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Thrust: Rocket Engines (How Things Fly Demonstration)

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National Air and Space Museum  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2020-04-24T17:16:15.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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Pegasus Firsts

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National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2012-04-05T20:51:39.000Z
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Science & Technology  Search this
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Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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The F-1 Engine and the Conquest of Space

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National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2017-03-14T16:20:38.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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The Idea for Pegasus - First U.S. Air-Launched Orbital Launch Vehicle

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National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2012-04-05T20:15:04.000Z
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Science & Technology  Search this
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Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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Burning $350,000 Worth of Fuel in 500 Seconds

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-06-27T04:00:02.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
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Model, Space Shuttle, Lockheed Starclipper LS200-8 Stage-and-a-Half Concept,1:96

Manufacturer:
Lockheed Missiles and Space Division  Search this
Materials:
Plastic, paint, aluminum, brass, adhesive decals
Dimensions:
3-D: 41 × 17.5 × 6.8cm (16 1/8 × 6 7/8 × 2 11/16 in.)
Type:
MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Inventory Number:
A19740728000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv939ae6539-97e7-4655-a1e4-6a1645bf7280
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19740728000
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Model, Space Shuttle, North American Rockwell Fully Reusable Concept, 1:100

Manufacturer:
North American Rockwell  Search this
Materials:
Plastic, wood, metal, fabric
Dimensions:
Overall (model): 2ft x 1ft 5in. x 7in. (60.96 x 43.18 x 17.78cm)
Overall (model on stand): 27in. x 17in. x 7 in. (68.58 x 43.18 x 17.78cm)
Type:
MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from NASA
Inventory Number:
A19760841000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar:
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9eaf20bb4-9009-4e24-a15c-aa67c7b0e57b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19760841000

Kugisho MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) 22

Manufacturer:
Dai-Ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho  Search this
Kugisho (First Naval Air Technical Bureau)  Search this
Materials:
All-metal monocoque construction
Dimensions:
Overall: 120 x 690cm, 545kg, 410cm (3ft 11 1/4in. x 22ft 7 5/8in., 1201.5lb., 13ft 5 7/16in.)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
Japan
Date:
1945
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Navy, R. Adm. A. M. Pride.
Inventory Number:
A19480180000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
World War II Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d3266051-ac2f-46d6-bed7-6d342f5a4f04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19480180000
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Lippisch DM 1

Manufacturer:
Lippisch Flugzuegbau G.m.b.H.  Search this
Materials:
Steel tubing covered with plywood.
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 5.9 m (19 ft 5 in)
Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 5 in)
Weights: Empty, 297 kg (655 lb)
Gross, 460 kg (1,017 lb)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
Germany
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U. S. Air Force.
Inventory Number:
A19590098000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station:
World War II German Aviation
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ce9e7236-4a14-4e7c-b08d-c9a69b0ab610
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19590098000

Peenemünde Interviews Project

Topic:
Peenemunde Interviews Project (NASM)
Creator:
Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-  Search this
Names:
Peenemunde Research and Development Station  Search this
Dahm, Werner  Search this
Danneberg, Konrad  Search this
Haeussermann, Walter  Search this
Heimberg, Karl  Search this
Hoelzer, Helmut  Search this
Mueller, Fritz  Search this
Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-  Search this
Oberth, Hermann, 1894-1989  Search this
Rees, Eberhard  Search this
Reisig, Gerhard  Search this
Rudolph, Arthur  Search this
Tessman, Bernhard  Search this
Wiesman, Walter  Search this
von Tiesenhausen, Georg  Search this
Extent:
2.51 Cubic feet (4 records center boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Transcripts
Oral history
Date:
1985-1990
Summary:
This collection consists of the oral history recordings and transcripts for the Peenemünde Interviews Project, which examined the development of the German Peenemünde complex from the early 1930s through World War II.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of 39 hours of interviews with 13 individuals (in both audio cassette and transcript formats).
Arrangement:
The Peenemünde Interviews Project is arranged alphabetically by interviewee. Boxes 1, 2 and 3 contain the interviews on cassette tapes; box 4 contains the edited transcripts of the audio.
Historical note:
The collection consists of the oral history recordings and transcripts for the Peenemünde Interviews Project, which examined the development of the German Peenemünde complex from the early 1930s through World War II. This project constitutes one of several oral history projects conducted within the Department of Space History, NASM. The principal investigator for this project was Michael Neufeld and the following individuals were interviewed: Werner Dahm; Konrad Danneberg; Walter Haeussermann; Karl Heimberg; Helmut Hoelzer; Fritz Mueller; Herman Oberth; Eberhard Rees (with Mrs. Rees); Gerhard Reisig; Arthur Rudolph; Bernhard Tessman (with Karl Heimburg); Georg von Tiesenhausen; and Walter Wiesman.
Provenance:
Space History, NASM, Transfer, 1999, 1999-0038, Varies
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:
V-1 rocket  Search this
V-2 rocket  Search this
Rocketry  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Airplanes -- Germany  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Airplanes -- Rocket engines  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Rockets (Aeronautics)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Transcripts
Oral history
Citation:
Peenemünde Interviews Project, Acc. 1999.0038, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1999.0038
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Peenemünde Interviews Project
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e745d50c-2bbe-41ce-bd04-3b836de37818
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0038
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Reduce Reuse Rocketry

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YouTube Videos
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Helmut von Zborowski Photo Album

Creator:
von Zborowski, Helmut Philip  Search this
Names:
Bayerische Motoren Werke  Search this
Bureau Technique Zborowski  Search this
Societe d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Reaction (SEPR)  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Photographs
Albums
Date:
1939-1960
Scope and Contents:
This album 10 x 7 inches and contains 88 original photographs, taken from 1939 to 1960, of many of Zborowski's rocket, jet and coleopter projects, as well as 6 printed drawings.
Biographical / Historical:
Helmut Philip von Zborowski was a significant figure in early rocket and jet engine development. A contemporary of Werner von Braun, Zborowski worked on rocket and jet development for BMW during World War II, afterwards going to France and serving as a research engineer for the Société d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Réaction (SEPR). Zborowski later founded his own company, Bureau Technique Zborowski.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Stefan and Sylvia Eihhorn, Purchase, 2001, 2001-0060, unknown
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:
Coanda effect  Search this
Vertically rising aircraft  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics -- Research  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes -- Rocket engines  Search this
Airplanes -- Jet propulsion  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Photographs
Albums
Identifier:
NASM.2001.0060
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg28498687e-6b09-4639-b059-f050bcfd5cac
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2001-0060

Lovell Lawrence, Jr. Collection

Creator:
Lawrence, Lovell, Jr., 1915-1971  Search this
Names:
American Rocket Society  Search this
Chrysler Corporation. Missile Division  Search this
Reaction Motors, Inc.  Search this
Lawrence, Lovell, Jr., 1915-1971  Search this
Extent:
3.27 Cubic feet ((3 records center boxes))
3.12 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Financial records
Date:
1943-1953
Scope and Contents:
The bulk of this collection consists of documents relating to Lawrence's work at RMI, including technical reports and administrative papers, as well as personal and business correspondence. The collection also includes some material on ARS and Lawrence's Chrysler years.
Biographical / Historical:
Lovell Lawrence, Jr. (1915-1971) was an amateur rocket experimenter in the 1930s under the American Rocket Society, of which he became president in 1946. He worked as assistant to the chief engineer of IBM from 1933 until 1941, when he joined with John Shesta, James Wyld, and Hugh Franklin Pierce to form Reaction Motors, Inc. (RMI), the first US rocket propulsion company, with Lawrence as president. Lawrence left RMI in 1951 over the gradual loss of administrative and technical authority. In 1953 he joined Chrysler's Missile Division as manager of power plant design. By 1956 he was director of the Redstone project. He went on to Chrysler's Advanced Project organization, first as chief engineer (1959), then as director (1961). In 1964 he became chief research engineer for Chrysler.
General:
Other materials: turbo supercharger (held by National Air and Space Museum, Aeronautics Division, acc. 1973-132)
NASMrev
Provenance:
Mrs. Lovell Lawrence, Jr., gift, 1972, XXXX-0010, Unknown
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
Airplanes -- Rocket engines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Financial records
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0010
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f7fd0dd2-8f72-4727-93d0-576070a0568d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0010

Thomas Taylor Neill Collection

Creator:
Neill, Thomas Taylor, 1903-1988  Search this
Names:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics  Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
United States. National Bureau of Standards. Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory  Search this
Neill, Thomas Taylor, 1903-1988  Search this
Extent:
17.25 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (15 records center boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Financial records
Photographs
Drawings
Logs (records)
Manuscripts
Publications
Reports
Date:
1926-1972
bulk 1938-1943
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains the research material that Neill used in compiling his book. The material consists of correspondence and reports dealing with inspection, specifications, and performance tests of automobile and aircraft engines and fuels from 1926 to 1944. There are also reports, articles, and log books of specific engine types, both aeronautical and automotive, collected from all over the world, as well as a rough manuscript copy of Neill's book.
Biographical / Historical:
Thomas Taylor Neill (1903-1988) was an aeropropulsion engineer and author. Following the completion of his degrees at Catholic University of America (BS.ME 1925) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS 1926) he went to work in the Aircraft Engine Research lab at the United States National Bureau of Standard (engineer 1926-39). He served as an ignition engineer for the Army Air Corps in Dayton, OH (1939-42). He then spent nearly twenty years in research for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Assistant to the Director of Research 1942-58) and its successor the National Aeronautics and Administration (NASA; Chief of Research Administration Division, Office of Advanced Research Programs 1958-61; Chief of Research and Technical Reports, Office of Advance Research and Technology, 1961-70). Following his retirement from NASA, Neill worked as a consultant to the National Air and Space Museum (1971- ) where he began compiling a book on aviation engines in the inter-war period.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Thomas Neill, transfer, unknown, XXXX-0181, unknown
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:
Aeronautical engineers  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Aircraft engines  Search this
Airplanes -- Rocket engines  Search this
Airplanes -- Motors  Search this
Airplanes -- Jet propulsion  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Financial records
Photographs
Drawings
Logs (records)
Manuscripts
Publications
Reports
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0181
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29782447a-7863-41f3-b4aa-9dca2486a649
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0181

Magazine articles

Collection Creator:
Knabenshue, A. Roy (Augustus Roy), 1876-1960  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966 - 1971
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:
A. Roy Knabenshue Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0136, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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A. Roy Knabenshue Collection / Series 1: Personal / 1.2: Articles and Manuscripts
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg240e8f00c-c8a0-49e6-b9b3-fa0f01d1a61d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0136-ref42
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Natter manned missile of the Third Reich : historic step to human spaceflight Brett Gooden

Author:
Gooden, Brett  Search this
Subject:
Germany Luftwaffe History  Search this
Physical description:
xxiii, 536 pages illustrations (chiefly colour), map, plans, portraits 31 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Germany
Date:
2019
World War, 1939-1945
Topic:
Fighter planes--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German  Search this
Rocket planes--History  Search this
Airplanes--Rocket engines  Search this
Natter (Fighter plane)--History  Search this
Avions--Moteurs-fusées  Search this
Fighter planes  Search this
Military operations, Aerial--German  Search this
Natter (Fighter plane)  Search this
Rocket planes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1117840

Dannenberg, Konrad D.

Collection Creator:
Neufeld, Michael J., 1951-  Search this
Extent:
2 Cassette tapes
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Cassette tapes
Date:
1989-11-07
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:
Peenemünde Interviews Project, Acc. 1999.0038, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Peenemünde Interviews Project
Peenemünde Interviews Project / Series 1: Cassettes
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a7362ac4-e4da-4ac8-abba-b0d2285a9878
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1999-0038-ref10
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Douglas D-558-2

Manufacturer:
Douglas Aircraft Company  Search this
Materials:
Overall: Aluminum
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 7.6 m (25 ft)
Length: 12.8 m (42 ft)
Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 8 in)
Weight, launch: 7,161 kg (15,787 lb)
Weight, landing: 4,673 kg (9,421 lb)
Top speed: 2,078 km/h (1,291 mph)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Navy Bureau of Weapons
Inventory Number:
A19610108000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv995af0e86-2a73-4094-8c83-d6c31dcc7ecc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19610108000

North American X-15

Pilot:
Neil A. Armstrong, 1930 - 2012  Search this
Manufacturer:
North American Aviation Inc.  Search this
Materials:
Overall: Titanium
Dimensions:
3-D: 1554.5 × 396.2cm, 5719.9kg, 6.706m (51 × 13 ft., 12610lb., 22 ft.)
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1959
Credit Line:
Transferred from United States Air Force, Andrews AFB
Inventory Number:
A19690360000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d2c52e77-2f46-4a14-b2d0-6317b55f63f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19690360000

Kugisho MXY7 K-2 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) 43B

Manufacturer:
Kugisho (First Naval Air Technical Bureau)  Search this
Materials:
Wood and metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 120 x 610 x 500cm, 1865lb.* (3ft 11 1/4in. x 20ft 3/16in. x 16ft 4 7/8in., 846kg)- *weight is aircraft and stand combined.
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
Japan
Date:
1944
Credit Line:
Transferred from the United States Navy.
Inventory Number:
A19740758000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aa164b36-1def-425a-a294-84bfd0e60864
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19740758000

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