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We are not quite ready
A painting by Wain that shows three orange kitties getting ready. One is brushing her hair and one is putting on a bow. It has a caption that says "We are not quite ready". -
Carol Singing Cats in Hospital
An image of a painting of cats singing carols. This art is located in Bethlem Hospital where Wain was hospitalized. He painted this on the window. -
"Ground Equipment to Support the Saturn Vehicle."
With the advent of the first large space vehicle, the SATURN, the ground support equipment and launch facility designer is faced with the necessity of conceiving and building an unprecedented launch system concurrent with the vehicle development. The paper intends to present a comprehensive picture of the problems involved and how they are solved. It follows the SATURN through the various modes of operation such as transportation over land and water, checkout, handling and erection, propellant loading, and describes the facilities at the launch site. -
"Stability analysis of Apollo - Saturn V propulsion and Structure feedback loop."
The propulsion and the structure of a space vehicle form a feedback loop through inertial coupling referred to as the pogo phenomenon and experienced with the Thor , Titan, and Apollo-Saturn V space vehicles. -
Letter from George L. von Pragenau in Huntsville, Alabama to Senator John J. Sparkman in Washington, D.C.
Von Pragenau suggests to Sparkman that residents of Huntsville should display American flags outside their homes and businesses at the same moment that "astronaut Neil Armstrong will plant the American flag onto the lunar soil." He wrote a similar letter to Huntsville mayor Joe Davis. -
"Letter to Mr. David L. Christensen."
Letter to David L. Christensen from Ralph I. Villers responding to a request from Christiansen. Enclosed is the material requested. -
"Goddard patents: notes from von Braun to Slattery."
Archive copy is a poor photocopy.; Handwritten in ink is: Ref: Goddard Patents (See D. Akens for final draft of letter). -
Comments on SA-5 mission.
A notation in the upper lefthand corner states "For the record: These are Dr. von Braun's comments to present to President Kennedy during his visit at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 16, 1963." A handwritten note is in the upper right corner. It appears that some of the pages to this document are missing. -
"Memorandum: John F. Kennedy Memorial Library in Massachusetts."
Memorandum from Wernher von Braun regarding a request made for NASA's cooperation to obtain resources from the Kennedy Memorial Library. -
"Letter to Mr. Walter D. Sohier."
This letter was attached to the edited transcript of the interview for the John F. Kennedy Library.; Archive copy is a photocopy.