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  • Friday__February_16__2018_at_10_22_41_AM_default_86d15cc7.mp4

    As a kid, Charles M. Louis loved to take things apart and put them back together. He also was inspired as a kid while reading a Life magazine article with Wernher Von Braun standing next to the Saturn V engine at the age of 15. Since he was an avid Science Fiction reader at the time, this all inspired him to become involved with the Space Program, and to eventually become a licensed hand radio operator. In college, he pursued an Electrical Engineering degree, and he flunked out of college becasue the classes were too big. Because of this, he decided to change schools and go to the Detroit Institue of Technology. There, he was more successful because of the smaller class sizes. After graduating college, he was hired at Boeing in Seattle, Washington. At Boeing, he was involved in Test Engineering supporting UHF and Microwave antennas on the Minuteman Program. Boeing then got a contract for the Saturn V Program 8 months after Charles started working there. He decided he would rather work on the Space Program then the military side, so he decided to move down to Huntsville, AL to work on the program.
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  • Mannlunalandprog_112508122213.pdf

    Memorandum recommending formulating a "justification" for the Apollo project and and place schedules/plans on a "firmer foundation."
  • Lettlieugenesamu_120208112528.pdf

    Letter to Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips from George M. Lowe regarding what happened on the Apollo 6 flight.
  • Lettmrharr_120208122109.pdf

    Letter to Harrison A. Storms from George H. Lowe and Joseph F. Shea expressing concerns they have over the lack of positive actions taken by the NAA.
  • Letttodrgeoremuel_120208110241.pdf

    This letter regarding designations for Apollo missions notes that "Unfortunately, the scheme for designating missions as stated in your message does not yet solve the problem of reserving the Apollo 1 name for Spacecraft 012 and its crew. As we have discussed with you and General Phillips in the past, the wives of the three deceased astronauts have made a special plea to reserve this Apollo 1 designation for Spacecraft 012 and the Grissom, White and Chaffee crew."; Archive copy is a photocopy.; In replay refer to: AB.
  • satiblauvehsyst_071107131340.pdf

    Speech containing information regarding Crystler's role in the Saturn Project as contracted builders of the stages of three space vehicles.
  • spc_nick_000470_000470.pdf

    Lucas writes that after spending a day with the trial lawyer, he has become convinced that Colonel Nickerson is a valuable asset to the nation's defense and to the Army. Lucas continues to provide information he knows relevant to the case.
  • spc_nick_000556_000556.pdf

    Lucas writes concerning an enclosed document and thoughts regarding Colonel Medaris and the Nickerson case that had closed earlier that year. He closes by thanking Bell and his wife for their hospitality during his last stay in Huntsville.
  • spc_stnv_000033.pdf

  • web_copy_Transplanted_Rocket_Pioneers.pdf

    The information in this dataset is reproduced from Charles Lundquist's 2014 monograph Transplanted Rocket Pioneers. The information includes biographical and professional information that he compiled to produce the book. Each individual represented in the dataset also has a vertical file in the Lundquist Collection at UAH.

    Transplanted Rocket Pioneers is a recognition of the early members of the von Braun rocket team, many of whom were key players in the successful moon landing. Many historians conclude that the lunar missions of the Apollo Program could not have been possible without the leadership and experience provided by a corps of engineers, scientists and managers transplanted from Europe to the Unites States after World War II. This fact motivated Dr. Lundquist to deposit this work in the Archives of the Library at the University of Alabama in Huntsville by assembling a file on each of the individuals who came from Europe to participate in the rocketry activities in Huntsville, or, in a few cases, individuals who had other ties to Huntsville.

    This dataset includes a standard one-page summary sheet for each subject. Although most sheets are relatively complete, some data are still missing.

    The first two lines on each page records fundamental identification information:

    Family name Date of birth Place of birth Given names Date of death Place of death

    The next standard entry is a statement of the extent of the Archives Holdings, either i) A primary collection of documents housed in one or more banker boxes, usually a separate individual collection ii) A secondary collection in a standard archive box, or iii) a file folder. Next, if there is an oral or video history for the individual, this fact is noted. A statement about the highest education levels of the individual follows. The next five entries, in chronological order, record whether the individual participated in activities at five sites:

    1. Raketenflugplatz-Kummersdorf: Individuals engaged in the activities at these sites of early rocket development experiments sponsored first by VfR and subsequently by the German Army.

    2. Peenemünde: Included here are individuals who participated in Peenemünde programs under several auspices, including as Army civilian employees, as members of the German military, as contractor employees on site or visiting as needed, and as university employees collaborating as required.

    3. Fort Bliss: Individuals who were brought to Fort Bliss from 1945 to 1950.

    4. GMDD-ABMA: Individuals who came to Huntsville, Alabama to work for the US Army rocket programs in the decade 1950 to 1960.

    5th MSFC: Individuals who were employed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1960s.

    Some people had various relationships with UAH and that is so noted. Additionally, a statement of immigration details is noted if pertinent. Finally, a great variety of incidental information is included under Incidental Remarks.

    UAH Special Collections welcomes additions of biographical materials to the vertical file in the Charles Lundquist Collection. Please note that the work is that of Dr. Lundquist and may contain errors or omissions which are solely the product of his work on the project, as noted in the introduction of the work.: " Finally, it is pertinent to note that any document containing large files will surely have some mistakes or omission. Any errors are the responsibility of the author alone." As was the wish of Dr. Lundquist, we will strive to make factual corrections to the online copy when necessary.

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    Interview by David Christensen on February 10, 2005
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  • spc_lund_000510.pdf

    The entry describes a meeting during which Lundquist, Wernher von Braun, Ernst Stuhlinger, and John O'Keefe discuss the possibility of a Russian satellite launch and the U.S. Navy's Project Vanguard.
  • spc_lund_0000026_0000265.pdf

    This is the first of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes on the satellite program, conversations with Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, tracking flare problems, notes from the presentation at Planeto Cocoa, more notes and various equations, photoflash notes, two purposes of initial tracking, orbit distance and times, time accuracy from stars, the Reinbolt-14, questions for Dr. Schmid, the JPL Transmitter, radio schemes, a phone call transcript to Resnick, photocell questions, notes from a meeting with Dr. Wernher von Braun, the contents of the RSA Proposal, a comparison of light sources, other various phone call transcripts, multiple proposals, notes on the Whipple Report, Missile #29, photography on Missile #27, an illustration of Redstone Arsenal, RF Ignition Tests, and other various notes, proposals, equations, experiments, calls, correspondence, and tests relating to the space program.
  • spc_lund_0000266_0000441.pdf

    This is the second of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes and equations relating to the satellite program, multiple calls and conversations with NASA and military officials, notes on conferences and trips Lundquist took, test results, notes from the JPL-ABMA Conference, data from Missile #29, various proposals and test proposals, and graphs of satellite lifetimes.
  • spc_lund_0000442_0000627.pdf

    This is the third of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes and equations relating to the satellite program, multiple calls and conversations with NASA and military officials, notes on conferences and trips Lundquist took, test results, schedules, notes from the JPL meetings, the trajectory of Missile #29, and various predictions.
  • spc_lund_000628_000799.pdf

    This is the fourth of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes and equations relating to the satellite program, multiple calls and conversations with NASA and military officials, notes on conferences and trips Lundquist took, test results, the Hambree Research Program, lab notes, and a satellite positions map.
  • spc_lund_0000800_0000958.pdf

    This is the fifth of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes and equations relating to the satellite program, multiple calls and conversations with NASA and military officials, notes on conferences and trips Lundquist took, test results, the lunar probe and corresponding log, radar, the firing of #49, and various presentations attended.
  • spc_lund_0000959_0001062.pdf

    This is the sixth of Charles A. Lundquist's journals in which he wrote various things during his time as a NASA scientist where he managed research on satellites and rockets at the Army Missile Ballistic Agency. It contains various notes and equations relating to the satellite program, multiple calls and conversations with NASA and military officials, notes on conferences and trips Lundquist took, test results, discussions on problems of missiles, power and weight summaries, various visits Lundquist received, his work load, and notes on the Explorer VII meeting at NASA headquarters.
  • Forefutumilimiss.pdf

    Archive copy is a poor photocopy.; Article is from Defense Industry Bulletin, October 1959, pages 21 to 24.
  • spc_stnv_000036.pdf

    Presented by Charles A. MacGregor, Supervisor, Advanced Turbomachinery during Workshop D, Royce Hall, Room 160 at UCLA on 2 June 1964, as a part of the NASA-UCLA Symposium and Workshop on the Transformation of Knowledge and Its Utilization. The introduction notes, "This report is divided into two general parts. The first part is a description of turbopumps for liquid rocket engines as they exist today. For completeness and understanding, some background information is included on why turbopumps have evolved to their present configurations. The second part suggest portions of this effort that may have some applicability to the general economy."
  • Docurepo_100107112915.pdf

    This brochure describes, for the benefit of documentation users, the services and materials that are available from the Documentation Repository. The present operations of the Repository are illustrated to provide a comprehensive picture of work flow, time scheduling and product output.
  • Toolandengibran_051410112851.pdf

    Report list detailing the state of manufacturing plans as either "Rough" or "Final" drafts.
  • satv1750lbthrustull_070507134742.pdf

    Report detailing the progress and status of the RDT-12 engines under construction.
  • Confmana_071907091418.pdf

    Configuration management: Definition, requirements, organization, policy and procedure documents, contractual documents.
  • humafactatmsky1.pdf.pdf

    Statement of work: Man/Machine activities -ATM; ATM problem areas; EVA commuting problem; Other EVA considerations; Analysis of crew considerations Mission 211/212; Mission objectives Crew Considerations; Mission Fight Profile & Operations Crew Considerations; Experiment operations crew considerations; EVA equipment requirements; Crew considerations carrier recommendations; Conclusions and recommendations crew considerations; Crew operations requirements preliminary 10 August 1996; ATM stabilization and control; ATM Carrier habitability and profile; Other ATM man/machine considerations.; Original is a poor photocopy.; Document has no page numbering.
  • 001.pdf

    The "Skylab" in the title was a later addition. This is a summary of the human factor aspects of the Apollo Applications space habitat.
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  • SatVgrow_091009102634.pdf

    This paper summarizes work conducted under a recent NASA study contract and Boeing studies on improved Saturn V vehicles and intermediate payload Saturn vehicles. The contractual study was a part of a continuing effort by NASA to identify a spectrum of practical launch vehicles to meet potential future payload and mission requirements as they become defined.; UAHuntsville's Saturn V finding aid has the title as: Saturn V Growth and Flexibility, by J.E. Martin.; Preferred Citation: [Identification of item] Saturn V Collection, Dept. of Archives/Special Collections, M. Louis Salmon Library, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL.
  • satsivcryoweighsyst-II_072007103745.pdf

    Two basic methods for mass determination are: (1) direct measurement, (2) volume and density determination. Both methods or variations have been used to determine space vehicle propellant mass with varying degrees of success. Stringent propellant loading accuracy requirements of k0.5 percent for the Saturn S-IV Stage have led to the development of a Cryogenic Calibration Weigh System. The method employs accurate electronic force transducers and measuring systems as the standard and experimental weighings have verified achievement of better than the required accuracy.
  • spc_nick_000393_000393.pdf

    May wires Bell to congratulate him on the success of the Nickerson case and states that he is proud to be Bell's friend.
  • monte_sano_1889_web.pdf

    Drawn for the North Ala. Improvement Co., the map details various natural features of Monte Sano, the James F. O'Shaughnessy estate "Mountain Villa," the Hotel Monte Sano, the community of Viduta, and the Monte Sano Railway.
  • Friday__September_15__2017_at_12_11_55_PM_default_69f7b692 (1).mp4

    After Robert McBrayer graduated college, he reported to the Johnson Space Center in March of 1963. He was there assigned to a section called "Biodynamics" and in that section, they worked on Human tolerances to impact sustaining acceleration and acoustics. Robert was assigned to the acoustics group, and his first job was to design and develop a machine to produce low-frequency pure tones to test humans. He also designed and developed a test chamber for testing humans, and he participated in doing the actual human test with the machines that he helped build. He helped document the results as well. After his venture in doing basic research, he went into an area called "crew's survival equipment design and development," and he was assigned pieces of equipment that were his to design, update, and help build. In 1966, Robert asked to be transferred from the Johnson Space Center to the Marshall Space Flight Center, and he then moved to Huntsville, AL. Robert was immediately put on the Orbital Workshop where they were writing task analysis, and procedures for crew station reviews. They did two of those, on in 1967 and the other in 1968. From the Orbital Workshop, he was responsible for all the crew interfaces on adapter, etc.
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  • spc_mcca_000127.pdf

    The notice informs Garber, "Since you are no longer teaching at the university, you are not eligible to check books out of the library." It includes a response from Garber and a note from another librarian.
  • spc_lude_000007.pdf

    In the letter, Christel congratulates her father on the success of Alan Shepard's flight as the first American in space and comments on aspects of her life as a college student.
  • spc_mcca_000031-32_web.pdf

    In this letter, librarian Christel McCanless requests that the recipient return any library materials that they have and are no longer using. The letter has spaces for the date, recipient's name, and the materials the recipient needs to return.
  • spc_mcca_000036_web.pdf

    The letter notes that the books were deemed missing by consulting the fall inventory and that the recipient should carefully examine the list to determine what items should be replaced.
  • spc_mcca_000037_web.pdf

    The letter notes that the books were deemed missing by consulting the fall inventory and that the recipient should carefully examine the list to determine what items should be replaced.
  • spc_mcca_000038-45_web.pdf

    This lists the missing library books alphabetically by author's last name.
  • spc_mcca_000049_web.pdf

    The letter concerns the use of a reserve shelf for students and faculty used to allow a particular item with few or no copies to be used by multiple individuals. The letter notes that this item cannot be taken from the reserve room.
  • spc_mcca_000052_web.pdf

  • spc_mcca_000053_web.pdf

    In the letter, McCanless writes that the book replacement purchase requests have been received and reviewed, and that publisher's announcements and order forms have been attached to the letter.
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