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"American Progress and Goals in Space," address by James E. Webb.
This address was given by James E. Webb, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, at the Inventors' Congress and Space Symposium, Little Rock, Arkansas. -
"Chemistry in Space Boosters" presentation given at Huntsville High School.
The document is a draft of the presentation "Chemistry in Space" by Harold Perkins, who explains the role of chemists in developing space launch vehicles. The document Includes references to charts and other presentation supports. The document is marked in the upper left hand corner "Huntsville High School Science Organization (the JETS), October 1962." -
"Firing of Explorer I."
This speech was given by Wernher von Braun, then the director of the Development Operations Division at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, at the 1958 ASME-ARS Aviation Conference in Dallas, Texas. -
"First Hundred Seconds."
Keynote address at National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the American Rocket Society Conference on Launch Vehicle Structures and Materials. Speech focuses on problems facing the structure of Saturn rockets and other space vehicles. -
"Liquid Hydrogen Technology, J-2 Engine."
subject of the speech is the application of oxygen/hydrogen technology the 5-2 engine system. -
"Manned space and lunar exploration."
Paper includes references to figures and NASA's fundamental goals and principles. -
"Manufacturing plan for Saturn S-II, Stages 16-25."
Manufacturing plan for the Saturn S-II." -
"Marshall in the Space Effort."
Presentation reviewing the complex engineering undertaken at NASA and the mathmatical problems that need to be solved regarding the space program. -
"Materials in space exploration."
This paper presents a general review of major structural alloys that have been used in liquid rockets and space vehicles, the current state-of-the-art as applied to the Apollo launch vehicle systems, and discusses some materials currently under development for future requirements in vehicles for space exploration. Some aspects of the importance of corrosion resistant materials and suitable protective measures are discussed, as applied to both flight hardware and associated ground support equipment. -
"Meticulous engineering."
The need for high reliability and great care in modern engineering is stressed. Disciplines to eliminate or decrease errors are described. College courses should interweave this approach into study projects.