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Apollo 10/AS-505 mission chart.
The chart includes diagrams, mission statistics, crew, and notes. There is an additional copy in the David Christensen Collection. -
Apollo 10 press kit.
The press kit includes documentation on the Command and Service Module, Lunar Module, Saturn V launch vehicle, astronauts, and mission descriptions. Release No. 69-68. -
Final Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Operations Plan.
Prepared by the Lunar Surface Operations Office, Mission Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division. -
"Apollo 6 Pre-Launch Press Conference."
The press conference was given at Cape Royal News Center in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, April 3, 1968, at 3:30 PM. Participants: William C. Schneider, Apollo Mission Director, NASA; George M. Low, Apollo Spacecraft Manager, NASA; Clifford Charlesworth, Apollo 6 Flight Director, Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA; Dr. Arthur Rudolph, Saturn V Program Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA; Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo 6 Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, NASA; Col. Royce Olson, USAF, Director DOD Manned Spaceflight Support Office, Patrick AFB; Chris Kraft, Director of Flight Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center. -
"104th Infantry Division Timberwolves."
John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama served with the Timberwolves. This pamphlet includes a combat history and photographs of the 104th Infantry Division during World War II. The inside front cover notes, "Passed by censor for mailing home." -
Certified Copy of Army of the United States Honorable Discharge belonging to John Rison Jones.
The form notes that Jones was a rifleman and "Expert & Combat Infantry Man Sharpshooter." It also includes details of Jones' enlistment, qualifications, decorations, pay, and service dates and locations. -
Roster of Alabama Polytechnic Institute student reservists called to World War II active duty.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute is known today as Auburn University. The reservists listed were assigned to report to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; and Fort McPherson, Georgia for basic training. -
"Soldier's Individual Pay Record."
The booklet belonged to Private First Class John Rison Jones of Huntsville, Alabama. -
"Owner's Inventory with Certificates, Affidavits and Customs Declaration."
This inventory details John Rison Jones' belongings that were shipped to Fort McPherson, Georgia, from Europe after World War II. The list includes clothing and equipment, including a camera with accessories, film, and postcards. -
"Paris Pass (Form #1)."
This pass grants John Rison Jones 72 hours in Paris, France, in May 1945. -
Letter from Maj. Gen. Terry Allen to the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division.
In this letter, Allen describes the division's achievements in "six months of continuous combat," detailing its role in the liberation of the Netherlands and the capture of the Ruhr region and Cologne. Allen includes an excerpt from a letter from J. Lawton Collins. -
Letter from Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins commending the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division for its role in capturing German territory at the end of World War II.
The letter was forwarded to all members of the division by Maj. Gen. Terry Allen of the 104th Infantry Division. Collins chronicles the Timberwolves' accomplishments in campaigns in western Germany, including the capture of Cologne and the Ruhr region. -
World War II safe conduct pass.
The pass notes, "The German soldier who carries this safe conduct pass is using it as a sign of his genuine wish to give himself up. He is to be disarmed, to be well looked after, to receive food and medical attention as required, and to be removed from the danger zone as soon as possible." -
John Rison Jones' handwritten notes describing conditions at Dora-Mittelbau.
Jones was one of the American soldiers who liberated the camp in April 1945. In these notes, he details the structure of the camp and its role as a "large industrial complex for the V-2 missile program." Jones also describes the conditions of the camp at the time of liberation. -
Program from the 2006 Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Service held at Temple B'nai Sholom in Huntsville, Alabama.
The program includes a short biographical sketch of John Rison Jones. Jones lit the seventh candle during the service and received the 7th Candle Award, presented by Margaret Anne Goldsmith. -
"Assurance and Measurement of Space Vehicle Alignment."
Prepared by A. W. Dryden, Quality Engineer, Quality Engineering, Reliability Assurance, Space Systems Center, Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., Huntington Beach, California. Presented to the 21st Annual Technical Conference for the American Society for Quality Control, Chicago, Illinois. 30 May to 2 June 1967. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics October 1968: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics November 1968: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics December 1968: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics February 1969: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics August 1969: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics July 1969: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics July 1968: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics September 1969: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"Astronautics and Aeronautics April 1968: A Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy (HHR-23)."
Comment draft. Text drafted by Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress. -
"The Astrodynamicist's Role vis-a-vis the Systems Engineer."
By J. Reynolds Duncan, Jr., Aerospace Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. AIAA 7th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, New York City, New York, January 20 - 22, 1969. -
Saturn Launch Vehicles Astrionics System Handbook, 2nd revised edition.
This updated edition of the Astrionics System Handbook instructs, "The enclosed pages change, delete, or supplement the information in the Astrionics System Handbook (1 August 1965). Insert these pages and destroy the pages they replace." -
Saturn Launch Vehicles Astrionics System Handbook.
Includes change pages. Contract NAS8-14000. Second revised edition. V66-15610. NASA-CR71607. The introduction notes, "This second revised edition of the Astrionics System Handbook has been developed under the direction and overall supervision of Dr. Rudolf Decher of the Astrionics Systems Engineering Office. This description of the Saturn Astrionics System has been generated by personnel of the Astrionics Laboratory, the staff of the Astrionics Systems Engineering Office, and by personnel of the International Business Machines Corporation working under Contract NAS8- 14000. The handbook will be updated and expanded as it becomes necessary due to changes or refinements in the system concept and hardware. Sections not contained in the first release of this document will be made available within three months." Signed by Ludie G. Richard, Chief, Systems Engineering Office, Astrionics Laboratory. The document is missing pages in the following locations: Chapters 8, 9, 12. Sections 15.2, 15.3, 15.4-1 thru 15.4-16, 15.5-1 thru 15.5-2, 15.5-5 thru 15.5-8. -
"A Study of Saturn V and Intermediate Vehicle Improvement Programs Executive Summary Report."
The abstract notes, "The purpose of this report is to summarize the results of three companion studies designed to investigate both the performance growth potential of the Saturn V and the utilization of Saturn V equipment to fill the performance gap in the intermediate payload range between the Saturn IB and the Saturn V. This report includes significant data which is intended to aid the planning of future missions. This data reflects some of the various vehicle configurations which can be used by mission planners to satisfy payload desires in excess of the Saturn IB and Saturn V." -
"Automatic Pressure Transducer Calibration System."
The abstract notes, "The development of an automatic pressure transducer calibration system is discussed in this report. Evolution from past practices and systems into an automatic calibration system with computerized data handling is described." -
"Automatic Saturn V Page Test System."
The abstract notes, "This paper describes the Automatic Saturn V Page Test System. The system is used to evaluate microminiature Unit Logic Device (ULD) circuits. A page is an assembly consisting of a magnesium- lithium frame, an input-output connector, test points, and multilateral printed circuit boards that interconnect the IUDs into logic circuits. The test system automatically performs tests for shorted voltages and shorted diodes, static logic function, and pulse function." -
"Automated PCM Data Processor Theory of Operation."
Includes a blueprint of DDAS System Block Diagram. -
"Bendix: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow."
This history has been abstracted from the text of a speech given by Mr. A. P. Fontaine, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Bendix Corporation to the Newcomen Society of North American on December 8, 1966. This Newcomen address was delivered at the "1966 Michigan Dinner" of the society held at Detroit, Michigan when Mr. Fontaine was the guest of honor. Portions of Mr. Fontaine's talk relative to the Baltimore Divisions and Bendix Field Engineering were amplified locally to provide more historical detail concerning those organizations.; Stapled to this brochure is a letter to Mr. David L. Christensen, Documentation Coordinator, Saturn History Program, University of Alabama, Huntsville from Paul R. Leatherwood, Jr., Director, Public Relations, Bendix Field Engineering Corporation dated August 26, 1969. -
"Bibliography of Research and Development Reports on the Centaur Program for Period 1958-1962."
Contract AF 18(600)-1775AD 815-832. Original is 6 sheets of microforms. Pages i, ii, iv, vi-xii, 110 and 344 missing on microforms. The title page notes that the document "Supersedes AE62-0400 and Supplements -A, -B, & -C." -
"A Bibliography of Wernher von Braun."
The document is designated for internal use only.