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Published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and NASA, this report documents the findings of the Ad Hoc Mars Airplane Science Working Group, which was formed in 1978 to assess the possibility of a remotely…

Request from Robert R. Gilruth, directory of the Manned Spacecraft Center, to Edgar M. Cortright, director of the Langley Research Center. In the letter, Gilruth requests that William H. Phillips review the status of the Apollo Lunar Module's…

Willliam H. Phillips' copy of the review of the stabilization and control of the lunar module during approach and landing. The request for a review was directed at Phillips, but other engineers at the Langley Research Center also contributed.

Record of invention forms for an automatic aileron trim control device for airplanes. The forms detail when William H. Phillips and H. A. Kuehnel started work on the invention, when it was disclosed to to others, and what the device is used for.

William H. Phillips details a short theory on how a rotating body would be affected by the release of a despin device, including a figure drawn in pencil.

Report written by Marjorie Rhodes Townsend on NASA's Small Astronomy Satellite program, including its suitability for specific astronomic experiments.

Volume 27, number 4, of Goddard News, a NASA publication from the Goddard Space Flight Center. This weekly publication was most likely distributed to employees of the Space Flight Center.

Newspaper clipping of Marjorie Rhodes Townsend at the 13th annual Federal Woman's award banquet. The picture and blurb were published in the Washington, D.C. Evening Star and Daily News.

Newspaper clipping of an article in the Washington Post about six women receiving awards from the Federal Women's Award program for outstanding careers in the U.S. Civil Service. Marjorie Rhodes Townsend is featured.

Newspaper clipping of an article about Marjorie Rhodes Townsend. The article discusses her work with NASA's Small Astronomy Satellites, her background, and her family.

A draft of a report with a calculation of the rotation of the line of apsides resulting from the atmospheric drag in a spherical atmosphere by H.J. Stewart, professor of aeronautics. It includes a typed letter to Herrick at the beginning from…

A report written by Dr. Bruce C. Murray, presented at the Western Meeting of the American Rocket Society, in Los Angeles, California, in May 1960. This was included in Herrick's subject files.

A report written by Pasquale Sconzo, published in Astronautica Acta, Vol. IX, 1963. This was included in Samuel Herrick's subject files.

Rocket Navigation by Samuel Herrick, published while he was a member of the Department of Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Letter from physicist Robert H. Goddard to Samuel Herrick discussing the possibility of arranging a conference.

In this nearly hour long interview, Ren Harman, Project Manager for VT Stories, interviews Kevin Crofton, Class of 1982, in the Holtzman Alumni Center on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. In this interview, Kevin reflects on his time…

Christopher Columbus Kraft, Jr. is a Class of 1944 Virginia Tech graduate born. He was born on February 28, 1924 in the small town of Phoebus, Virginia, which later merged into Hampton, Virginia. Growing up, Chris knew everyone in his town, and they…

A proud alumnus, Charles Tynan is no stranger to the Blacksburg area or Virginia Tech. From the years of 1947 to 1952 he was an undergraduate student, living in dorms and a cadet in the Corps. He spent the majority of his time devoted to academics,…