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"University and research institute contracts awarded by MSFC."
This is a list of contract numbers, contractor, subject and RNT contact. -
Abbreviated timeline of the Apollo 11 mission.
The timeline includes a memorandum from Friedjof A. Speer, manager of the Missions Operations Office, to employees of Marshall Space Flight Center. Speer notes that "astronaut Neil Armstrong is scheduled to be the first man to step onto the moon's surface." The timeline outlines the entire mission from liftoff at 8:32 AM on Wednesday, July 16, 1969 to splashdown at 11:49 AM on Thursday, July 24, 1969. -
Map of completed and proposed Apollo moon landing sites.
The map shows landing locations on the moon's surface, including proposed landing sites of the cancelled Apollo 18 and Apollo 19 missions. This map was created as part of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) Project. -
Two astronauts driving a test model of the lunar roving vehicle (LRV).
Developed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing, the LRV was an electric vehicle used to explore the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions. -
"Saturn I: The First Generation of Heavy Launch Vehicles Designed for Peaceful Exploration of Space."
The leaflet outlines the history of Saturn launches and gives a physical description of the rocket. The description includes a diagram of each stage; specifications of each stage's thrust, propellants, liftoff weight, and burning time; and engine specifications. -
"SkyLab: An Oral History of America's First Space Station."
This video was released in conjunction with Skylab's 30th anniversary in 2003. It contains video footage from the Skylab program as well as interviews with those associated with the program.Tags Oral History -
Wernher and Maria von Braun at a cocktail party given for the Alabama legislature.
A note on the back of the photo reads, "Cocktail Party for legislature at time Huntsville wanted Research Park & Institute for university." From left to right: Mrs. Foster Haley, Mrs. Milton Cummings, Wernher von Braun, Maria von Braun, Roscoe Roberts, Ryan DeGraffenried, and Milton Cummings. -
"Skylab: An Adventure in Science and Photography."
This leaflet gives an overview of types of film and camera systems being used in photography and observations on Skylab, the first space station launched by the United States. -
William A. Schulze and Hans Palaoro at Marshall Space Flight Center.
The bulletin board behind Schulze reads "Vehicle Engineering Branch." Palaoro was the head of the Vehicle Systems Engineering Branch of the Structures and Mechanics Division at Marshall Space Flight Center. -
"Steps to the Moon."
This flier highlights Marshall Space Flight Center's role in the lunar landing and illustrates each step of a successful mission, from liftoff at Kennedy Space Center to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. -
The Apollo Lunar Surface Drill team at Marshall Space Flight Center.
John Bensko, Jr. is seated in the center of the front row. -
Circular announcing MSFC's involvement with the documentation of the Saturn program at the UAH Research Institute.
The documentation noted in the circular is available at UAH Archives and Special Collections in the Saturn V Collection. -
Marshall Space Flight Center Space Day 1961 program.
The program includes "Marshall Center Highlights" from the Center's first year, a message from director Wernher von Braun, a photograph of the Space Queen and Princesses, and a guide to the Center's buildings. -
Marshall Space Flight Center "Lunar Landing Celebration" program.
The celebration included an employee picnic, a dance, and an open house. -
"Saturn and Noise."
The pamphlet uses a cartoon character named "D. B. Noyes" to explain to the public "the nature and effects of the noise which Saturn makes during static firing tests." -
President John F. Kennedy visits Marshall Space Flight Center.
Shown in the photograph, left to right: President John F. Kennedy, Robert C. Seamans, Wernher von Braun, James E. Webb, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert S. McNamara, Jerome D. Wiesner, and Harold Brown. -
President John F. Kennedy being interviewed by a reporter while MSFC director Wernher von Braun looks on.
Kennedy visited Huntsville for a second time on Armed Forces Day 1963. His first visit occurred on September 11, 1962. -
"1965 Publications," Materials Division, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.
This document is a compilation of abstracts of NASA Technical Memorandums and MSFC Internal Notes, written by personnel of the Materials Division and released during 1965. -
"Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory Bimonthly Progress Report: June - July 1968."
Includes Technical and Scientific Staff; Advanced Studies Office; Projects Office; Aerospace Environment Division; Aerophysics Division; Astrodynamics and Guidance Theory Division; Dynamics and Flight Mechanics Division; Flight Test Analysis Division. -
"Aero-Astrodynamics Laboratory Bimonthly Progress Report: April - May 1968."
Includes Advanced Studies Office, Aerospace Environment Division, Astrodynamics and Guidance Theory Division, Projects Office, Aerophysics Division, Dynamics and Flight Mechanics Division, Flight Test Analysis Division. -
Reproduction of "Apollo Interface Control Document Log."
This copy is a reproduction of a document held by the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility . -
"A Bibliography of Wernher von Braun, 1967."
This official bibliography includes English- and foreign-language books, articles, and interviews. -
Publication listing.
The document is a list of tools from the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at MSFC. Included in the list are the tool numbers, titles, and stages of development. Prior to the list the document includes a handwritten note from Bill Vardaman. Issue April 1968. Office R-ME-TDP. -
Program from "Life in the Universe," the Sixth Annual Von Braun Exploration Forum.
The program includes biographic sketches of the Forum speakers, as well as songs performed by guest speaker and space enthusiast John Denver. -
Program from "He Conquered Space," the Ninth Annual Von Braun Exploration Forum.
The program includes biographical sketches of the speakers, including John S. Hendricks, Rick Chappell, and Walter Cronkite. -
Space Intelligence Notes, November 1, 1960.
This is Vol. 1, No. 1 of Space Intelligence Notes, a publication of the Space Systems Information Branch at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Topics include the use of television in Soviet space research to transmit pictures of the reverse side of the Moon to Earth, a proposed plan to use a ring of small particles around the Earth to create heat and light, an experimental Soviet space ship in orbit with two dogs onboard and other essentials for future manned flights, a Soviet published book on problems associated with flights to the Moon, discoveries and theories of the composition of the surface of the Moon, and international reactions to U-2 flights over Russia. -
Space Intelligence Notes, December 1, 1960
This is Vol. 1, No. 2 of Space Intelligence Notes, a publication of the Space Systems Information Branch at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Topics include part one of an in-depth look at Russian literature and technology in the field of astronautics, various topics of Soviet space-related activities, and articles pertaining to the future of the industry.