Graves was the president of UAH at the time. David Christensen is standing at the right, next to a sign painted to advertise the collection. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970.
Tessmann is standing on the front row on the far left. Schulze is standing directly behind him. Tessmann and Schulze were both engineers who were relocated from Germany to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip after World War II.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. Bill Lucas was the director of Marshall Space Flight Center from 1974 to 1986. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979.
Includes a letter to David L. Christensen, Research Institute, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama from James Neely, dated March 18, 1969, with the subject line, "Technical paper entitled 'Start Transient Investigation of the Rocketdyne J-2 engine at Simulated Altitude Conditions.' " The bibliography of all AEDC J-2 engine test reports between July 1966 and Octoebr 1968 is attached.
Front: BIG SPRING AT HUNTSVILLE This magnificent natural spring long known to the Indians brought the first settler into Madison County and the village of Huntsville of 1816 was the result. It is just under the hill from the Court House and the heart of town. Back: ALABAMA'S HISTORICAL FESTIVAL AND PAGEANT, Montgomery, May 5th and 6th, featuring "THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH", $10,000 Night Spectacle, 3,000 - Cast - 3,000