Browse Items (1976 total)

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  "Safety engineering for the man."

  Presented at Safety Engineering of Missile/Space Systems, 53rd Air Force - Industry Conference, detailing potential safety issues within the Atlas weapon system.
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  "Satellite recovery system."

  Report focusing on the problems of the satalite recovery system and the possible solutions for those problems.
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  "Comments on Problems Relating to the Lunar-Landing Vehicle."

  "This technical note concerns some of the problems encountered with the landing of a payload on the moon. The main problem areas such as guidance, velocity control and impact considerations are discussed. Although no final conclusions or designs are intended, it is hoped that the material presented will serve as a guide for future detailed work."
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  "Problems associated with large scale high pressure testing."

  Paper detailing the problems identfified in high pressure testing.
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  Ballou Ballyhoo, vol. 9, issue 2, May 24, 1947.

  This newsletter was produced by the crew of the USAT General C.C. Ballou and includes information about services onboard, ship terminology, and news bulletins. The family of William A. Mrazek, an engineer who was already in the United States at Fort Bliss, Texas, immigrated from Germany to the United States on the Ballou. The newsletter was produced in both English and German.
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  "Progress."

  This pamphlet provides information about the General Electric Company's Apollo Support Department. This information includes details about the Apollo Support Department's mission and sites, individual examples of "What ASD'ers do" at places like the Kennedy Space Center and the Merritt Island Launch Area, details on the General Electric Company's competitor the Boeing Company, Huntsville and its campus, individual "ASD People," and personal accident insurance.
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  "A decade of space progress, 1958 to 1968: General Electric Missile and Space Division offers a pictorial tribute to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration."

  Excerpt from G.E. Challenge, Fall (Sept.) 1968, pages 13 to 25.
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  Apollo Support Program: Phase 1: Apollo Terminology Standards Final Study Report.

  From the abstract: "This report concludes the Phase 1 study activities of the requirements for terminology standardization of the Apollo Integration Support Program. A review is made of the studies conducted and the findings resulting from these activities. Conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for a proposed Apollo Terminology Handbook. An implementation plan for producing and maintaining an Apollo Terminology Handbook is included. A sample of such a terminology handbook is produced as Part 2 of this report."
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  "We're winning the race with Russia."

  Partial article discussing the United States' victories in the space-race over Russia.
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  "From Now On -."

  Interview with Dr. Wernher von Braun; Challenge, Winter(Dec) 1962, volume 1, number 3