Photograph of Marjorie Rhodes Townsend receiving the Knight of the Italian Republic Order award in October 1972 for her contributions to the Italian space program. Marjorie Rhodes Townsend, born in 1930, entered The George Washington University…
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…
The collection includes a letter written by J. A. Snavley, its envelope, and an advertisement postcard/mailer for Scientific American publications. The letter describes attempts to gain a patent for acetylene gas light and other inventions, such as a…
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.
This small poster commemorates the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first international manned space mission. Published by NASA, it features an illustration of the spacecraft on the front, and information about the project on the back. The project…
Menu for the American astronauts during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission. The menu was calculated to provide an appropriate number of calories each day. It also details how each food is packaged.
This black and white rendering shows NASA's manned space station. Part of the station is circled, likely because James Dean used it as a reference for another drawing.
A small booklet containing payload flight assignments for NASA's mixed fleet as of February 1991. "Avitabile" is written in ink on the front cover, indicating that this was his copy.
NASA Educational Brief #1002, titled "Nutrition in Space: Project Gemini," which provides information about meals given to astronauts while in space. Attached is NASA Educational Brief #10004, "Gemini Spacesuits," which details the parts of an…
Request to Aeronautical Consultants, Inc. from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to contract the organization in order to provide a "study of astronautic safety associated with the manned space flight program." The request is directed…
Volume 3, issue 12 of the NASA Flight Research Center X-Press newsletter, published in Edwards, California. This issue discusses the approval of the official NASA seal, holiday party plans, and other relevant events.
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.
Letter from Boyd C. Myers, II, Secretary of the Panel on Aircraft Accident Survival of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Committee on Operating Problems. The letter is addressed to Melvin N. Gough and references enclosed copies of…
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.
This file is an index to microfilms in the collection. The PDF file is text searchable and contains additional information about the individual rolls, represented in the finding aid with job, reel, and sheet numbers.
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.
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.
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…
Volume 31, number 7 of Spectrum, a magazine published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This issue is titled "The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective."
Notes taken by Melvin Gough on the director of NASA activies at the Air Force Missile Test Center during his time assisting with the organization of NASA.
Technical note written by Melvin Gough for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics during his time at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. This is NACA technical note no. 299.