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Author:

Fimmel, Richard O  Search this

Van Allen, James A (James Alfred) 1914-2006  Search this

Burgess, Eric 1920-2005  Search this

Ames Research Center (U.S.)  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Office  Search this

Physical description:

285 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1980

Topic:

Pioneer (Space probes)  Search this

Call number:

TL789.8.U6 P563X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_136437

Author:

Fimmel, Richard O  Search this

Swindell, William  Search this

Burgess, Eric 1920-2005  Search this

Ames Research Center  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this

Physical description:

x, 171 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Jupiter (Planet)

Date:

1974

Topic:

Pioneer (Space probes)  Search this

Exploration  Search this

Call number:

QB661 .F54X

QB661.F54X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_54819

Author:

Fimmel, Richard O  Search this

Swindell, William  Search this

Burgess, Eric 1920-2005  Search this

United States Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, Calif  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this

Physical description:

xi, 217 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Jupiter (Planet)

Date:

1977

Topic:

Pioneer (Space probes)  Search this

Exploration  Search this

Call number:

QB661.F54X 1977

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_98351

Creator:

Chi, Andrew  Search this

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Extent:

2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Charts

Correspondence

Graphs

Memorandums

Proceedings

Reports

Date:

1959-1980

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of scientist Andrew Chi, documenting his work on the Cesium 133 atomic clock, and its relevance to the Global Positioning System.

Scope and Contents:

The collections contains correspondence, memorandum, and journal articles related to the Cesium 133 atomic clock. Many of the documents relate to the U.S. Study Group 7, International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) which was formed to prepare documents to dtermine the United States position in relating to worldwide service of standard frequency and time-signal emmssions. The CCIR is an advisory arm on technical matters to the International Telecommunicaytions Union (ITU).

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: U.S. Study Group 7, International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) Materials, 1964-1980

Series 2: Other Materials, 1959-1977

Biographical / Historical:

Andrew R. Chi was head of the Timing Systems Section, Space Data Control Branch, at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Atomic clocks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Charts

Correspondence -- 20th century

Graphs

Memorandums -- 1950-2000

Proceedings

Reports -- 20th century

Citation:

Andrew Chi Atomic Clocks Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1264

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Andrew Chi Atomic Clocks Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f8a1e49d-9a37-4788-b1c0-07d3ff621281

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1264

Author:

National Space Grant Conference (3rd : 1993 : Houston, Tex.)  Search this

Dasch, E. Julius 1932-  Search this

Keffer, Lynne  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Texas Space Grant Consortium  Search this

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center  Search this

Subject:

NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

xv, 151 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

United States

Date:

1993

[1993?]

Topic:

Space sciences--Study and teaching  Search this

Call number:

QB495 .N28 1993

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_462523

Author:

Godwin, Robert 1958-  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

464 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Type:

Books

Date:

2001

C2001

Topic:

Space shuttles  Search this

Manned space flight  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_843132

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Office of the Director  Search this

Subject:

Dailey, John R  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Books

Collection descriptions

Manuscripts

Color photographs

Artifacts

Date:

1987

1987-2002

circa 1987-2002

Topic:

Museum directors  Search this

Museums--Administration  Search this

Aeronautical museums  Search this

Astronautical museums  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 22-130

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Artifacts and Memorabilia 1969-1970, 1987-2002 [National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Office of the Director]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_404781

Creator:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this

Names:

North American Aviation, Inc.  Search this

United States. Air Force  Search this

Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), Dr., 1898-1965  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1964

Summary:

This collection consists of two items relating to the X-15 Flight Test Program: a 24-page booklet, X-15 Flight Record with Thiokol Liquid Rocket Engines, prepared by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Reaction Motors Division, from flight data compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Third Printing, January 1964); and an event program for the X-15 Flight Test Program Awards Ceremony held at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on February 24, 1964.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of two items, a 7 x 5 inch booklet and an 8 x 5 inch event program. The 24-page booklet, X-15 Flight Record with Thiokol Liquid Rocket Engines, "prepared by the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, Reaction Motors Division, from flight data compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration" (Third Printing, January 1964, publication number PL 1-64) is designed as a souvenir of the X-15 flight test program. The illustrated booklet contains a brief history of the X-15 program and the three X-15 vehicles built by North American Aviation, Inc. using Thiokol reusable liquid rocket engines; a list of X-15 test pilots; brief information about the Thiokol XLR11 and YLR99 engines; and a chronological list of flight record entries beginning with the first flight on June 8, 1959. Each flight record entry (designed to appear handwritten) lists the date, pilot, speed and altitude reached, and remarks. Flights 1 through 98 (January 8, 1964) are pre-printed, with blank spaces provided "to help you log future successes" (space is provided to record information on 148 flights total). The program is for the X-15 Flight Test Program Awards Ceremony held at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on February 24, 1964. This event included the presentation of a NASA Group Achievement Award to the X-15 Flight Test Program team as well as the presentation of individual awards. Featured speakers included Hugh L. Dryden (Deputy Administrator, NASA), Paul F. Bikle (Director, NASA Flight Research Center), and Brigadier General Irving L. Branch (US Air Force, Commander, Air Force Flight Test Center).

Arrangement:

Items are arranged in chronological order.

Biographical / Historical:

First flown in 1959, the North American X-15 hypersonic research aircraft bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. Three airframes were built by North American Aviation, Inc. for the X-15 program (serial numbers 56-6670, 56-6671, and 56-6672) each using liquid rocket engines built by the Reaction Motors Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation. Based at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Flight Research Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, the X-15 was the first winged aircraft to fly Mach 4, 5, and 6 and to operate at altitudes above 30,500 m (100,000 ft). Eight of the twelve test pilots received astronaut wings for X-15 high-altitude flights.

Provenance:

Unknown, found in collection, 1992, NASM.1992.0020.0076.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Propulsion systems  Search this

Research aircraft  Search this

Supersonic planes  Search this

North American X-15  Search this

Citation:

North American X-15 Flight Record, Acc. NASM.1992.0020.0076, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1992.0020.0076

See more items in:

North American X-15 Flight Record

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22a266697-564c-41a8-a043-913cadc5d854

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1992-0020-0076

Collection Creator:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

February 24, 1964

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

North American X-15 Flight Record, Acc. NASM.1992.0020.0076, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1992.0020.0076, Item NASM-9A19579

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North American X-15 Flight Record

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg237177b49-2fa3-475d-bbd8-d72ecf248a98

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1992-0020-0076-ref2

Collection Creator:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

January 1964

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

North American X-15 Flight Record, Acc. NASM.1992.0020.0076, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1992.0020.0076, Item NASM-9A19580

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North American X-15 Flight Record

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26ac500b1-6365-4cc6-a080-764a2e52409a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-1992-0020-0076-ref1

Interviewee:

Ochoa, Ellen, Dr., 1958-  Search this

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Extent:

0.75 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Lectures

Slides

Videotapes

Date:

1996-09-24

Scope and Contents:

Original master and reference videos documenting children's program by Dr. Ellen Ochoa. Dr. Ellen Ochoa discusses her role as an inventor, scientist, and astronaut at NASA.

Arrangement:

Divided into 3 series: 1. Original videos; 2. Master videos; 3. Reference videos.

Biographical / Historical:

Dr. Ochoa was born in Los Angeles, Calif. B.S. in physics, San Diego State, 1975; master's and doctorate in electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1981 and 1985. Dr. Ochoa holds three patents in the field of optical processing and has worked as a research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 1988. In 1990 she became the first Hispanic woman astronaut selected by NASA. In April 1993, Ochoa flew as a mission specialist on the space shuttle Discovery.

Provenance:

Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1996.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed copies of releases on file.

Topic:

Astronauts -- 1990-2000  Search this

Astronautics -- 1990-2000  Search this

Electric engineering -- 1980-2000  Search this

Hispanic Americans -- 1950-2000  Search this

Inventions -- 1980-2000  Search this

Inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Space flight -- 1990-2000  Search this

Women inventors  Search this

Women inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Space shuttles -- 1990-2000  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lectures -- 1990-2000

Slides

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Citation:

Ellen Ochoa Innovative Lives Presentation, 1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0595

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Ellen Ochoa Innovative Lives Presentation

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bcf0d752-ff9d-40a3-a5fa-95de9bff7e23

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0595

Creator:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Subject:

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Type:

Electronic records

Collection descriptions

Web sites

Date:

2020

Topic:

Web sites  Search this

Museums--Public relations  Search this

Astronomy  Search this

Physics  Search this

Astrophysics Data System  Search this

Digital libraries  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 22-082

See more items in:

Website Records 2007-2020 [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_404745

Author:

Bindschadler, R. A (Robert A.)  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this

National Science Foundation (U.S.)  Search this

Goddard Space Flight Center  Search this

Subject:

West Antarctica Ice Sheet Initiative  Search this

SeaRISE  Search this

Physical description:

2 v. : map ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

West Antarctica

West Antarctica (Antarctic regions)

Date:

1991

Topic:

Ice sheets  Search this

Sea level--Environmental aspects  Search this

Research  Search this

Call number:

QC981.8.I23 W516 199O

QC981.8.I23W516 199O

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_415475

Author:

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Branch  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Office  Search this

NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility  Search this

Physical description:

v. ; 26 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Date:

1963

1963-

Topic:

Aeronautics--Abstracts--Periodicals  Search this

Astronautics--Abstracts--Periodicals  Search this

Call number:

TL500 .S416

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_66473

Author:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Technical Information Service  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Institute of the Aerospace Sciences Technical Information Service  Search this

Physical description:

v. 29 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Date:

1961

Topic:

Aeronautics--Abstracts--Periodicals  Search this

Astronautics--Abstracts--Periodicals  Search this

Aerospace industries--Abstracts  Search this

Airplanes--Equipment and supplies--Abstracts  Search this

Aviation medicine--abstracts  Search this

Space flight--abstracts  Search this

Space flight--Bibliography  Search this

Call number:

TL500 .I61

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_67753

Creator:

Sullivan, Kathryn  Search this

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Extent:

15.23 Cubic feet (34 boxes.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Correspondence

Reports

Date:

1970s - 2010s

Summary:

This collection consists of approximately 15.23 cubic feet of papers, photographs, certificates, and video/film, created or collected by Kathryn Sullivan, spanning her lifetime of achievement.

Scope and Contents:

Scope and Content Note:

The Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers (acc. no. 2019-0007) reflect Dr. Sullivan's broad, restless curiosity regarding oceanography, geology, engineering, astronomy, space exploration and education advocacy. Sullivan's great contributions as a scientist, educator, astronaut and explorer are quite evident in this collection.

For the most part, this collection encompasses Dr. Sullivan's years spent as a NASA astronaut, with the U.S. Naval Reserve (USNR), as well as her post-NASA career as a federal government administrator, educator, scientist and explorer; roughly, from the 1970s through the 2010s. There is some material however, that dates back prior to this time span. This collection is a mixture of the following materials: correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports technical manuals, flight logs, photographs, speeches, news releases, papers, books, brochures, pamphlets, journals, magazines, articles and day planners. Additionally, there are some materials stored in oversized containers that include newspapers or sections of newspapers, Dr. Sullivan's Ph.D. dissertation from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, certificates and awards, a photograph album, as well as matted photographs pertaining to her Space Shuttle flights (STS-41G, STS-31 and STS-45) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

Upon receiving the Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers, the processing archivist did discern some order to this collection. Some materials, such as photographs, reports and speeches, tended to be grouped together. Other materials were threaded throughout in a more random fashion. Furthermore, most of the archival items had been already placed in some sort of files or folders. The processing archivist did rehouse these materials utilizing archival-friendly file folders and legal-size document cases.

This collection is arranged into three series. The first series is composed of personal materials that include correspondence, photographs, postcards, business cards and transcripts. Each type of archival material is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. The second series consists of professional materials and is by far and away the largest segment of the Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers. This series is arranged as follows: Dr. Sullivan's correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuals (mainly Space Shuttle program-related), flight logs, photographs, speeches, news releases, policy directives and educational course materials, papers, Congressional hearings and testimony, books, brochures, catalogs and pamphlets, magazines and journals, certificates, articles, and miscellaneous materials (such as agendas, programs, day planners and photographic slides). All the above material is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. The third series is composed of oversize materials. This material consists of newspapers or sections of newspapers (mainly focused on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident of 1986), Dr. Sullivan's Ph.D. dissertation, a photograph album, awards and certificates, as well as matted photographs, largely pertaining to her three Space Shuttle flights and the Hubble Space telescope (HST).

Please note: the initials "KDS" refer to Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into three series. The first series is composed of personal materials that include correspondence, photographs, postcards, business cards and transcripts. Each type of archival material is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. The second series consists of professional materials and is by far and away the largest segment of the Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers. This series is arranged as follows: Dr. Sullivan's correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuals (mainly Space Shuttle program-related), flight logs, photographs, speeches, news releases, policy directives and educational course materials, papers, Congressional hearings and testimony, books, brochures, catalogs and pamphlets, magazines and journals, certificates, articles, and miscellaneous materials (such as agendas, programs, day planners and photographic slides). All the above material is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. The third series is composed of oversize materials. This material consists of newspapers or sections of newspapers (mainly focused on the Space Shuttle Challenger accident of 1986), Dr. Sullivan's Ph.D. dissertation, a photograph album, awards and certificates, as well as matted photographs, largely pertaining to her three Space Shuttle flights and the Hubble Space telescope (HST).

Biographical / Historical:

Kathryn D. Sullivan was born on October 3, 1951, in Paterson, New Jersey. Several years later, the Sullivan family relocated to California where her father proceeded to work in the aerospace field. After graduating from high school in 1969, Sullivan received a Bachelor of Science degree in earth sciences from the University of California at Santa Cruz. In 1978, she earned her Ph.D. in geology from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. During her time at Dalhousie, Sullivan participated in several oceanographic expeditions that studied the floors of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

In 1977, Sullivan applied for a position as astronaut candidate for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Her application was successful and she was accepted as part of the first group of six women astronauts hired by the space agency. Training and evaluation commenced in 1978 and was completed the following year. Dr. Sullivan was now an official astronaut, qualified for selection on space flight crews. She would make her first flight aboard NASA's new fleet of Space Shuttles five years later. This flight, designated STS-41G (Space Transportation System), lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 5, 1984. While circling the Earth from the orbiter Challenger, Dr. Sullivan performed the first spacewalk or EVA (extra-vehicular activity) by an American woman. During her second shuttle flight, designated STS-31, she flew aboard the orbiter Discovery. Lifting off from KSC on April 24, 1990, she actively participated in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into Earth orbit. Her third and final space flight occurred aboard Discovery once more, from March 24 to April 2, 1992. Dr. Sullivan served as Payload Commander on this mission, designated STS-45 - the first flight of Spacelab dedicated to NASA's Mission to Planet Earth program. In 1993, she retired from NASA but, not before logging a total of 532 hours in space.

Hand in hand with her NASA career, Dr. Sullivan also served her country with the U.S. Naval Reserve (USNR). In 1988, she became a direct commissioned officer with the rank of lieutenant commander. Two years later, Dr. Sullivan was given command of a specialized unit of oceanographers and meteorologists that was based at Naval Air Station Dallas. This facility provided support to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Center on the island of Guam. By the time of her retirement from the USNR in 2006, she had attained the rank of captain.

Though retired from NASA, Dr. Sullivan has since maintained a very active life. Aside from her work as an USNR officer that continued into the first years of the 21st century, she also served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ohio's Center of Science and Industry (COSI). Under her leadership, COSI enhanced its impact on science teaching in the classroom, as well as its national reputation as an innovator of hands-on, inquiry-based science learning resources. Additionally, from 2006-2011, she acted as Director for Ohio State University's Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy while continuing with COSI as a volunteer science advisor.

Two decades after leaving NASA, Dr. Sullivan reentered public service within the federal government. In 2011, the Obama administration nominated, and the U.S. Senate confirmed, her as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Deputy Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Moreover, starting in early 2013, she served as acting NOAA Administrator. The following year, she was confirmed by the Senate as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and simultaneously, as NOAA Administrator. She remained in these positions until early 2017.

Upon her retirement from government service, Dr. Sullivan was selected for the 2017 Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History Fellowship, at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM). During her time with the museum as a Fellow, she focused her research energies on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Based on this research, Dr. Sullivan wrote her book, Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention, which was released in 2019.

Dr. Sullivan's life as an explorer, researcher, scientist and public servant continued into the early 2020s. In 2020, she ventured aboard a specially equipped submarine to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first woman to reach the deepest known point of all of Earth's oceans, as well as the first person to travel to both the Challenger Deep and aboard the shuttle Challenger (and later, Discovery) into outer space. Also, late that year, Dr. Sullivan was named a volunteer member of President-Elect Biden's presidential transition Agency Review team to help facilitate transition efforts connected to the Commerce Department. In 2021, President Biden appointed her to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

During her decades in public life, Dr. Sullivan has had many honors bestowed upon her and earned numerous awards – too numerous to list all of them here. The following is merely a sample: NASA Space Flight Medal (1984 and 1990), the National Air and Space Museum Trophy, Smithsonian Institution (1985), NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988 and 1991), NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership ((1992), Ohio Veteran's Hall of Fame (2001), Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (2002), inductee into the Astronaut Hall of Fame (2004) and the Aviation Week & Space Technology Aerospace Legend Award (2005). Additionally, she has received honorary degrees from multiple colleges, including ones from Brown University and Willamette University.

Provenance:

Kathryn D. Sullivan, Gift, 2018, NASM.2019.0007

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Astronautics  Search this

Manned space flight  Search this

Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)  Search this

Space sciences  Search this

Hubble (Large) Space Telescope  Search this

Oceanography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Correspondence

Reports

Citation:

Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers, NASM.2019.0007, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2019.0007

See more items in:

Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f15d66b1-23b3-47f0-97f1-e66162046440

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2019-0007

Creator:

Bray, Anne Thompson  Search this

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Extent:

0.58 Cubic feet (One letter document case and one flat box.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Press releases

Scrapbooks

Date:

1960s

Summary:

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 .

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three binders containing science news releases: "The Fledging Science Writer Vol 1" October 1965 through March 1966, containing astronaut by-liners and non-space topics; "The Fledging Science Writer Vol. 2," April 1966 through September 1966, containing spouse and family astronaut families topics; and [Vol. 3], containing flight technical topics. These folders include both the releases by World Book Encyclopedia Science Services (including ones written by Anne Thompson Bray) as well as the accompanying black and white photographs, some from NASA and some taken by World Book staff photographers. The collection also includes a scrapbook containing photographs of Anne Thompson Bray and other the staff at the Space News Roundup .

Arrangement:

No arrangement.

Biographical / Historical:

Anne Thompson Bray (1934–2009) graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Journalism. Bray then went to work for the Fayetteville Observer before joining the NASA's Public Affairs staff first as a staff writer and then as the editor of the Space News Roundup , the official newspaper of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center (now Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center). From April 1962 until July of 1963 Bray covered the Mercury Space Program from Houston, Texas. After the Mercury Space Program was completed, she left the civil service and worked for Cornet Magazine and Ford Aerospace, the Aerospace and Defense Division of Ford Motor Company. Bray also worked with World Book Encyclopedia Science Services.

Provenance:

Jessica Moyd Smith, Gift, 2020, NASM.2021.0004

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Astronautics  Search this

Mercury Project  Search this

Astronauts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Press releases -- 20th century

Scrapbooks -- 1950-2000

Citation:

Anne Thompson Bray Papers, NASM.2021.0004, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2021.0004

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Anne Thompson Bray Papers

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d079e4f7-444a-4cda-95b7-523b25601133

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2021-0004

Creator:

Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986  Search this

Names:

American Society of Industrial Designers  Search this

Coca-Cola Company  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this

Exxon Corporation  Search this

Gestetner Duplicating Machine Company  Search this

Hallicrafter  Search this

Hupp Motor Company  Search this

International Business Machines Corporation  Search this

Raymond Loewy Associates  Search this

Raymond Loewy/William Snaith, Inc.  Search this

Sears, Roebuck and Co.  Search this

Shell Oil Company  Search this

Studebaker Corporation  Search this

United Air Lines, Inc.  Search this

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986  Search this

Snaith, William, 1908-1974  Search this

Extent:

3 Boxes (2 letter sized boxes, 1 legal sized box.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Press releases

Speeches

Photographs

Date:

[mid-1940s-early 1960s]

Summary:

This collection spans the period from the mid-1940s to the early-1960s and consists ofnewspaper and magazine articles by and about Loewy, including the 1949 TIME magazine on which he appeared on the cover. Extensive clippings exist pertaining to his designs for automobiles. Also includes many articles and speeches written by and about William Snaith, a partner in the firm which was renamed Raymond Loewy/William Snaith, Inc. in 1961. A catalog from the exhibition, "Ten Automobiles," which took place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1953, is included. Other materials include brochures printed and designed by the firm, press releases, a listing of projects, honors, and membership. Some photographs of Loewy and his design team are included. The collection does not contain any original design materials or project files.

Arrangement note:

Unprocessed.

Biographical/Historical note:

Industrial Designer. Born Paris, France, November 8, 1893, Loewy initially studied electrical engineering, and by 1909, he has designed and sold a successful airplane model. He immigrated to the United States in 1919 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. Loewy began working as a freelance window display designer for Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue, and as an illustrator for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and others, from 1919.

He designed the trademark for Neiman-Marcus in 1923. Loewy is identified as one of the founding fathers of industrial design. In 1929, he started Raymond Loewy Associates in New York, and by 1947, he appeared on the cover of TIME magazine. Loewy's designs always stressed the importance of the clean, functional, dynamic design of products. His schooling in electrical engineering translated into his designs for automobiles, trains, airplanes, ships, and spacecraft for NASA. He also designed interiors for many hotels, offices, and supermarkets. He is best known for his designs for the 1947 Studebaker Starlight Coupe; the 1953 Starliner Coupe; the 1961 Avanti; the 1947 line of Hallicrafter radio recievers; the 1929 Gestetner duplicating machine; the 1934 Sears Coldspot refrigerator; and the S-I steam locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

He also designed logos for Exxon and Shell oil companies, and bottles and refrigerated vending machines for Coca Cola. He became President of the American Society of Industrial Designers in 1946. Loewy established Compagnie de l'Esthetique Industrielle in Paris in 1952. His work has been featured in many exhibitions, including: "An Exhibition for Modern Living", Detroit Institute of Arts, 1949; "The Designs of Raymond Loewy", Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1975; and "The Machine Age in America", Brooklyn Museum, 1986, among others. He authored, "The Locomotive: Its Esthetics", 1937; "Never Leave Well Enough Alone", 1951; and "Industrial Design", 1979. In 1961, Loewy went into semi-retirement, became partners with William Snaith, and renamed the company Raymond Loewy/William Snaith, Inc. Loewy died in Monte Carlo, July 14, 1986.

Location of Other Archival Materials Note:

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The Raymond Loewy Collection. Drawings, blueprints, sketches, phtographs, slides, and audio and video recordings, covering the period from 1929-1988.

Canadian Center for Architecture, Special Collections. Vertical file docmenting Loewy's work.

Provenance:

The materials in this collection were donated to Cooper-Hewitt by Betty Reese, Loewy's publicist.

Restrictions:

Unprocessed; access is limited. Permission of Library Director required for use.

Occupation:

Industrial designers  Search this

Interior designers  Search this

Packaging designers  Search this

Topic:

Radio -- Receivers and reception -- Design and construction  Search this

Packaging -- Design  Search this

Corporate image -- Design  Search this

Logos (Symbols) -- Design  Search this

Interior decoration -- United States  Search this

Automobiles -- Design and construction  Search this

Design, Industrial -- United States  Search this

Supermarkets -- Design  Search this

Coldspot refrigerator  Search this

Transportation -- Design  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Press releases

Speeches

Photographs

Identifier:

SIL-CH.XXXX-0001

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Libraries

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc2e29ec5f7-bae5-442b-bab5-6535771b849c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sil-ch-xxxx-0001

Creator:

Raymond, Arthur  Search this

Names:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992  Search this

Extent:

0.39 Cubic feet ((1 box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

bulk 1933-1976

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the correspondence, notes, and official documents between NASA Administrator James Webb and Arthur Raymond, NASA consultant, 1961-1976. The correspondence covers a range of topics including policy evaluation, commentary, and recommendations relating to NASA's relationship with government, industry, universities and the military with specific references to the Apollo program, Dyna Soar project, and the Manned Orbiting Laboratory. There is also a folder containing correspondence and miscellaneous documents from Raymond's tenure as consultant to the RAND Corporation and a folder of correspondence between Raymond and James H. Kindelberger relating to the Douglas DC-1.

Biographical / Historical:

James E. Webb (1906 -1992) received an A.B. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1928. Webb joined the United States Marine Corps in 1930 and completed naval aviator training at the United States Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. In 1936, he was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia after completing evening law courses at George Washington University and began his government career as a secretary to Representative Edward W. Pou of North Carolina. From 1936 to 1943 Webb held several executive positions at Sperry Gyroscope, but returned to the Marine Corps during World War II, where he served as commander of an aviation wing. After the war Webb worked in the United States Treasury Department, was appointed Director of the Budget by President Truman, and in 1949 he was reassigned by presidential appointment to the State Department where he served as Undersecretary of State. Webb left the State Department in 1952, and worked in the private sector for such companies as Kerr-McGee Oil Industries of Oklahoma, and as director of McDonnell Aircraft and president of Educational Services Incorporated. In 1961 Webb returned to the government when he was appointed Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In almost eight years of service Webb led NASA as it expanded from an agency with 17,000 employees and a {dollar}900 million budget to an agency with 34,000 employees and a {dollar}5.2 billion budget. During Webb's administration NASA successfully carried out Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Ranger, Surveyor, Lunar Orbiter, Nimbus, Tiros, and a host of other scientific and engineering programs.

Arthur Raymond (1899-1999) was the Chief Engineer at Douglas and his team built the DC-3. After retiring from Douglas in 1960, Mr. Raymond was a special consultant to James E. Webb, NASA's administrator. Raymond was put in charge of supervising outside contractors on both the Gemini and Apollo space projects until 1969. In November 1991, Raymond received the National Air and Space Museum Trophy for lifetime achievement.

Provenance:

Martin Collins, Transfer, 2017

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Astronautics  Search this

Astronautics and state  Search this

Manned space flight  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Citation:

James Webb - Arthur Raymond Correspondence, Accession 2017-0030, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2017.0030

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22f2af33d-8889-4653-b458-1b5849d0d865

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0030

Creator:

McKay, Jean Kathleen Trainum, 1924-2016.  Search this

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Whirlpool Corporation  Search this

Names:

Carpenter, M. Scott (Malcolm Scott), 1925-2013  Search this

Cochran, Jacqueline  Search this

Cooper, Leroy Gordan, 1927-2004  Search this

Gilruth, Robert  Search this

Glenn, John Herschel, Jr., 1921-2016  Search this

Grissom, Virgil I.  Search this

Schirra, Wally  Search this

Shepard, Alan B. (Alan Bartlett), 1923-1998  Search this

Slayton, Donald K., 1924-1993  Search this

Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977  Search this

Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Newspaper clippings

Press releases

Papers, technical

Photographs

Menus

Date:

bulk 1951-2004

Summary:

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.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 0.05 cubic feet of material relating to Jean McKay 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. The feeding plan consists of nutritional information, menus, and recipes, and is signed on the front by astronauts Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., John Herschel Glenn, Jr., Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., Walter Marty "Wally" Schirra, Jr., and Donald Kent "Deke" Slayton. The writings by McKay consist of papers on nutrition and feeding astronauts as well as the notes for a talk to a docent meeting at the San Diego Air and Space Museum recounting McKay's experiences with the Mercury Project. Press releases are from the office of Congressman Phillip Hart Weaver (R-Nebraska) and one from the Whirlpool Corporation on their Space Kitchen which includes two 8 by 10 inch black and white photographs. Also included is also a 4 by 6 inch color photograph of McKay with Shepard and Schirra taken in August 1995.

Biographical / Historical:

Captain Jean Kathleen Trainum McKay (1924-2016) was serving as the staff dietitian in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General when she was selected to serve as the dietitian for the Mercury Project and was sent to Cape Canaveral in April 1961. Although research and development for the pre-flight dietary guidelines had been done previously at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, McKay was responsible for planning specific menus from the basic guide, purchasing the food and supervising preparation and serving, and conducting nutritional analysis and reporting to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Prior to this assignment, McKay was a member of a unified team of women serving in various branches of the military put together to work with the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) to recruit more women to serve in the Armed Forces.

Provenance:

Laurel Barile, Gift, 2017, NASM.2017.0028.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Mercury Project  Search this

Dietetics  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

Manned space flight  Search this

Food  Search this

Project Apollo (U.S.)  Search this

Apollo Lunar Module  Search this

Astronauts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Newspaper clippings

Press releases

Papers, technical

Photographs

Menus

Citation:

Mercury Project Dietary and Nutritional Guidelines [McKay], Acc. NASM.2017.0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2017.0028

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Mercury Project Dietary and Nutritional Guidelines [McKay]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg25861cce7-7cd1-48c1-b8c2-fcb62873f206

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2017-0028