PDF Space histories and chronologies

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Technical data on the development of the A4 (V-2)

Schulze, H. A.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TM-X-59820 , 19650225; Feb 25, 1965
History and technical data of German rocket developments
Accession ID: 67N28836
Document ID: 19670019507

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1967019507.pdf


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Chronology of Project Mercury

Grimwood, J. M.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4001; MSC-HR-1 , 19630101; Jan 1, 1963
Chronology of project mercury
Accession ID: 63N21848
Document ID: 19630011968

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1963011968.pdf

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This new ocean. A history of Project Mercury

Alexander, C. C.; Grimwood, J. M.; Swenson, L. S., Jr.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4201 , 19660101; Jan 1, 1966
Technological and managerial history of Mercury project,
including bibliography
Accession ID: 67N14934
Document ID: 19670005605

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1999028570.pdf

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The Mercury-Redstone project

Cassidy, J. L.; Johnson, R. I.; Leveye, J. C.; Miller, F. E.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TM-X-53107 , 19641201; Dec 1, 1964
Mercury-Redstone project development history, and contributions to
future manned spacecraft design and operation
Accession ID: 67N37935
Document ID: 19670028606


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1967028606.pdf

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Project Gemini technology and operations - A chronology

Grimwood, J. M.; Hacker, B. C.; Vorzimer, P. J.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4002 , 19690101; JAN 1, 1969
Chronological study of design and development of Gemini project
Accession ID: 69N36501
Document ID: 19690027123

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1969027123.pdf

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On the Shoulders of Titans: A History of Project Gemini

Hacker, B. C.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4203 , 19770101; JAN 1, 1977
Gemini was the intermediate manned space flight program between
America's first steps into space with Mercury and the manned
lunar expeditions of Apollo. Because of its position between
these two other efforts, Gemini is probably less remembered.
Still, it more than had its place in man's progress into this
new frontier. Gemini accomplishments were manyfold. They
included many firsts: first astronaut-controlled maneuvering in space;
first rendezvous in space of one spacecraft with another;
first docking of one spacecraft with a propulsive stage and
use of that stage to transfer man to high altitude; first
traverse of man into the earth's radiation belts; first
extended manned flights of a week or more in duration;
first extended stays of man outside his spacecraft; first
controlled reentry and precision landing; and many more.
These achievements were significant in ways one cannot
truly evaluate even today, but two things stand out: (1)
it was the time when America caught up and surpassed the
Soviet Union in manned space flight, and (2) these demonstrations
of capability were an absolute prerequisite to the phenomenal
Apollo accomplishments then yet to come.
Accession ID: 78N20151
Document ID: 19780012208

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1978012208.pdf


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The Apollo spacecraft. Volume 1 - A chronology to 7 Nov. 1962

Ertel, I. D.; Morse, M. L.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4009-VOL-1 , 19690101; JAN 1, 1969
Chronology of Apollo spacecraft program to 7 Nov. 1962
Accession ID: 69N32021
Document ID: 19690022643

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1969022643.pdf


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The Apollo spacecraft: A chronology. Volume 2: 8 November 1962 - 30
September 1964

Morse, M. L.; Bays, J. K.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4009-VOL-2 , 19730101; JAN 1, 1973
A chronology of the Apollo spacecraft development and production
program
is presented. The subjects discussed a (1) defining contractural
relations, (2) developing hardware distinctions, and (3) developing
software ground rules. Illustrations, drawings, and photographs are
used extensively to supplement the technical writing. Descriptions
of life support systems, communication equipment, propulsion systems,
control devices, and spacecraft components are provided.
Accession ID: 74N12507
Document ID: 19740004394

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1974004394.pdf

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The Apollo spacecraft: A chronology, volume 3, 1 October 1964 - 20
January 1966
Brooks, C. G.; Ertel, I. D.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4009-VOL-3; LC-69-60008 , 19760101; JAN 1, 1976
The development of the Apollo spacecraft is traced along with that
of Saturn V. Emphasis is placed on the detailed engineering design
and exhaustive testing performed to qualify both the command and
service modules and the lunar module for manned flight.
Accession ID: 76N21268
Document ID: 19760014180

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1976014180.pdf


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The Apollo spacecraft: A chronology volume 4, 21 January 1966 - 13 July
1974

Ertel, I. D.; Newkirk, R. W.; Brooks, C. G.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4009-VOL-4; LC-69-60008 , 19780101; JAN 1, 1978
This final volume of the chronology is divided into three parts:
(1) preparation for flight, the accident, and investigation;
(2) recovery, spacecraft redefinition, and the first manned flight; and

(3) man circles the moon, the Eagle lands, and manned space
exploration.
Congressional documents, official correspondence, government and
contractor
reports, memoranda, working papers, and minutes of meetings were used
as
primary sources. A relatively few entries are based on press releases
and
newspaper and magazine articles.
Accession ID: 80N20437
Document ID: 19800011953

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1980011953.pdf

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Chariots for Apollo: A history of manned lunar spacecraft

Brooks, C. G.; Grimwood, J. M.; Swenson, L. S., Jr.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4205 , 19790101; JAN 1, 1979
Beginning with the challenges presented by Sputnik 1 in 1957, and
the formation of NASA, the apollo lunar exploration program is reviewed

through Apollo Flight 11. The focal points are the spacecraft including

the command and service modules, and the lunar module.
Accession ID: 79N28203
Document ID: 19790020032

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1979020032.pdf


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Where no man has gone befo A history of Apollo lunar exploration
missions

Compton, William David
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4214; NAS 1.21:4214 , 19880101; JAN 1, 1988
This book is a narrative account of the development of the science
program for the Apollo lunar landing missions. It focuses on the
interaction between scientific interests and operational considerations
in such matters as landing site selection and training of crews,
quarantine and back contamination control, and presentation of results
from scientific investigations. Scientific exploration of the moon on
later flights, Apollo 12 through Apollo 17 is emphasized.
Accession ID: 89N25946
Document ID: 19890016575


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1989016575.pdf


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Moonport: A history of Apollo launch facilities and operations

Benson, C. D.; Faherty, W. B.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4204 , 19780101; JAN 1, 1978
The development of the Apollo f launch facilities and launch operations
is described from the beginning of design through the final launch.
Management techniques, innovation in automation, and testing on the
ground to avoid failures in space are among the topics covered. The
impact of the Apollo program on the citrus groves and quiet beaches of
Florida's east coast is included.
Accession ID: 79N12127
Document ID: 19790003956

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1979003956.pdf


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Saturn illustrated chronology: Saturn's first eleven years, April 1957
- April 1968

Akens, D. S.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
MHR-5; NASA-CR-136149 , 19710120; Jan 20, 1971
A history of the Saturn launch vehicles is presented for the period of
April 1957 to April 1958.
Accession ID: 74N12495
Document ID: 19740004382


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1974004382.pdf


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Skylab: Illustrated chronology, 1962-1973

Arens, D. S.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TM-X-74599; MHR-9 , 19730501; May 1, 1973

Accession ID: 77N75482
Document ID: 19770074263

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1977074263.pdf


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Skylab: A chronology

Newkirk, R. W.; Ertel, I. D.; Brooks, C. G.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4011; LC-77-608101 , 19770101; JAN 1, 1977
The Skylab Program was specifically designed to conduct a series
of experiments from beyond the earth's atmosphere. Since the number
and types of experiments conducted during the operational phase of
Skylab were constantly changing, rather than encumber the body of
the chronology with these changes, a lengthy appendix on experiments
is included in this document. This appendix identifies the principle
investigators and coinvestigators; gives the types, numbers, and
descriptions of the experiments; explains the purpose of the various
experiments; and, where possible, gives the results or findings of
the experiments. The body of the Skylab chronology is divided into
three parts; early space station activities, Apollo applications,
and Skylab development and operations.
Accession ID: 78N25115
Document ID: 19780017172

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1978017172.pdf

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The partnership: A history of the Apollo-Soyuz test project

Ezell, E. C.; Ezell, L. N.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4209 , 19780101; JAN 1, 1978
Correspondance, interviews, official documents, and other published
materials were used to trace the evolution of the Apollo Soyuz Test
Project from the initial proposal for international cooperation in
space use and exploration until the successful completion of the joint
Soviet-American mission. Conceptual drawings of proposed docking
modules and mechanisms are presented and dicussed. Black and white
photographs taken during mission planning and in-flight activities are
included with color photographs of the earth taken during the mission.
Joint meetings are summarized and the scientific experiments and launch
vehicles are discussed in the appendices.
Accession ID: 79N10074
Document ID: 19790001903

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1979001903.pdf


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Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology

Portree, David S. F.; Trevino, Robert C.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/TM-97-112941; NAS 1.15:112941 , 19971001; Oct. 1997
Spacewalkers enjoy a view of Earth once reserved for Apollo, Zeus,
and other denizens of Mt. Olympus. During humanity's first
extravehicular activity (EVA), Alexei Leonov floated above
Gibraltar, the rock ancient seafarers saw as the gateway to
the great unknown Atlantic. The symbolism was clear, Leonov
stepped past a new Gibraltar when he stepped into space.
More than 32 years and 154 EVAs later, Jerry Linenger
conducted an EVA with Vladimir Tsibliyev as part of International
Space Station Phase 1. They floated together above Gibraltar.
Today the symbolism has new meaning: humanity is starting to
think of stepping out of Earth orbit, space travel's new Gibraltar,
and perhaps obtaining a new olympian view, a close-up look at
Olympus Mons on Mars. Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology chronicles
the 154 EVAs conducted from March 1965 to April 1997.
Document ID: 19980004606

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1997103781.pdf

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Challenge To Apollo: The Soviet Union and The Space Race, 1945-1974

Siddiqi, Asif A.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/SP-2000-4408; NAS 1.21:4408; LC-00-038684 , 20000101; 2000
This book is, in essence, sixteen years in the making. First attempted
to
compile a history of the Soviet space program in 1982 author put
together
a rough chronology of the main events. A decade later, while living on
a
couch in a college friend's apartment, he began writing what would be a

short history of the Soviet lunar landing program. The first draft was
sixty-nine pages long. Late the following year, he decided to expand
the
topic to handle all early Soviet piloted exploration programs. That
work
eventually grew into what you are holding in your hand now.
Document ID: 20000088626

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2000122281.pdf

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Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research
Airplane

Jenkins, Dennis R.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/SP-2000-4518; NAS 1.21:4518; LC-00-038683 , 20000601; June 2000
It is a beginning. Over forty-five years have elapsed since the X-15
was conceived; 40 since it first flew. And 31 since the program ended.
Although it is usually heralded as the most productive flight research
program ever undertaken, no serious history has been assembled to
capture
its design, development, operations, and lessons. This monograph is the

first step towards that history. Not that a great deal not previously
been written about the X-15, because it has. But most of it has been
limited to specific aspects of the program; pilot's stories,
experiments,
lessons-learned, etc. But with the exception of Robert S. Houston's
history
published by the Wright Air Development Center in 1958, and later
included
in the Air Force History Office's Hypersonic Revolution, no one has
attempted to tell the entire story. And the WADC history is taken
entirely
from the Air Force perspective, with small mention of the other
contributors.
Document ID: 20000068530

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2000075022.pdf


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NASA historical data book. Volume 1: NASA resources 1958-1968

Vannimmen, Jane; Bruno, Leonard C.; Rosholt, Robert L.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4012-VOL-1; NAS 1.21:4012-VOL-1; LC-74-600126 , 19880101; JAN
1, 1988
This is Volume 1, NASA Resources 1958-1968, of a multi-volume series
providing
a 20-year compilation of summary statistical and other data
descriptive of
NASA's programs in aeronautics and manned and unmanned spaceflight.
Accession ID: 88N25428
Document ID: 19880016044

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1988016044.pdf


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NASA historical data book. Volume 2: Programs and projects 1958-1968

Ezell, Linda Neuman
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4012-VOL-2; NAS 1.21:4012-VOL-2; LC-74-600126 , 19880101; JAN
1, 1988
This is Volume 2, Programs and Projects 1958-1968, of a multi-volume
series providing a 20-year compilation of summary statistical and
other data descriptive of NASA's programs in aeronautics and manned
and unmanned spaceflight. This series is an important component of
NASA published historical reference works, used by NASA personnel,
managers, external researchers, and other government agencies.
Accession ID: 88N25429
Document ID: 19880016045

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1988016045.pdf

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NASA historical data book. Volume 3: Programs and projects 1969-1978

Ezell, Linda Neuman
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4012-VOL-3; NAS 1.21:4012-VOL-3; LC-74-600126 , 19880101; JAN
1, 1988
This is Volume 3, Programs and Projects 1969-1978, of a multi-volume
series providing a 20-year compilation of summary statistical and
other data descriptive of NASA's programs in aeronautics and manned
and unmanned spaceflight. This series is an important component of
NASA published historical reference works, used by NASA personnel,
managers, external researchers, and other government agencies.
Accession ID: 88N25430
Document ID: 19880016046

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1988016046.pdf


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NASA historical data book. Volume 4: NASA resources 1969-1978

Gawdiak, Ihor Y.; Fedor, Helen
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4012-VOL-4; NAS 1.21:4012-VOL-4 , 19940101; JAN 1, 1994
This is Volume 4, NASA Resources 1969-1978, of a series providing a
20-year
statistical summary of NASA programs. This series is an important
component
of NASA published historical reference works, used by NASA personnel,
managers, external researchers, and other government agencies.
This volume combines statistical data of the component facilities
with the data of the parent installation.
Accession ID: 94N33949
Document ID: 19940029443

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1994029443.pdf

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NASA Historical Data Book; Volume 5; NASA Launch Systems,
Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight and Space Science, 1979-1988

Rumerman, Judy A.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/SP-1999-4012/VOL5; NAS 1.21:4012/VOL5 , 19990101; 1999
In 1973, NASA published the first volume of the NASA Historical Data
Book,
a hefty tome containing mostly tabular data on the resources of the
space
agency between 1958 and 1968. There, broken into detailed tables, were
the
facts and figures associated with the budget, facilities, procurement,
installations, and personnel of NASA during that formative decade.
Document ID: 19990054149

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1999084814.pdf

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NASA Historical Data Book; Volume 6; NASA Space Applications,
Aeronautics
and Space Research and Technology, Tracking and Data
Acquisition/Support
Operations, Commercial Programs and

Rumerman, Judy A.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/SP-2000-4012/VOL6; NAS 1.21:4012/VOL6 , 20000101; 2000
This sixth volume of the NASA Historical Data Book is a continuation
of those earlier efforts. This fundamental reference tool presents
information, much of it statistical, documenting the development of
several critical areas of NASA responsibility for the period between
1979 and 1988. This volume includes detailed information on the space
applications effort, the development and operation of aeronautics and
space research and technology programs, tracking and data acquisition/
space operations, commercial programs, facilities and installations,
personnel, and finances and procurement during this era.
Document ID: 20000033402

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2000031234.pdf

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Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes
1958-2000

Siddiqi, Asif A.; Launius, Roger
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA/SP-2002-4524; NAS 1.21:4524; LC-2001-044012 , 20020601; June 2002
This monograph contains brief descriptions of all robotic deep space
missions
attempted since the opening of the space age in 1957. The missions are
listed
strictly chronologically in order of launch date (not by planetary
encounter).
Document ID: 20020052429

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2002087773.pdf

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Vanguard - A history

Green, M. C.; Lomask, M.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4202 , 19700101; JAN 1, 1970
Discussing origin, course of development, and results of Vanguard
Project
Document ID: 19710008544


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1971008544.pdf


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The Vanguard satellite launching vehicle: An engineering summary

Klawans, B.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-CR-13654; REPT-11022 , 19600401; Apr 1, 1960

Accession ID: 74N70439
Document ID: 19740072500

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1974072500.pdf

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Lunar impact: A history of Project Ranger

Hall, R. C.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4210 , 19770101; JAN 1, 1977
Complete history of the Ranger project is provided as a tool for
understanding
the evolution and operational form of NASA's continuing progress of
unmanned
space exploration. Basic management techniques, flight operating
procedures
and technology for NASA's later unmanned lunar and planetary missions
were
reviewed. Methods for selecting experiments and integrating them with
the
spacecraft were also investigated.
Accession ID: 78N15149
Document ID: 19780007206

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1978007206.pdf

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DESTINATION MOON: A history of the Lunar Orbiter Program

Byers, B. A.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-TM-X-3487 , 19770401; Apr 1, 1977
The origins of the Lunar Orbiter Program and the activities of the
missions
then in progress are documented. The period 1963 - 1970 when lunar
orbiters
were providing the Apollo program with photographic and selenodetic
data for
evaluating proposed astronaut landing sites is covered.
Accession ID: 77N23139
Document ID: 19770016195


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1977016195.pdf

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Surveyor program results Final report

NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-184 , 19690101; JAN 1, 1969
Summary of lunar data and scientific observations generated by Surveyor
landings on Moon
Accession ID: 69N36451
Document ID: 19690027073


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1969027073.pdf


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Orders of magnitude: A history of the NACA and NASA, 1915-1990

Bilstein, Roger E.
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI)
NASA-SP-4406; NAS 1.21:4406 , 19890701; Jul 1, 1989
This edition brings up to date the history of U.S. agencies for space
exploration, the NACA and NASA, from 1915 through 1990. Early aviation
and aeronautics research are described, with particular emphasis on the
impact of the two world wars on aeronautics development and the postwar
exploitation of those technologies. The reorganization and expansion of
the NACA into NASA is described in detail as well as NASA's
relationship with industry, the university system, and international
space agencies such as the ESA. The dramatic space race of the 1950 and
1960s is recounted through a detailed histroy of the Gemini and Apollo
programs and followed by a discussion of the many valuable
social/scientific application of aeronautics technologies, many of
which were realized through the launching of successful satellite
projects. The further solar system explorations of the Voyager missions
are described, as it the Challenger tragedy and the 1988 return to
space of the Shuttle program. Future plans are outlined for a
cooperatively funded international space station to foster the ongoing
study of space science.
Accession ID: 89N26805
Document ID: 19890017434

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...1989017434.pdf


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Wait till you see how long that A4/ V-2 history takes to download; it's
only 61 pages, but very intensive as regards illustrations.

Pat

geez you come up with good stuff, thanks!

In article ,
Pat Flannery wrote:
Wait till you see how long that A4/ V-2 history takes to download; it's
only 61 pages, but very intensive as regards illustrations.

One interesting tidbit is that it finally resolves the question of whether
the rocket was "A-4", "A.4", or "A4". :-) The original drawings call it
"A4", or sometimes "A 4".
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Henry Spencer wrote:

In article ,
Pat Flannery wrote:


Wait till you see how long that A4/ V-2 history takes to download; it's
only 61 pages, but very intensive as regards illustrations.



One interesting tidbit is that it finally resolves the question of whether
the rocket was "A-4", "A.4", or "A4". :-) The original drawings call it
"A4", or sometimes "A 4".

What makes it even more confusing is that the Germans would assign
"versuch" (research) numbers to all their prototypes, so the first A4
prototype built was A4 V1, the second A4 V2, and so on.
You can imagine the mess this must have caused for allied personnel
trying to make heads or tails of the captured German documents... if a
"V6" gets mentioned is it a new secret weapon or the sixth prototype of
something?
Then there's the A4b to contend with; this is the A4 modified with the
sweptback wings to allow it to extend its range by gliding into its
target after it renters the atmosphere.
This would have started out as a A4 V something-or-other, get converted
into a A4b V1, but actually it's the A9 V1 under a different
designation because the government said work on the A9 was banned so
the Peenemunde crew renamed it A4b to pull the wool over their eyes....
and then...
This hang-up on getting overly anal about details extended even to the
WW II German uniforms...you see an American soldier in his uniform, you
can tell his rank and what unit he's with...you see a German in his
uniform, you can pretty much tell his exact job and his entire service
history, based on such obscuria as what color the piping on his collar
is,, what color his shoulder boards of rank are, odd ribbons on his
shirt buttons, combinations of different helmet or hat insignia,
insignia denoting his place of birth or enlistment, belt buckle design,
and the service decorations he's wearing (they'd actually wear these
into combat on occasion, especially tank crews).
In the wartime "Handbook On The German Military Forces", that was a 1944
compendium of everything known about the German forces by the U.S. War
Department, the section on uniforms and insignia goes on for page after
page.
You can well imagine the problems this presented for any Allied POW
trying to fake a German uniform for an escape attempt.
(Cut to to scene of German MP stopping a disguised POW...."The Panzer
Assault medal! Outstanding! And how exactly did you get that in a Alpine
veterinary division? For that matter, how did you get the Gold Mother's
Cross for bearing eight children for Germany?" and back to the cooler he
goes.)
Gott save us from der bureaucrats. :-)

Pat

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 06:00:50 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

What makes it even more confusing is that the Germans would assign
"versuch" (research) numbers to all their prototypes, so the first A4
prototype built was A4 V1, the second A4 V2

....Which made the 2nd one the V^2 2^2, or the VV4? :-P

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In article ,
Pat Flannery wrote:
In the wartime "Handbook On The German Military Forces", that was a 1944
compendium of everything known about the German forces by the U.S. War
Department, the section on uniforms and insignia goes on for page after
page.

And then to add to the complications, some of these things were better
known by their nicknames than by their official names. One of the gaudier
medals was invariably known as "Hitler's Fried Egg"...

You can well imagine the problems this presented for any Allied POW
trying to fake a German uniform for an escape attempt.
(Cut to to scene of German MP stopping a disguised POW...."The Panzer
Assault medal! Outstanding! And how exactly did you get that in a Alpine
veterinary division? ...

The good part was that there were so many other "allied" nationalities
around in Germany, especially late in the war, that not even the Germans
knew all the obscure uniforms by heart. And if your papers said you were
Dutch or Hungarian or whatever, it also excused your not speaking German
terribly well. There was apparently an RAF reservist who made it most of
the way across Germany in an escape attempt, wearing his own dress uniform
and carrying papers saying he was a Bulgarian officer named I. Bagerov...!
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Am 30 Jun 2006 16:12:01 -0700 schrieb "snidely":

PDF Space histories and chronologies.
Avaliable for free download in PDF format from
the NASA NTRS server:
Rusty's way of helping out the hard-drive industry -- no way to manage
with just CDs, you need a big-iron RAID5 array to keep all the puppies
Rusty has put up for adoption.

yep. The NTRS server has around 600 Gigabytes of PDFs in its main data
directory alone (it did some time and a smoking DSL line for a
complete grab :-]) - besides other NASA tech center archives that wait
for grabbing...
cu, ZiLi aka HKZL

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"OM" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 06:00:50 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

What makes it even more confusing is that the Germans would assign
"versuch" (research) numbers to all their prototypes, so the first A4
prototype built was A4 V1, the second A4 V2

...Which made the 2nd one the V^2 2^2, or the VV4? :-P


Yes, but just think you could have had a V-8.


OM
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