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  "Listing of Historical Documents and Interview Tapes."

  Archive copy is a poor photocopy.; Handwritten on the first page is "10/25/67".; Includes a letter dated Nov. 6, 1968 to Mr. Christensen from William D. Putnam.
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  "List of Academic Theses Since 1961 Related to the History of Aeronautics and Astronautics."

  This preliminary listing of academic theses of interest to historians and social scientists is made available for general information, critical comments and related suggestions. The NASA Historical Advisory Committee suggested that such a listing might provide useful perspective on contemporary scholarship. Mr. Charles Atkins, a member of our Summer Seminar on "History, Social Science and Space" and graduate student in Political Science at M.I.T., kindly undertook this task. The NASA Historical Staff is also sponsoring preparation of a bibliography of bibliographies on the history of aeronautics and astronautics, and is undertaking a list of research resources available for academic scholarship. These will be available sometime this fall. Eugene M. Emme, NASA Historian.; NNH-61.; FOREWORD: This listing represents a first attempt to compile academic theses of relevance to the history of aeronautics and astronautics. It has been estimated that almost 70,000 doctoral dissertations have been completed in American universities since 1961, so this select compilation must be regarded as preliminary. In accord with the desire of the Historical Staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to assist scholarly research, it is hoped that this list may be suggestive. It will, hopefully, stimulate a response which will permit additions to this listing of interest to historians and other scholars concerned with science, technology, and public policy in the twentieth century.
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  "List of Equipment, Components, Materials, and/or Services Now Being Developed, Fabricated or Performed."

  Lists of different parts of rockets.
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  "List of Technical Documents, Papers and Articles Published in 1967."

  This report lists the technical reports, papers, and articles published by the Research and Development Directorate during 1967.
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  "List of Technical Papers and Articles 1958 Through 1962."

  This report contains information on technical writings by Amy Missile Command personnel other than the formal reports compiled in "List of Technical Documents Published During the Years 1958 Through 1962."
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  "Letter to Mr. David Christensen."

  Correspondance between Edmund F. O'Conner and David L. Christianson in which Edmund encloses three documents to David and expresses his gratitude for David's work on the history of the Saturn V program.
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  "LM System Description."

  Report that describes the major systems of the Lunar Module.
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  "Lunar Applications of a Spent S-IVB/IU stage (LASS)."

  Support of lunar exploration missions is a major consideration in future space program planning. The spent Saturn v/S-IVB/IU can support both lunar - orbit and lunar -landing operations. This paper investigates lunar applications of the spent stage, and incorporates data generated during Company-funded studies. Investigated here is the feasibility of using a launch vehicle employing standard S-IC and S-I1 boost stages to deliver a modified S-IVB/IU and large discretionary payloads to a lunar orbit (LASSO) and/or the lunar surface (LASS). Operations in Earth orbit and direct-ascent trajectories are examined, and consideration is given to the use of the spent stage as a shelter in a manner similar to the presently planned Earth orbital workshop operations. Both the LASSO and LASS concepts are recommended for consideration in future lunar exploration plans. These concepts are capable of placing a gross wet weight of 101,400 lb in lunar orbit or landing 63,580 lb on the lunar surface respectively. The effective payload capability can be enhanced by proper integration of translunar mission subsystems with the subsystems required for lunar orbit or surface operations. The vehicles can be available within 3 years, with current-technology hardware sufficient for performing the missions described.; Douglas Paper No. 4256.
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  "Maintenance Data - How and What."

  This presentation is concerned with how maintenance data can be collected, what can be done with it and possible a few arguments why it should be of any concern.
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  "Vol. IV 3rd edition Management Information."

  This document contains copies of management charts and photographs maintained in the Management Information Office of the Executive Staff on Advanced Program and Research and Technology Areas.