I/J/5
18927
Part of “Centaur Interviews” folder
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Wharton, Olive Webb
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Harry Lambright
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6/28/90
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Webb Project
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Notes
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9 pgs
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I/I/3
7106
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Whitaker, Ewen A.
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Joe Tatarewicz
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11/18/93
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Lunar mapping; naming lunar craters; Lunar Orbiter; Apollo lunar photography; lunar photo geology; Ranger site selection; impact vs volcanic source of lunar craters; University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL); Gerard Kuiper; history of lunar nomenclature
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Transcript
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124 pgs
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I/I/2
19509
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Whitcomb, Richard
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John Anderson
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4/22/99
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NASA, AIAA, and NASM interview: swept wings; area rule; airplane design; wind tunnel testing; F100 century series aircraft; receipt of the Collier trophy; B58; supersonic aircraft; Boeing 747; supercritical airfoil; winglets; NACA/NASA relations with industry
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Transcript &
CS
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64 pgs &
3 Tapes
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I/I/1
18992
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Whitcomb, Richard
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Walter Bonney
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3/27/73
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Transonic wind tunnel as tool for development of Area Rule; wing/body shape effect on shock wave; uncertainty of supersonic flight; Wally Hayes’ theory; approaching Mach 1; 747’s not available for transonic flight; development of transonic tunnel; policies/ procedures for tests in 1943-51
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Transcript
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12 pgs
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8/5/3
2586
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White, Maj. Gen. Edward
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Robert Sherrod
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12/29/69
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Delay in release of info to public about 204 fire
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Notes
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1 pg.
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III/B/3
13290
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Telephone interview
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White, Ronald
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Maura Mackowski
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5/18/06
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Life sciences; international cooperation in life sciences; Gerald Soffen; Arnauld Nicogossian; U.S. – Soviet cooperation; International Microgravity Laboratory (IML); organization of life sciences in NASA; impact of the Challenger (STS-51L) and Columbia (STS-107) accidents on life science program; National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI)
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Transcript
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CS
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46 pgs
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2 tapes
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I/I/4
19514
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White, Lt. Col. Stanley C.
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John A. Pitts
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6/21/79
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Move of STG to Houston; astronaut training and biomedical tests; NASA/ DoD life support system cooperation, spacecraft environment control, diet, psychology, and recovery operations; USAF School of Aviation Medicine biomed experiments with animals on sounding rockets; preventative medicine for astronauts; Skylab biomedical experiments; comparison of NASA atmosphere during Mercury and Skylab projects – taken at same time as “The Human Factor” interviews but not used in book.
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Transcript
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CS
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47 pgs
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1 tape
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8/5/3
2592
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XII/B/3
19996
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2 copies, 1 unedited, 1 edited
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White, Lt. Col. Stanley C.
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Dr. Merrifield
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8/20/65
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Medicine and space biology vs. engineering; X-15 pressure suit and space diet development; Mercury teamwork; NA and GE proposals to Langley; USAF end of space involvement; assignment to NASA; test pilot stress testing; 1958 Wood’s Hole scientific conference on man-in-space; pilot control testing in Mercury; maintaining contact in orbit; lack of DoD bias against NASA in biology; MISS; pulse rate in pilots
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Notes
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12 pgs
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8/5/3
2592
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Wiesner, Dr. Jerome B.
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Don Neff – Time-Houston
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2/12/69
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Early stages on space policy and debate of manned vs. unmanned space exploration; large launch vehicle study group (“Golovin Committee”); search by JFK for replacement of manned lunar landing; debate between PSAC and NASA on EOR vs. LOR
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Transcript
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5 pgs
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8/5/3
2605
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Copyrighted by Time, Inc.
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Wiesner, Dr. Jerome B.
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Harry Lambright
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11/15/90
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Webb Project
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Notes
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8 pgs
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I/I/3
7106
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Wiesner, Dr. Jerome B.
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Eugene Skolnikoff
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8/8/67
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Space and space policy under Pres. Eisenhower; utilization of PSAC and science advisors; PSAC relations with federal agencies; handling of Robert Oppenheimer by JFK Admin; science and disarmament policy under JFK and role of PSAC in White House policy making; advisor to Kennedy campaign; US- Soviet negotiations for test ban and arms control; Project Westford (“Needles”) and environ. Concerns of orbiting belt of copper needles to reflect radio waves; role of scientists in international coop and foreign policy; foreign aid sent and model devised to aid agricultural problems in Pakistan; reform of educ. system in US; role of scientist in policy making
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Transcript
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48 pgs
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8/5/3
2604
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Wiesner, Dr. Jerome B.
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Eugene Emme and Alex Roland
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7/24/74
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Transcript
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CS
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Access restricted, see Chief Archivist
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Wilford, John Noble
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Unnamed Interviewer
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8/12/86
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All Things Considered WAMU Radio
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CS
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1 tape
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XII/C/4
20037
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Wilhite, Alan
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Andrew Butrica
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5/22/97
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Transcript
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CS
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Access restricted, see Chief Archivist
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Wilkening, Laurel
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Carol Butler
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11/15/01
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Herstory Project – meteorites; analysis of Apollo lunar samples; University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; women in the sciences; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); Voyager encounter with Saturn; Halley’s Comet mission; National Commission on Space; space policy; The Planetary Society (TPS)
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Transcript,
3 CDs, &
Disk
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102 pgs
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XII/D/6
3636
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Williams, Dr. Walter C.
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Addison Rothrock, Jay Holmes, and Eugene Emme
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3/25/64
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Meetings with President Kennedy at White House, NASA centers, and Rice Univ.; decision for LOR mission mode for Apollo Lunar landing; 1961 Wiesner report on Mercury Project; meetings with PSAC sub-panel on decision to proceed with manned space flight; experiences of X-15 pilots nearing space; differences in attitudes toward space program bet. JFK and Eisenhower Admins; decision to go to the moon; Mercury MA6 orbital flight by John Glenn; debate to add additional Mercury flight; safety considerations for test pilots and astronauts; press coverage during Mercury flights; can elation of X20 Dyna-Soar program; outlook on NASA/USAF cooperation for Gemini program
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Transcript
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Reel
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27 pgs
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2 copies of tape
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8/5/3
2620
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XII/B/1
20005
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4 copies in file!
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1 original, 1 dupe
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Williams, John J.
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James Grimwood, Ivan Ertel, and Mr. Wiley
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5/24/67
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Assistant manager for Gemini Program at MSC; Mercury and Gemini spacecraft development
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Transcript
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24 pgs
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8/5/3
2617
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Williams, Walter C.
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Robert Merrifield
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12/13/67
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MSC History: organization and operation of Space Task Group; NASA/ DoD relations; relocation of STG from Langley to MSC; coop with ABMA; engineers working on Redstone Launch vehicle; operations of tracking stations; personalities involved in Mercury and Gemini programs
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Transcript
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16 pgs
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8/5/3
2618
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I/I/1
18994
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Williams, Walter C.
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Robert Sherrod
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6/29/68
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Career; Holmes/Webb break; personalities of astronauts; LBJ anecdotes
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