Kidwell, Peggy Aldrich. 1987. [Book review] "Donald E. Osterbrock, James E. Keeler: Pioneer American astrophysicist." Journal for History of Astronomy, 18, 141–142.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, the Shenson Foundation, in memory of Ben and A. Jess Shenson
Folders 15-22 Langley, Samuel P., 1891-1901. Langley, the Institution's third Secretary, was an astrophysicist and a pioneer student of aeronautics. Unfortunately, most of Langley's personal papers were destroyed in a fire shortly after his death. Thus...
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Archival materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Correspondence
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
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Introduction:
NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond represented an unusual collaboration between the Festival and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on the occasion of the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. The NASA program provided a rare opportunity for the public to meet and observe the men and women whose skills, specialized knowledge, and codes of behavior mark them as a very distinctive example of occupational culture.
The tents on the Mall featured the following:
Aeronautics: air traffic-control designers, flight photographers and videographers, model makers, flight-suit technicians, test pilots, and others conducting research on aviation and aircraft;
Earth science: archaeologists, atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, plant pathologists, satellite imagery analysts, and others who investigate the earth's surface, climate, and atmosphere;
Foodways: food scientists, nutrition experts, packaging engineers, and researchers who plan and develop the cuisine served onboard spacecraft;
Future missions: aerospace engineers, robotics engineers, solar scientists, program managers, and others helping to plan missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond;
Human space flight: astronauts, flight engineers, tile inspectors, microgravity experts, software engineers, solar array specialists, space-suit technicians, and others who are involved with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station;
Propulsion: mechanical engineers, operations managers, test systems engineers, and others who design and build the engines that power NASA spacecraft;
Space art: artists who use canvas, paper, and recycled materials (such as Shuttle tires) to document NASA's work and missions; and
Space science: astrobiologists, astromaterials curators, astronomers, astrophysicists, heliophysicists, planetary geologists, and others conducting research in the vast reaches of space.
In addition, one tent was devoted to collecting oral histories, not only from the NASA participants, but also from members of the general public, to record their memories of NASA's past as well as their visions for NASA's future. During the ten days of the Festival, roughly 300 recordings were logged and another 200 note cards were posted on the bulletin board.
James Deutsch was Program Curator and Dorey Butter was Program Coordinator; Kim Stryker was Family Activities Coordinator. The NASA Coordination Team included: Gale Allen, Beth Beck, Claudette Beggs, Luis Berrios, Rosalie Betrue, Sallie Bilbo, Dawn Brooks, Stacey Brooks, Beth Brown, Fred Brown, Joshua Buck, Todd Cannon, Tara Clopper, Carmel Conaty, Leslee Cork, Anita Davis, David Defelice, Steve Dick, Wanda Dockery, Kristen Erickson, Michelle Ferebee, Debbie Gallaway, Steve Garber, Elaine Gause, Ed Goldstein, Mary Ann Harness, Robert Hopkins, Jim Hull, Winnie Humberson, Cheryl Johnson, Michelle Jones, Dave Lavery, Laura Lewis, Steve Lighthill, Rocky Lind, Dan Lockney, Bonnie McClain, Linda Matthews-Schmidt, Bryon Maynard, Cheri Miller, Ruth Netting, Nora Normandy, Louis Parker, Tom Powers, Debbie Rivera, Carla Rosenberg, Karen Rugg, Bette Siegel, Mary Sladek, Tony Springer, Pam Steel, Jim Stofan, Ann Marie Trotta, Janelle Turner, Bert Ulrich, Erika Vick, Katie Veal Wallace, Derek Wang, Joey Williams, and Dan Woodard.
The program was produced in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Jacobs Technology Inc. was a Donor to the program. Contributors were Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and United Space Alliance.
Participants:
Aeronautics
Tom Benson, 1947-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Glenn Brehm, 1953-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Thomas Burns, 1957-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Lawrence Cooper, 1948-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Rich Coppenbarger, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Luci Crittenden, 1948-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Johnny Ellis, 1951-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Robert Everett, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Greg Gatlin, 1960-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Frank Jones, 1960-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Parimal Kopardekar, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Herbert Lawrence, 1948-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Greg Poteat, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California
Thomas Prevot, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Ron Reisman, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Jim Sokolik, 1957-, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California
Robert D. Windhorst, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Earth Science
Brooke Carter, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Lin Chambers, 1963-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Jennifer Collings, 1986-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Rory Collins, 1981-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Roberta DiPasquale, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Steven Graham, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Irene Ladd, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Katherine Lorentz, 1979-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Louis Nguyen, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Claire Parkinson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Margaret Pippin, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Steve Platnick, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
John Skelly, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
Stephanie Stockman, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
David Westberg, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Darrel Williams, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Great Observatories
Mindy Deyarmin, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Charles Diaz, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Hashima Hasan, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Maurice Henderson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Mark Hubbard, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Anita Krishnamurthi, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Renee Leck, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Jim Perry, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Benjamin Reed, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Marion Riley, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Nzinga Tull, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Russell Werneth, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Food Lab
Jennifer J. Brogan, 1981-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Vickie Kloeris, 1955-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Kimberly Glaus-Läte, 1960-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Sylvia Lai, 1951-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Thomas Oziomek, 1981-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Michele Perchonok, 1955-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Future Missions
Mitzi Adams, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Bob Armstrong, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Stephan Davis, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Brian Day, 1957-, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Rajiv Doreswamy, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Jennifer Heldmann, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Robert Howard, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Anthony Lavoie, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Danielle Moran, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Keith Robinson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Kimberly Robinson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Human Spaceflight
John Allen, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Lynn Cline, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Pamela Covington, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Richard DeLombard, 1950-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Dave Edwards, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
William Gerstenmaier, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
David Haakenson, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Nancy Rabel Hall, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Hawes, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
William Hill, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Carol Jacobs, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Thomas Jones, NASA Astronaut, Retired
Humberto Sanchez, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Timothy Ryan Tawney, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Pierre Thuot, 1955-, U. S. Navy, Retired
Debbie Ramos Trainor, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Mark Uhran, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Ron Woods, 1946-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
International Space Station
Patrick Buzzard, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Gary Kitmacher, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Sam Ortega, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Kids' Space
Bill Anderson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Gregg Buckingham, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
Launch and Mission Control
Christine Chiodo, 1966-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Sally Davis, 1958-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Tuan Manh Doan, 1964-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
George Haddad, 1960-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
Tiffany Nail, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
Lunar Outpost
Durlean Leslie Bradford, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Barbara Cohen, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Joy Dukemineer, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Sabrina Pearson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Robert Singleterry, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Tim White, Huntsville Center for Technology, Huntsville, Alabama
Karen Whitley, 1957-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
NASA-derived Technologies
Bruce Banks, Alphaport, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
Peter Homer, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Sharon Miller, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Propulsion
Bartt Hebert, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Casey Kirchner, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Bryon Maynard, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Bradley Messer, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Elizabeth Messer, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Rosa Obregón, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Ben Powell, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Christine Powell, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Steve Taylor, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Bill Wrobel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Robotics
Ken Fernandez, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Wendy Holforty, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Harley Thronson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Space Art --
Chakaia Booker, 1953-, New York, New York
Les Bossinas, 1933-, Cleveland, Ohio
Nicky Enright, 1971-, New York, New York
Mary Edna Fraser, 1952-, Charleston, South Carolina
Pat Rawlings, 1955-, Houston, Texas
Space Science
Arthur Aikin, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Shadan Ardalan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Shari Asplund, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Todd Barber, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Ron Bastien, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Dominic Benford, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Max Bernstein, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Jacob Bleacher, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Lora Bleacher, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Beth Brown, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Ginger Butcher, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Allan Cheuvront, Lockheed Martin, Denver, Colorado
Troy Cline, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
John Cooper, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Emilie Drobnes, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Therese Errigo, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Don Fairfield, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Lisa Fletcher, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Brenda Franklin, 1943-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena California
Daniel Garrison, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Kevin Robert Grazier, 1961-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Roger Harrington, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Jeffrey J.E. Hayes, 1957-, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Paul Hertz, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Steele Hill, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
David Hurd, 1962-, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Terry Hurford, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Daniel Hurley, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Lindley Johnson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Anne Kascak, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Michael Kelley, 1943-, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Terry Kucera, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Elaine Lewis, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Colette Lohr, 1975-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Lou Mayo, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Aimee Meyer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Michael Meyer, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
David Mohr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Andrea B. Mosie, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Carolyn Ng, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Tam Nguyen, 1948-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Sten Odenwald, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Alexei Pevtsov, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Cecilia Satterwhite, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Carol Schwarz, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Thomas See, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Jim Thieman, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Jack Warren, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Heather Weir, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Randii R. Wessen, 1958-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Michael Zolensky, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Space Shuttle
Dennis Chamberland, 1951-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
Joseph Lavelle, 1947-, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
Maria Lott, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
David Rainer, 1960-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida
Nathan Sovik, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
Katie Veal Wallace, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
