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The superpower space race : an explosive rivalry through the solar system / Robert Reeves

Author:
Reeves, Robert  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 437 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Soviet Union
Outer space
Date:
1994
C1994
Topic:
Astronautics and state--History  Search this
Space probes  Search this
Exploration  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_469936

V-2 White Sands Collection

Creator:
Novak, Charles Frank, Sr.  Search this
Names:
Novak, Charles Frank, Sr.  Search this
Extent:
0.23 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Date:
1946
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of eighteen prints and 2 reels of color and black and white footage relating to the White Sands Project.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Frank Novak, Sr., worked on the V-2 project at White Sands, New Mexico. Novak's specific project was work on the release system for the V-2 smoke generator. The smoke generator was used to study wind velocities in the upper atmosphere by means of visible smoke clouds.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Joseph Suarez, Gift, 1994, 1995-0008, Public Domain
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:
Launch complexes (Astronautics) -- White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico  Search this
V-2 rocket  Search this
Rocketry  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Rockets (Aeronautics)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Motion pictures (visual works)
Photographs
Identifier:
NASM.1995.0008
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21665f151-a182-4fb2-895f-c22964fe00a5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1995-0008

Riccardo Giacconi Papers

Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Extent:
28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Clippings
Newsletters
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white transparencies
Videotapes
Artifacts
Date:
circa 1958-1992, 2008
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018), an astrophysicist specializing in x-ray astronomy and who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of cosmic x-ray sources. Giacconi's papers document his research, participation in the larger astrophysics community, and influence on space policy. Particularly well-documented topics in this accession include the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility, the Space Studies Board, the Astrophysics Council, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Wide Field X-Ray Telescope, and numerous other x-ray telescopes and astronomical organizations. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, pre-prints, proposals, meeting materials, reports, data, budgets, clippings, notes, images, pamphlets, newsletters, directories, three-dimensional awards, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

For additional biographical information, please see Record Unit 7416.
Topic:
X-ray telescopes  Search this
Nobel Prizes  Search this
Space photography  Search this
Astrophysics  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Cosmic rays  Search this
Research  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Astrophysicists  Search this
Astrophysics Council  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Clippings
Newsletters
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white transparencies
Videotapes
Artifacts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-142, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Identifier:
Accession 10-142
See more items in:
Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa10-142

NASA Publications and Press Material

Creator:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Names:
Project Apollo (U.S.)  Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Extent:
6.54 Cubic feet ((6 records center boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Press releases
Publications
Date:
1963-1980
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of NASA press material from circa 1963 thru circa 1980. It includes general press releases, both 'NASA News' and 'NASA News Releases' [1967-70] and press kits for specific missions, mainly in the Apollo series. Also included are NASA related press clippings from the Apollo period [circa 1967-72] from both public and government periodicals.
Biographical / Historical:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 29 July 1958 as a civilian agency charged with managing the American Space Program. As with any corporate of government body, NASA issued press kits and releases to inform the media of its operations and gathered clippings to assess its public appearance and it stature with regards to other government agencies.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
No donor information, unknown, unknown, XXXX-0039, 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:
Manned space flight  Search this
Space flight  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Press releases
Publications
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0039
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg247ff281a-252d-466b-9a1a-eb28ebaf9885
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0039

Eilene M. Galloway Papers

Creator:
Galloway, Eilene M.  Search this
Names:
International Institute of Space Law  Search this
United Nations. Committe on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space  Search this
Extent:
30.52 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Papers
Newsclippings
Correspondence
Memorandums
Date:
bulk 1940s-2000s
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of twenty-eight cubic feet of the professional papers of Eilene M. Galloway, concentrating mostly on space law. The following types of material are represented: correspondence, memorandum, press releases, news clippings, policy papers by Galloway and others, conference materials, and congressional reports. There is a great deal of material from the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Air and Space, and from the various organizations she was active in, such as IAA, AIAA and IISL.
Biographical / Historical:
Eilene Galloway (1906-2009) was one of the world's leading experts in space law and policy. She was a founding member of the International Institution of Space Law, and she authored numerous papers, speeches and opinion pieces on space law. After Sputnik was launched in 1957, Senator Lyndon Johnson, Chairman of the Preparedness Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked Galloway, then national Defense Analyst at the Library of Congress, to serve as Staff Consultant for hearings on US preparedness in space. When the Senate organized the Special Committee on Space and Astronautics, she served by formulating questions for witnesses and analyzing testimony. In 1958, Johnson sent Galloway to represent the United States at a meeting of the International Court of Justice in The Hague where she gave a speech entitled "The Community of Law and Science." That same year she was the editor of the Space Law Senate Symposium. Galloway helped establish the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS). Galloway was a founding member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and she was also a member of of the American Astronautical Society (AAS), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). She was the recipient of many awards including the first woman elected Honorary Fellow of the AIAA, and she was the first recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace.
Provenance:
Jonathan Galloway, Gift, 2009
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
Space industrialization  Search this
Space law  Search this
Press conferences  Search this
Genre/Form:
Papers
Newsclippings
Correspondence
Memorandums
Citation:
Eilene M. Galloway Papers, Accession 2009-0042, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2009.0042
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2aee543e5-adf2-4fc5-8b06-cae925a44bae
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2009-0042

Michael J. Neufeld Papers

Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1989-2008
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of documentation of the professional activities of Michael J. Neufeld, including presentations, papers, and articles. Neufeld held several fellowships with the Smithsonian Institution from 1988 through 1990. In 1990, he was hired as a curator by the National Air and Space Museum, first in the Department of Aeronautics, which became the Aeronautics Division in 1997, and then in the Space History Division in 1999. Much of the research documented in this accession relates to Wernher von Braun, German and then American rocketeer and space administrator. Materials include correspondence, notes, papers, articles, presentations, meeting materials, images, and related materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 3/15/2011 deed of gift; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Learning and scholarship  Search this
Lectures and lecturing  Search this
Research  Search this
Rocketry  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-136, Michael J. Neufeld Papers
Identifier:
Accession 15-136
See more items in:
Michael J. Neufeld Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa15-136

Space Race Scrapbooks

Creator:
Enkenhus, Kurt  Search this
Extent:
1.88 Cubic feet ((4 flatboxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Place:
Outer space -- Exploration -- Soviet Union
Outer space -- Exploration -- United States
Date:
1957-1961
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of ten scrapbooks created by Dr. Kurt Enkenhus, who was director of the Aerodynamics Department at the Naval Ordnance Lab and a Professor at the von Karmen Institute, Brussels, Belgium. The scrapbooks, containing newspaper and magazine articles from a variety of American sources, document the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States. The scrapbooks also contain a small amount of articles on general US foreign policy and domestic issues.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
John Anderson, Aero, gift, 1999, 1999-0029, 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:
Space race  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Cold War  Search this
Manned space flight  Search this
International relations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
NASM.1999.0029
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c5d9ff26-3291-4d3e-966d-7b020f883a14
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0029

Office of Commercial Space Transportation Collection [Johnson]

Creator:
United States. Office of Commercial Space Transportation  Search this
Johnson, Sara Madeline  Search this
Extent:
0.79 Cubic feet (2 letter document boxes.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1986
Summary:
This collection consists of documents relating to Madeline Johnson and her role as Director of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST).
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of documents relating to Madeline Johnson and her role as Director of the OCST, including agendas, memorandums, reports, presentations, her statements in front of Congress, and newspaper articles. Of special interest are the Economic Policy Council's Commercial Space Working Group documents and recommendations to President Reagan on commercializing satellite launches.
Arrangement:
No arrangement.
Biographical / Historical:
President Reagan signed Executive Order 12465 on February 25, 1984, designating the Department of Transportation to be the lead agency for commercial expendable launch vehicles. Later that year, the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST) was established and placed in the Office of the Secretary. Madeline Johnson was selected by then Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole to be the Director of OCST in 1986. During her tenure, Johnson worked to build a cross-government coalition to persuade President Reagan to create the opportunity for a private-sector satellite launching industry; this was especially needed as the Challenger accident had grounded Space Shuttle missions. The OCST was moved from the Office of the Secretary and today resides with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The OCST now gives final approval of any commercial rocket launch operations involving a U.S. launch operator or a launch from the U.S.
Provenance:
Estate of Sara Madeline Johnson, Gift, 2020, NASM.2020.0015
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 and state  Search this
Rocketry  Search this
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)  Search this
Satellites  Search this
Space industrialization  Search this
Citation:
Office of Commercial Space Transportation Collection [Johnson], NASM.2020.0015, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2020.0015
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2bb7e7e1a-0a57-4ab6-915d-f8424a59cc37
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2020-0015

Stewart Committee Collection

Creator:
Stewart, Homer  Search this
Names:
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)  Search this
United States. Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Special Capabilities  Search this
Vanguard (Artificial satellite)  Search this
Stewart, Homer  Search this
Extent:
0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reports
Date:
1955-1958
Scope and Contents:
This collection includes Stewart's accumulated files covering the Committee's activities from Fall 1955 until its termination in May 1958, after the launch of the first US satellite. These papers give useful insights into the secret deliberations on the progress of selecting the Vanguard proposal and highlights the considerable problems of that satellite project.
Biographical / Historical:
This collection is a complete set of copies of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Archives microfilm reel 10-3, which represents Dr. Homer Stewart's file on the so-called 'Stewart Committee.' This Committee was established during the summer of 1955 by Donald Quarles, Assistant Secretary of Defense, as the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Special Capabilities with the specific task of picking between three contending proposals for the first US satellite. The committee chose the Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard proposal to be the first American satellite project and after their decision, they continued in an advisory capacity regarding the project.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, transfer, 1997, 1998-0010, Public Domain
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:
Artificial satellites  Search this
Rockets (Aeronautics)  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Project Vanguard  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Genre/Form:
Reports
Identifier:
NASM.1998.0010
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21a5acb80-96b7-400f-b008-25f5063cf6d3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1998-0010

The politics of space : a comparison of the Soviet and American space programs / William H. Schauer

Author:
Schauer, William H. 1943-  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 317 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Russia
United States
Date:
1976
Topic:
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.R9 S32X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_76474

Issues and opportunities regarding the U.S. space program : a summary report of a workshop on national space policy / [edited by] Radford Byerly, Jr. Richard B. Leshner and Pamela L. Whitney ; Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academeis

Author:
Byerly, Radford  Search this
Leshner, Richard B  Search this
Whitney, Pamela L  Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) 2003 Space Policy Workshop Organizing Committee  Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) Space Studies Board  Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board  Search this
Workshop on National Space Policy (2003 : Irvine, Calif.)  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, various pagings [78] ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Outer space
Date:
2004
C2004
Topic:
Astronautics and state  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Government policy  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.U5 I87 2004
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_782532

A journey to inspire, innovate, and discover : report of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy

Title:
Report of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy
Author:
United States President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy  Search this
Aldridge, Edward C. 1938-  Search this
Subject:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
60 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Outer space
Date:
2004
[2004]
Topic:
Astronautics and state  Search this
Manned space flight  Search this
Space industrialization  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_772668

Soviet space programs, 1962-65: goals and purposes, achievements, plans, and international implications; staff report prepared for the use of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, United States Senate

Author:
Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service  Search this
United States Congress Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 920 p. illus., maps, ports. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Russia
Date:
1966
Topic:
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Astronautics--International cooperation  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.R9 U55s
TL789.8.R9U55s
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_86480

Mars wars : the rise and fall of the Space Exploration Initiative / Thor Hogan

Author:
Hogan, Thor  Search this
Subject:
Space Exploration Initiative (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Management History  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 188 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Outer space
Date:
2007
20th century
1989-1993
Topic:
Space flight to Mars--Planning--History  Search this
Astronautics and state--History  Search this
Organizational change--History  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Exploration  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_842874

Europe's future in space : a joint policy report / [Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik et al.]

Author:
Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik Forschungsinstitut  Search this
Royal Institute of International Affairs  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Europe
Date:
1988
Topic:
Astronautics and state  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.E9E886 1988X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_344591

Chinese space policy : a study in domestic and international politics / Roger Handberg and Zhen Li

Author:
Handberg, Roger  Search this
Li, Zhen 1973-  Search this
Physical description:
202 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Date:
2007
1976-
Topic:
Astronautics and state  Search this
Astronautics--Political aspects  Search this
Foreign relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_814682

The politics of space : a survey / editor, Eligar Sadeh

Title:
Space : a survey
Author:
Sadeh, Eligar  Search this
Physical description:
xxvii, 352 p. : ill ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Outer space
Date:
2011
Topic:
Astronautics--Political aspects  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Political aspects  Search this
Call number:
QB500.262 .P65 2011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_834941

Aeronautics and space reports to the Congress, 1958-1984 [ microform] / a microfilm project of University Publications of America, Inc

Author:
Roland, Alex 1944-  Search this
Association for Information and Image Management (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
8 microfilm reels ; 35 mm
Type:
Microforms
Place:
United States
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Call number:
mfm 1141
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_344256

Early Cold War strategic reconnaissance : four articles / by R. Cargill Hall

Title:
NRO history
Author:
Hall, R. Cargill  Search this
United States National Reconnaissance Office Office of the Historian  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) : ill., ports. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2001
2003
Topic:
Space surveillance--History  Search this
Aerial reconnaissance--History  Search this
Astronautics and state--History  Search this
Cold War  Search this
Call number:
UG1523 .H362 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_796428

The encyclopedia of Soviet spacecraft / Douglas Hart

Author:
Hart, Douglas M  Search this
Physical description:
191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Soviet Union
Date:
1987
Topic:
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautics and state  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.S65 H32 1987
TL789.8.S65H32 1987
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_354954

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