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Website Records, 2020

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 2007-2021 [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404745

Proceedings

Author:
Winter Study on Uses of Manned Space Flight, 1975-1985 (1968 : University of California, San Diego)  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science and Technology Advisory Committee for Manned Space Flight  Search this
University of California, San Diego  Search this
Physical description:
2 v 23 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Date:
1969
Topic:
Manned space flight  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Sciences spatiales  Search this
Vol spatial habité  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.U5 N3
TL789.8.U5N3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6828

Apollo 8 Audio Recording

Creator:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Names:
Anders, William A.  Search this
Borman, Frank, 1928-2023  Search this
Lovell, Jim  Search this
Extent:
.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Cd-roms
Date:
bulk 1968
Scope and Contents:
This is a NASA recording on a reel-to-reel audio tape, made during the Apollo 8 mission, December 1968. This collection also consists of a CD that was made by NASM when the tape was delivered to Space History for Johnson Space Center (JSC).
Biographical / Historical:
The Apollo program began as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ten-year plan from 1959, which planned for lunar exploration some time in the 1970s. Following President Kennedy's speech of 25 May 1961, which called for a lunar landing by the end of 1969, NASA accelerated its development scheme accordingly. Apollo 8 (21 Dec - 27 Dec 1968) was the second manned flight of the program, the first manned flight of the Saturn V booster, and the first manned mission to orbit the moon. The main mission objectives were to "demonstrate crew-vehicle-support facilities performance during a manned Saturn V mission with [Command Service Module]" and to "demonstrate performance of nominal and selected backup lunar orbit rendezvous mission activities." The three-man crew, Frank Borman (commander), James A. Lovell (command module pilot), and William A. Anders (lunar module pilot) accomplished all these objectives and returned safely to Earth.
Provenance:
Department of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Transfer, 2011
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
Genre/Form:
Audiotapes
CD-ROMs
Citation:
Apollo 8 Audio Recording, Accession 2011-0035, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2011.0035
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg28b5f3138-246c-4b56-8a90-346bd8731a79
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2011-0035

Apollo 13: "Houston, we've got a problem."

Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Physical description:
25 p illustrations, ports (both part color) 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Space vehicle accidents  Search this
Astronautique--Accidents  Search this
Call number:
TL789.8.U6 A514
TL789.8.U6A514
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5746

Summary of lunar stratigraphy -- telescopic observations by Don E. Wilhelms

Author:
Wilhelms, Don E  Search this
Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 47 p illustrations, maps 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Lunar stratigraphy  Search this
Stratigraphie lunaire  Search this
Call number:
QB592 .W67
QB592.W67
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5881

Space station: key to the future

Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Physical description:
40 p illus 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Space stations  Search this
Stations spatiales  Search this
space stations  Search this
Call number:
TL797 .U5X
TL797.U5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6025

Mariner-Mars 1969 a preliminary report

Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 145 p illus 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mars (Planet)
Mars (Planète)
Date:
1969
Call number:
QB641 .U55X
QB641.U55X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6451

Exploring the moon and planets by William R. Corliss

Author:
Corliss, William R  Search this
Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
26 pages illustrations 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Moon
Lune
Date:
1969
Topic:
Planets--Exploration  Search this
Planètes--Exploration  Search this
Lunar exploration  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Call number:
QB581 .C67X
TL789.8.U6 U55 v.2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6701

Ecological surveys from space Prepared for the Office of Space Science and Applications

Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
United States Office of Space Science and Applications  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 75 p illustrations, maps (both part color) 29 cm
Type:
Books
Images-satellite
Remote-sensing images
Date:
1970
Topic:
Earth sciences--Remote sensing  Search this
Land use mapping  Search this
Photographic interpretation  Search this
Remote-sensing images  Search this
Space photography  Search this
Cartographie de l'utilisation du sol  Search this
Images-satellite  Search this
Photo-interprétation  Search this
Photographie spatiale  Search this
Sciences de la terre--Télédétection  Search this
Call number:
QE33 .U56X
QE33.U56X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6734

Useful applications of earth-oriented satellites; report of the Central Review Committee

Author:
Space Applications Summer Study Central Review Committee  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
34 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Topic:
Scientific satellites  Search this
Satellites scientifiques  Search this
Call number:
TL798.S3 S93
TL798.S3 S73
TL798.S3S93
TL798.S3S73
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4695

The moon as viewed by lunar orbiter, by L. J. Kosofsky and Farouk El-Baz

Author:
Kosofsky, L. J.  Search this
Author:
El-Baz, Farouk  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
Subject:
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite)  Search this
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial Satellite)  Search this
Lunar Orbiter (Artificial satellite)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 152 pages illustrations (part color) 36 cm
Type:
Books
Photographs from space
Photographies spatiales
Photograph
Photographies
Photographs
Place:
Moon
Lune
LUNA
Date:
1970
Topic:
Lunar orbiter (Satellite artificiel)  Search this
Lune--Photographies spatiales  Search this
FOTOGRAFIA ASTRONOMICA  Search this
Photographs from space  Search this
Call number:
QB595 .K63
QB595 .K86
QB595.K63
QB595.K86
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4718

Charts of isentropic exponent as a function of enthalpy for various gases in equilibrium by Leland H. Jorgensen

Author:
Jorgensen, Leland H  Search this
Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
Physical description:
10 pages illustrations 27 cm
Type:
Tables
Date:
1965
Topic:
Gas flow  Search this
Gas flow--Tables  Search this
Gaz--Écoulement  Search this
Call number:
QC286 .J6
QC286.J6
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_2429

Earth photographs from Gemini VI through XII

Author:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division  Search this
Subject:
Project Gemini  Search this
Physical description:
x, 327 pages (chiefly color illustrations) 30 cm
Type:
Books
Photographs from space
Photographies spatiales
Photograph
Photographies
Photographs
Place:
Earth (Planet)
Earth
Terre
Date:
1968
Topic:
Earth (Planet)  Search this
Gemini flights  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Call number:
QB637 .U56e
QB637 .U551
QB637.U56e
QB637.U551
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_2679

Model spacecraft construction units for secondary school industrial arts

Author:
California State College, Long Beach  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 184 pages illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1966
Topic:
Space vehicles--Models  Search this
Call number:
TL844 .C15 1966
TL844.C15 1966
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_3098

Engineering management of design and construction of facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration report of the Subcommittee on NASA Over sight of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives [by Philip P. Dickinson]

Author:
Dickinson, Philip P  Search this
Author:
United States Congress House Committee on Science and Astronautics Subcommittee on NASA Oversight  Search this
Subject:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Physical description:
v, 52 pages 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1969
Call number:
TL789.8.U5 D53X
TL789.8.U5D53X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_3172

North American X-15 Flight Record

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:
.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
Online Media:

Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers

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
Online Media:

Mercury Project Dietary and Nutritional Guidelines [McKay]

Topic:
United States Women in Aviation, 1940-1985
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
Online Media:

Space Shuttle Columbia Reentry Imagery

Creator:
McCullough, Robert L.  Search this
Names:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Extent:
.18 Cubic feet ((1 box))
2.062 Gigabytes ((17 digital images))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Cd-roms
Digital images
Photographs
Date:
bulk 2003
Summary:
Photography by Robert McCullough, with The Dallas Morning News, capturing the reentry and disintegration of Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains 17 digital images showing the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia upon its reentry on February 1, 2003. These images were shot by the donor, Robert McCullough, with his Canon EOS Elan 7E with a Canon 75-300mm Image Stabilizer Zoom set at 300mm and a 2x converter (600mm, 12x). McCullough held the camera in hand due to the speed of its traverse, and some images exhibit these camera movements. Prints on FujiChrome Provia 400F were made of the focused images and included in the donation as two sets of ten prints. The second set of these ten images are the original full frame images while the first set are duplicates enlarged to show details. The copyright for the images is held by The Dallas Morning News.
Arrangement:
Photos are in orginial order, which is chronological.
Biographical / Historical:
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on February 1, 2003 due to a failure in the shuttle's heat-resistant tiles, which were damaged during its launch. As the shuttle reentered Earth's atmosphere, the compromised tiles allowed intense heat to penetrate the spacecraft, leading to its breakup over Texas. The loss of Columbia and its seven crew members highlighted the critical importance of safety measures and thorough risk assessment in space missions, prompting NASA to undertake extensive changes in shuttle design, inspection procedures, and safety protocols to prevent such a disaster from happening again.
Provenance:
Robert L. McCullough, Gift, 2004, NASM.2004.0029.
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 shuttles  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Space flight  Search this
Space Shuttles, Columbia (OV-102)  Search this
Genre/Form:
CD-ROMs
Digital images
Photographs -- Digital prints -- 21st century
Citation:
Space Shuttle Columbia Reentry Imagery, NASM.2004.0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2004.0029
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Space Shuttle Columbia Reentry Imagery
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg242c69b66-21f3-4ef6-bd5e-b3799ce8b84f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2004-0029
Online Media:

Booklet, X-15 Flight Record with Thiokol Liquid Rocket Engines

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

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