force, CEG personnel, organization and management, political nature: numerous government agencies had say against Space Station
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Transcript &
CS
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22 pgs
&
1 tape
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1/14/6
1730
&
XII/C/3
20225
|
|
Powell, Walter
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John L. Sloop
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5/3/74
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Miscellaneous Biographies
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Transcript
&
CS
|
43 pgs
&
1 tape
|
I/J/3
6689
&
XII/E/4
19489
|
With contributions of Cargill Hall
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Powers, Col. John A.
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Robert Merrifield
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11/9/68
|
MSC History: Public Affairs; astronauts and the media
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Transcript
|
33 pgs
|
I/I/1
18994
|
|
Powers, Sheryll Goecke
|
Rebecca Wright & Sandra Johnson
|
6/13/01
|
Herstory Project – role as a co-op at NASA Flight Research Center (FRC); technology changes and flight analysis; role as engineer at FRC; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); Space Shuttle testing
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Transcript
&
CD
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58 pgs &
2 CDs
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XII/D/6
3636
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|
Prather, Michael
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Erik Conway
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Not supplied
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History of Atmospheric Sciences Project; upper atmospheric research; ozone
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Transcript & Summary
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16 pgs
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I/J/6
18945
|
|
Pratt, Perry W.
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John L. Sloop
|
5/14/74
|
Miscellaneous Biographies
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Transcript
&
CS
|
43 pgs
&
2 tapes
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I/J/3
6689
&
XII/C/4
19489
|
|
Press, Dr. Frank
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Not supplied
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6/18/98
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role as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during Carter’s administration; recommendation of Robert Frosch as NASA administrator; Space Shuttle program
|
Transcript
|
19 pgs
|
I/J/6
18969
|
|
Presswood, Clarence M.
|
Robert Merrifield
|
9/26/67
|
MSC History: White Sands Test Facility (WSTF)
|
Transcript
|
10 pgs
|
I/I/1
18994
|
|
Preston, G. Merritt
|
Robert Merrifield
|
11/12/69
|
MSC History: KSC Operations, Apollo 1 (AS-204) fire, spacecraft checkout
|
Transcript
|
9 pgs
|
I/I/1
18994
|
|
Preston, G. Merritt
|
Howard McCurdy
|
2/23/88
|
NASA Culture Study
|
Transcript
|
45 pgs
|
I/J/1
6722
|
|
Price, Don K.
|
Harry Lambright
|
9/1/84
|
Webb Project
|
Notes
|
3 pgs
|
I/I/3
7106
|
|
Price, Don K.
|
Harry Lambright
|
12/20/90
|
Webb Project
|
Notes
|
4 pgs
|
I/I/3
7106
|
|
Price, Robert
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Andrew Butrica
|
9/27/93
|
Radio astronomy in Australia; MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Venus ranging experiment
|
Transcript
|
|
|
Access restricted, see Chief Archivist
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Prim, James W.
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Robert Merrifield
|
12/8/67
|
MSC History: simulator training and Mercury flight control logistics
|
Transcript
|
11 pgs
|
I/I/1
18994
|
|
Purcell, Dr. Edward
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Eugene Emme
|
5/22/74
|
Early NASA History (PSAC) - For “Early History of NASA”
|
Transcript
&
CS
|
58 pgs
&
1 tape
|
I/J/2
13485 &
XII/C/4
19995
|
|
Purser, Paul E.
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Robert Merrifield
|
5/17/67
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MSC History: STG and relocation to MSC; inter-center relations; MSC personalities
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Transcript
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34 pgs
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