Space flight--History

Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960, 1961

Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 222, Call No.: TL 521 .A54283

Identifier: 20061137

Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (From the Preface): "This volume is largely a response to repeated requests for basic historical information. It is intended to serve as a ready informational reference, one from whence more detailed historical analysis should proceed.The scope of this chronology is defined in accordance with the following criteria:•...

Dates: Publication: 1961

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VIII: Misc Aviation & Aeronautics / Sub-series VIII.E: Misc Aviation, Aeronautics & Other misc (Special Collection)

Brigadier General Julius Braun Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-124

Scope and Contents

This collection focuses on US and international space history. It consists of papers written by Braun, photographs, course materials for Braun’s space history classes, and documents on international space history collected by Braun. International space history included is Russian, German, and Chinese.

Dates: 1990 - 2013

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections

Helmut Horn Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-70

Scope and Contents

Documents and notes pertaining to Horn's career in missile and rocket development. Some artifacts are written in German.

Dates: 1930 - 1979

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections

Karl Heimburg Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-109

Scope and Contents

Biography of Karl Heimburg, pictures, newspaper and newsletter excerpts, artifacts pertaining to Heimburg's involvement in various NASA programs.

Dates: 1930 - 2019

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections

On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet, 1958-1976 [The NASA History Series: NASA Special Publication 4212], 1984

Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 225, Call No.: TL 789.8 .U6 V524 1984

Identifier: 20061136

Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Historical Study).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Document Number: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Special Publication #4212.Series: The NASA History SeriesScope (from the Foreword): "It is difficult for me to believe that there is already a written history of the Viking program. After all, the Vikings landed on Mars in 1976, just a few years ago. The...

Dates: Publication: 1984