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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
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IN REPLY REFER TO:
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Mrs. William A. Mrazek
122 Sherwood Drive S.E.
Huntsville, Alabama 35802
Dear Mrs. Mrazek:
You are authorized to proceed from Huntsville, Alabama to Houston,
Texas thence to Los Angeles, California, to participate in
activities in connection with the Apollo 11 mission, at the invitation
of the President of the United States. The period of this temporary
duty is August 12-14, 1969.
You are authorized transportation from Huntsville, Alabama to
Houston, Texas thence to Los Angeles, California and return by
Government air, charter plane, or commercial air. No per diem is
authorized.
Sincerely,
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Arthur E. Sanderson
Chief, Personnel Office
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William A. Mrazek Collection
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William A. Mrazek Collection
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William Anthony Mrazek “(October 20, 1911 to February 8, 1992)” received his education at Deutsche Technische Hochschule, Brünn, Germany, graduating with an engineering diploma in 1935 (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek worked at Peenemünde from 1941 to 1945 as a loads engineer (Lundquist, Wade). He worked with Wernher von Braun at Peenemünde. <br /><br />Mrazek was brought to America through Operation Paperclip and arrived at Fort Bliss on April 8, 1946 (Wade, Lundquist). In 1950, Mrazek moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and worked for the U.S. Army’s rocket programs until 1960.<br /><br />By 1960, Mrazek became Director, Structures and Mechanics Division at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and by February 1969, he became the Assistant Director for Engineering for Industrial Operations (Wade, Lundquist). Mrazek later served as the “Chief Engineer for all Saturn development and fabrication work, reporting to the Saturn V Project Manager,” from “1965 to 1970” (Lundquist).<br /><br />Mrazek retired from the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1973 (Lundquist).<br /><br />Works Cited<br /><br />Lundquist, Charles. "Transplanted Rocket Pioneers," 2015.<br /><br />Wade, Mark. "Mrazek, Willi." <em>Encyclopedia Astronautica</em>, http://www.astronautix.com/m/mrazek.html.
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spc_mraz_0000060
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Letter from Arthur E. Sanderson at Marshall Space Flight Center to Berta Mrazek in Huntsville, Alabama.
Description
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In the letter, Sanderson authorizes Mrazek to travel to Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California "to participate in activities in connection with the Apollo 11 mission, at the invitation of the President of the United States."
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Sanderson, Arthur E.
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1969-08
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1960-1969
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Mrazek, Berta Richter
Sanderson, Arthur E.
Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)
Dinners and dining
Project Apollo (U.S)
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Text
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William A. Mrazek Collection
University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, Huntsville, Alabama
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en
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