Schurmeier, Harris M.
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Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
From the description of Spacecraft Adapter Contamination : letter to S.C. Himmel, Lewis Research Center Ranger Launch Vehicle Systems Manager, 1964 Jan 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100752
From the description of Investigation of Possible Ranger Problems Due to Launch to Injection Environment : memo to Distribution, 1964 Jun 2. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099201
From the description of Decision to replace Case IV with the qualified flight spare : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA, 1964 May 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100407
From the description of Distribution schedule for Ranger 8 data for preliminary engineering and scientific evaluation : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1965 Feb 15. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098895
From the description of Disposal of Ranger Residual Inventory : memo to P. Lesniak, 1966 Mar 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100648
From the description of Final Ranger Meeting : memo to All Section Managers, 1965 Mar 29. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098843
From the description of Ranger TV Subsystem - Hilburn Report : letter to Barton Kreuzer, Vice President and General Manager, Radio Corporation of America, Astro-Electronics Division, 1964 May 12. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100506
From the description of Booster Steering for Ranger Block III : teletype to Dr. Seymour C. Himmel, Ranger Launch Vehicle System Manager, Lewis Research Center, 1964 Jan 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099388
From the description of Remaining Ranger Test Requirements : memo to Distribution, 1965 Apr 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098912
From the description of Ranger Block III, Ranger 8 Schedule : letter to S.C. Himmel, Ranger Launch Vehicle System Manager, Lewis Research Center, 1964 Jul 15. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098810
From the description of Ranger 6 Flight Summary, 1964 Apr 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100596
From the description of Long-Range Ranger Data Analysis : plan and cost summary, 1965 Feb 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098889
From the description of Minutes of the Final Ranger Quarterly Review Held at JPL on 1965 Apr 21 : memo to Distribution, 1965 May 11. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098929
From the description of "A" Camera Noise Spike and Transponder Power Output Drop During Ranger 8 Midcourse Maneuver : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA, 1965 Mar 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098835
From the description of Remaining Ranger Dynamic Tests : memo to Distribution, 1965 Jun 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098944
From the description of Proposal for analysis of the Ranger 7 pictures : letter to Gerard P. Kuiper, Director, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1964 Nov 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098866
From the description of Revised Ranger Block III Project Guidelines : memo to Ranger Block III Project Distribution List, 1964 Mar 12. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098511
From the description of Summary of results of meetings held at JPL on 1964 May 18 and 19 : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 May 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100400
From the description of Long-range Ranger data analysis plan : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Manager, 1965 Feb 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098887
From the description of RCA Support of Ranger Impact Tests : memo to R. Serlin, 1965 May 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098938
From the description of Bag of Hardware Incident at RCA : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Manager, 1964 Jun 11. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100737
From the description of Review of Proposed Experiments for Ranger Block IV Missions : letter to Newton Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Manager, 1963 Apr 12. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099568
From the description of Minutes of Rangers 8 and 9 Target Selection Meeting Held at JPL 1964 Nov 19, 1964 Nov 25. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098617
From the description of Minutes of the Ranger Quarterly Review Held 1964 Jun 23 : memo to Distribution, 1964 Jul 8. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098571
Schurmeier was Manager of the Outer Planets Grand Tour Project.
From the description of Some Thoughts on Managing : newsletter article, 1970 Nov. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100392
Schurmeier was Voyager Capsule System Manager at time of writing of letter and had been Ranger Project Manager.
From the description of Extension of Ranger 8 and 9 reports due date : letter to Gerard P. Kuiper, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Director, University of Arizona, 1965 Aug 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098952
Harris M. ("Bud") Schurmeier was born July 4, 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1945. He then went into the Navy and was commissioned as a naval aviator in 1947. He returned to Caltech and earned a Master of Science in aeronautical engineering in 1948 and a professional degree in aeronautical engineering in 1949. Schurmeier joined JPL in September 1949 as a research engineer working on the assembly and calibration of JPL's 20-inch supersonic wind tunnel.
Schurmeier's career at JPL: Research Engineer, Wind Tunnel, 1949-53; Chief, Section 13, Wind Tunnel Section, 1953-56; Chief, Aerodynamics Division, 1956-59; Deputy Program Director, Sergeant Missile, 1959; Director, Systems Division, 1959-62; Project Manager, Ranger Project, 1962-65; Deputy Project Manager, Voyager - Mars Mission, 1965; Project Manager, Mariner Mars '69, 1965-69; Deputy Assistant Laboratory Director for Flight Projects, 1969-76; Project Manager, Mariner Jupiter/Saturn '77 (later named Voyager), 1972-76; Assistant Laboratory Director for Utilitarian Systems, 1976-78; Assistant Laboratory Director for Energy and Technology Applications, 1978-81; Associate Director for Defense and Civil Programs, 1981-85.
Schurmeier retired from JPL in November 1985. He was awarded with several NASA medals, including the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award, and was a two-time winner of the Astronautics Engineer Award from the National Space Club.
From the description of Harris M. Schurmeier Collection, 1970-1986. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100228
Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
From the description of Investigations of the Ranger 6 failure and the next steps in the Ranger program : draft letter to James E. Webb, NASA Administrator, 1964 Apr 3. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098525
From the description of JPL Lunar and Planetary Schedule, Costs and Manpower, Organization and Management regarding Ranger 6, 7, 8, 9 : slide outlines, 1963 Nov 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098116
From the description of Ranger Block V FY 1964 Project Budgets : memo to Technical Division Chiefs, 1963 Jul 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098040
From the description of Requested information on Ranger uniqueness and state of the art improvements : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 Oct 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098593
From the description of Ranger Block V Preliminary PDP (Project Development Plan) Draft : cover memo and draft plan, 1963 May 28. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097978
From the description of Conclusions and recommendations of Ranger Buy-off Meeting held 1964 Jun 15 and 16 at JPL : letter to N. W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 Jun 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095339
From the description of Status of Ranger Block III : memo to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1963 Oct 15. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098108
From the description of Ranger Project Recommendations for Improvement of the Reliability of the Atlas-Agena Launch Vehicle : letter to Dr. S.C. Himmel, Agena Systems Manager, Lewis Research Center, 1963 Mar 11. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099368
From the description of Meetings at JPL on 1964 May 18 and 19 regarding Ranger 7 tests : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 May 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098561
From the description of Ranger Quarterly Review Meeting, 1963 Feb 19 : teletype to Seymour Himmel, Lewis Research Lab, 1963 Feb 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097842
From the description of Ranger Status Reports Nos. 167-195 : memos to Executive Council, 1964 Jun 22 - 1965 Jan 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097325
From the description of Ranger Quarterly Review with NASA HQ at JPL : memo to Distribution, 1963 Aug 7. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098081
From the description of Design Review of DSIF and SFO Systems for Ranger Block 3 : memo to M.S. Johnson and N.A. Renzetti, 1963 May 13. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097961
From the description of Ranger Block 5 Experiment Recommendations : letter to Newton W. Cunningham, NASA, Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Aug 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099572
From the description of New Ranger 7 Launch Schedule : teletype to S.C. Himmel, Lewis Research Center, 1964 Mar 11. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098509
From the description of Concern regarding the TV subsystem on upcoming Ranger 6 launch : letter to Ray Hogan, Manager of Project Management, RCA, 1964 Jan 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098448
From the description of Preliminary Spacecraft Operations Letter, Ranger 6 : report, 1964 Feb 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098472
From the description of Ranger Block IV : memo to Ranger Distribution List "D", 1963 Jul 19. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098034
From the description of Ranger Block V Experiment Recommendations : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Aug 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098049
From the description of Bag of Hardware Incident : teletype to N. W. Cunningham, 1964 Jun 11. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095336
From the description of Proposal for Rangers 11 and 12 : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 Oct 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098606
From the description of Revision of Ranger Block III Launch Schedule : teletype to Seymour C. Himmel, Lewis Research Center Ranger Launch Vehicle System Manager, 1963 Oct 24. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098110
From the description of Summary of buy-off of Ranger 7 : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 Feb 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095329
From the description of Request to slip Ranger 8 flight date : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Manager, 1964 Aug 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098586
From the description of Notes on Ranger : draft, 1964 Apr 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098541
From the description of Ranger Design Reviews : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Feb 21. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100645
From the description of AED / JPL Failure Report System for the TV Subsystem : memo to Ranger Block III Project Distribution List, 1964 Mar 25. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098514
From the description of Improved Communications for Ranger Block 3 : memo to M.S. Johnson, P. Rygh, and J.P. McClure, 1963 Apr 29. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097955
From the description of Design Review of the Launch Vehicle System : teletype to Dr. S.C. Himmel, Agena Systems Manager, Lewis Research Center, 1963 Apr 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099370
From the description of Ranger Program Design Review Meeting on Ranger 3 held August 24, 1960 : minutes to Distribution, 1960 Aug 29. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096837
From the description of Shipment of the Ranger 6 Spacecraft to the Cape : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Dec 19. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098157
From the description of Meeting to present Ranger 7 results to NASA : letter to Gerard P. Kuiper, Director of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1964 Nov 3. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098614
From the description of TV Experimenter Situation for Ranger : memo to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1963 Jul. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095775
From the description of Ranger Block III Launch Vehicle System Review and Appointment of JPL Review Team : memo to Distribution, 1963 May 24. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099371
From the description of Summary of plan for Ranger Block V experiments : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Aug 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098050
From the description of Ranger 9 Schedule : memo to Ranger Block III "D" List, 1964 Nov 13. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098616
From the description of Ranger Status Reports, Nos. 89-210, covering the period 1962 Dec 17 to 1965 Apr 19 : memos to the Executive Council, 1965 Apr 19. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100413
From the description of Ranger Block III Launch Vehicle System Review Meetings at Lewis on June 4, 5, 6, 1963 : letter to Dr. S.C. Himmel, Agena System Manager, Lewis Research Center, 1963 May 24. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733099373
From the description of Memorandum of Agreement, Ranger Block III, 1963 Sep 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097467
From the description of Ranger JPL / NASA Quarterly Review, H.M. Schurmeier's Remarks Outline, 1963 Aug 13. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098072
From the description of Ranger VI Failure Analysis and Supporting Investigations, 1964 Mar 27. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096461
From the description of Ranger JPL / NASA Quarterly Review Held at JPL 1963 Aug 13 : minutes, 1963 Aug 21. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098071
From the description of Ranger 8 and Ranger 9 Schedule : memo to Ranger Distribution Lists A, B, C, and D, 1964 Sep 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098590
From the description of Ranger Block III Support and Priority Within DSIF (Deep Space Instrumentation Facility) : memo to Eberhardt Rechtin, 1963 Jul 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098032
From the description of Ranger 7 Test Review 1964 May 14 at JPL : teletype to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 May 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098560
From the description of Minutes of Ranger Quarterly Review held 1964 Oct 16 : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1964 Oct 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098604
From the description of Organization for Special Efforts on TV Subsystem : memo to Distribution, 1964 Feb 27. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098503
From the description of Ranger Mission Objectives : teletype to Walter Jakobowski, NASA Ranger Program Office and N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Apr 25. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097953
From the description of Summary of Ranger Sterilization Experience : memo to Frank E. Goddard, 1963 Apr 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100677
Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
Parks was Assistant Director for Lunar and Planetary Projects.
From the description of Ranger A Flight Activities (alias RA-6, shortly to be RA VI) : memo to All Laboratory Personnel, 1964 Jan 27. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098453
Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
James was Mariner Project Manager.
Wilson was Fire Project Manager.
From the description of Charter of the Ranger, Mariner, and Fire Tracking, Telemetry and Communications Panel, 1963 Mar 18. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098995
Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
James was Mariner Project Manager.
Wilson was Fire Project Manager.
Giberson was Surveyor Project Manager.
From the description of Charter of the Ranger, Mariner, Surveyor and Fire Tracking, Telemetry and Communications Panel, 1963 Nov 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098997
Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager.
Heacock was a Ranger Experimenter and Chief of Lunar and Planetary Instruments.
Miller was Ranger TV Subsystem Manager.
From the description of The Ranger 7 Mission : research paper manuscript, 1964 or later? (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098437
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