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  • spacebusinessdaily_19660209.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 27 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the first flight of the lunar soft-lander Surveyor, the possibility of a manned circumlunar flight of Apollo, the expectation of a Franco-Soviet space agreement, a call from England for U.S./Soviet space cooperation, possible locations for the ComSat US ground station, a report of the Soviet soft-lander Lunik IX and accompanying photos, topics on Future Space Business, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660208.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 26 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the integration of an Apollo mapping/survey system, further analysis of Soviet techniques through the Lunik IX soft-lander and other information regarding the spacecraft, plans for various upcoming tests and launches, the study of nuclear generator burnup, topics on Future Space Business, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660131.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 21 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include penetration aids development, the possibility of the AA space shuttle test, U.S. defense capability for a possible nuclear attack, the first test firings of the flight-model Saturn V first stage, changes in earnings and other financial impacts, "the general nuclear war problem," topics on Future Space Business, and DOD and NASA grants, contracts, and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660120.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 14 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include hearings conducted by the Oversight Subcommittee, the European space industry concerns, the testing of the Lunar Hopper, the two phase program for defining the Apollo Applications program, contracts awarded to develop of 12-man communications system, economic and financial changes and impacts, topics on Future Space Business, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660118.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 12 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the continued search for a data relay satellite network, the conclusion of the High-Boost Experiment test program, the success of the static test firing of Lockheed-Propulsion's second stage solid rocket motor, the delivery of the HL-10 lifting body, various personnel changes and agency reorganization, recommendations for a post-Apollo space program, economic and financial changes and impacts, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660114.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 10 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include an analysis of the National Space Program, study areas in the Apollo Applications remote sensor program, the Aerospace Medical Division's plan for a guide to space law to be used as a basic reference for all space agencies, various contracts awarded, the delivery of the first Apollo TV camera, a warning of a possible Soviet breakthrough in missile defense, the Saturn IB launch vehicle's readiness, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19660107.pdf

    This is Vol. 24, No. 5 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the upcoming selection of 15 new astronauts, an analytical review of the 1967 NASA budget, the Apollo program and the Apollo Applications program, an experimental profile for a manned lunar orbital mission, the planned study of space-oceanography feasibility, the preliminary design model of Philco's automated biological laboratory, contract finances and changes, a proposed contract for an electromagnetic interference study, and DOD and NASA contracts.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651210.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 27 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the proposals of two new high-pressure oxygen-hydrogen engine concepts to replace the liquid-hydrogen M-1 engines, various space studies and technological developments, the log of Gemini VII and successful rendezvous with Gemini VI, the significance of the High Boost Experimental vehicle and the Large Aperature Seismic Array, the development of the AVCO rocket-rifle, and DOD and NASA contracts.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651206.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 23 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the death of the dean of American space scientists, the confirmation of two new Venus missions, studies and contracts relating to the space shuttle, various topics regarding ComSat, French preparations for Antarctica launchings, economic and financial changes and impacts, various contracts award for space related research and development, the upcoming Gemini missions, DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations, and the launch of the French satellite Citron.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651129.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 18 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the direct FM broadcast satellite, Boeing's study on extended radiation exposure in space missions, an update on the preparations for the Gemini missions, the recovery of the French test rocket ICBM Force De Dissuasion, the construction of the first test models of the lunar orbiter, the first drop test of the Surveyor, the official end of the McDonnell strike, a list of the top DOD contractors, various space studies, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651122.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 15 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the initial studies of the Advanced Defense Communications Satellite Project, various companies awarded grants and funding for space related projects, an update on the French space agency's tracking networks, test setting dates and results, the delay of the Gemini flight preparations due to the McDonnell strike, economic impacts and changes, and DOD and NASA contracts and negotiations.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651118.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 13 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the proposal for a manned Mars mission in 1984, studies for new re-entry communications blackout solutions, economic impacts and changes, Saturn V booster stages recovery studies, the completion of the test model of the Apollo deep space antenna, and the missions of the applications technology satellites.
  • spacebusinessdaily_19651102.pdf

    This is Vol. 23, No. 2 of Space Business Daily, a Space Publications newsletter. Topics include the acceleration of Soviet space testing activities, requests for advanced satellite tracking studies, the first flight model of the French satellite family, Gemini VI and VII, upcoming conferences, financial backlogs, earnings, and sales changes, contracts awarded, and several negotiations.
  • spc_mcca_000690_000694.pdf

    The flier provides information on how to borrow library materials, navigating the library, and who to refer to for help in particular research areas. It also includes a floor plan of each level.
  • spc_mcca_000679_000686.pdf

    The Book Nook was the original name of the UAH Bookstore. After her resignation as Librarian in 1968, Christel McCanless acted as a consultant for the Book Nook in the 1970s.
  • spc_mcca_000678.pdf

    The back of the photo reads: "L to R Christel L. McCanless, First UAH Lib'n H. Clyde Reeves, VP and Representative of Freedom Shrine Program given to UAH Lib." The Freedom Shrine is a collection of historic American documents and a program of the National Exchange Club. It was donated to the UAH Library, then located in the Graduate Studies Building (later named Madison Hall), by the Exchange Club of Huntsville and Thiokol Chemical Corporation.
  • spc_mcca_000657-677.pdf

    The information envelope provides information on the city of Huntsville as well as information pertaining to UAH's academic programs, extracurricular activities, admissions process, and fees.
  • spc_mcca_000645.pdf

  • spc_mcca_000644.pdf

  • spc_mcca_000349_000360.pdf

    The Miss Library competition was part of National Library Week.
  • spc_mcca_000341_000348.pdf

    At the time the UAH Library was located in the Graduate Studies Building (later renamed Madison Hall). The invitation lists individual and group donors to the library, memorials. It also notes a special gift of the "Freedom Shrine," a collection of historic American documents, from the Exchange Club of Huntsville and Thiokol Chemical Corporation.
  • spc_mcca_000337-340.pdf

    This leaflet contains an itinerary for the meeting as well as descriptions and photographs of existing UAH buildings. The leaflet also notes future plans for campus facilities and the fact that this was the first time the meeting was held at UAH.
  • spc_mcca_000289_000293.pdf

    The description reads, "Sandy Lamb, our second secretary."
  • spc_mcca_000288.pdf

    The model shows the future library building and the Engineering Science building.
  • spc_mcca_000287.pdf

    The model shows the future library and the Engineering Science building.
  • spc_mcca_000286.pdf

    The model shows the future library and the Engineering Science building.
  • spc_mcca_000285.pdf

    The model shows the future library and Engineering Science building.
  • spc_mcca_000275-277.pdf

    This program provides background information on contributions that allowed for the creation of the Graduate Studies Building and the program of events. It includes a "host" nametag. The building was later renamed Madison Hall and was demolished in 2015.
  • spc_mcca_000271-274.pdf

    This informational leaflet offers answers to questions about the university such as "What is the status of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)?," "What sports are available at UAH?," "What is the size and quality of the faculty?," and many others. It also includes photographs of student organizations and university buildings.
  • spc_mcca_000259-266.pdf

    The newsletter includes multiple articles describing the growth of the UAH, including cultural events, new faculty appointments, and faculty activities. Also included is a list of events happening on the main University of Alabama campus in November 1967.
  • spc_stnv_000118.pdf

    This document includes the current basis for approval of ECPs, fatigue life after stress reduction, and other probability and comparative risk assessments. On the first page there is an inscription, "By E.L. Bombara NASA-MSFC."
  • spc_stnv_000117.pdf

    A summary found following the errata page reads: "This paper presents a second look at the subject of the man-machine relationship in automatic test operations. 'Man, Machine, and Automatic Test Operations' was presented by the writer at Battelle Memorial Institute in November of 1963...It is the purpose of this second look at the man-machine interface to pinpoint those concepts which have proven their worth with time and those concepts which have proven to be weak, and as a result modified with time." This paper was prepared by George F. Meister, Jr.
  • spc_stnv_000116.pdf

    "This report outlines, through a series of sketches with accompanying text, the general features of the SA-203 Launch Vehicle and information on launch preparation, the launch facility and mission peculiar experiments."
  • spc_stnv_000114.pdf

    This artist's rendering of the RL10-powered Saturn S-IV stage is depicted as heading toward deep space after separation from the booster. The drawing is accompanied with a brief description of the Saturn S-IV.
  • spc_stnv_000112.pdf

    This paper was presented at the International Cryogenic Engineering Conference in Kyoto, Japan. It details the use of cryogenic technology in rocketry and how its usage created "many new techniques and deeply stimulated many fields of cryogenic technology."
  • spc_stnv_000111.pdf

    This paper presents a "realistic model of atmospheric properties based on reliable observations and current theories" according to the abstract found on page xv. This 1956 ARDC model was meant to be used as the "basis for engineering and design work performed."
  • spc_stnv_000110.pdf

    This paper, presented at the fifth annual Reliability and Maintainability Conference in New York City, contains a "prime contractor's reliability program for components/parts for the Douglas S-IVB stage project." These parts include special flight critical items and their complementary reliability engineering program plan is outlined in this paper.
  • spc_stnv_000109.pdf

    This paper includes the equations for the bending moment of a launch vehicle with the effects of bending and sloshing dynamics. It also includes a comparison between the bending moment response envelope of the measure winds and the bending moment response of the MSFC synthetic wind profile.
  • spc_stnv_000108.pdf

    This paper focuses on an approach for achieving high reliability within the Navigation, Guidance, and Control systems of the Saturn class launch vehicles.
  • spc_stnv_000107.pdf

    According to an abstract found on the page following the title page, this paper includes "one possible conceptual definition of an early Apollo Logistics Support Systems (ALSS) is presented and various payloads for the system are briefly discussed. " It also discusses the Lunar Mobile Laboratory (MOLAB) and other considerations for a lunar scientific mission.
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