Cummings, Clifford I., 1923-2006.

Cummings was Lunar Program Director.

From the description of Costs and Consequences of Lunar Spacecraft Sterilization : letter to Oran W. Nicks, NASA Director of Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1962 Dec 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098183

From the description of Status of Ranger A3 Spacecraft Decontamination : letter to Robert C. Seamans, NASA Associate Administrator, 1962 Jan 2. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095835

From the description of Lunar Capsule Study, Request for Proposal : letter to D.L. Gunter, Manager, Market Development, RCA Astro Electric Products Div., 1960 Feb 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095903

From the description of Lunar Program: Operational Policy, Organization and Functions, 1962 Feb 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096418

From the description of Setting Up a Board to Look into the Atlas Boost Vehicle Problem, : letter to Edgar M. Cortright, NASA Assistant Director of Lunar and Planetary Program, 1960 Dec 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097584

From the description of Experiments to be Flown on Rangers 3, 4, and 5 : letter to E.M. Cortright, NASA Assistant Director of Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1960 Sep 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097560

From the description of Subcontracting Ranger Spacecraft Bus : letter to Oran W. Nicks, NASA, 1962 Apr 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096116

From the description of Recent Changes in Status of Ranger A3 Biological Decontamination : letter to Robert C. Seamans, Jr., NASA Associate Administrator, 1962 Jan 15. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098222

From the description of Procedures for Decontamination of Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., NASA Associate Administrator, 1961 Jul 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095493

From the description of Revision of FY 1962 Budget : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA, 1962 Apr 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097200

From the description of Procedures for Sterilization of Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to Robert C. Seamans, Jr., NASA Associate Administrator, 1961 May 25. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096947

From the description of Vidicon tube design for Rangers 3, 4, and 5 : letter to Edgar M. Cortright, NASA Assistant Director for Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1961 Jul 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097615

From the description of Lunar Program Staff : memo to Members of the Senior Staff and Technical Section Chiefs, 1960 Oct 24. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100707

From the description of Status of Ranger A5 Spacecraft Decontamination : letter to Homer E. Newell, NASA Office of Space Sciences Director, 1962 Sep 28. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098170

From the description of Request that Launch Date for Ranger 5 Be Advanced to June 20, 1962 : letter to William A. Fleming, Chairman of the NASA Agena-B Coordination Board, 1960 Oct 14. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097011

From the description of Weight and Power Limitations for Scientific Experiments on Ranger 3, 4 and 5 : letter to E.M. Cortright, NASA Assistant Director of Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1960 Sep 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095501

From the description of Recommendations Regarding Agena-B Lunar Program : memo to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1960 Apr 19. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100693

Cummings was Vega Project Director.

From the description of Vega Letter Report No. 6 : letter to Abraham Hyatt, NASA, 1959 Sep 30. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096359

From the description of Discontinuing Bermuda and Newfoundland Tracking Stations : letter to Edmund C. Buckley, NASA Assistant Director of Space Flight Operations, 1959 Dec 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096402

From the description of Vega Payloads : memo to Vega Distribution List C, 1959 Sep 22. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096387

From the description of Changes in the Vega Program : letter to Abraham Hyatt, NASA Assistant Director for Propulsion, 1959 Nov 12. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096406

From the description of Problems with Propulsion Facilities, Tracking and Data Acquisition, and Information Flow from Headquarters to JPL : memo to William H. Pickering, 1959 June 4. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096403

From the description of Vega Letter Report No. 4 : letter to Abraham Hyatt, NASA, 1959 Sep 1. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096357

From the description of Management Relationships Needed to Meet Vega Project Objectives : letter to A. Silverstein, NASA Director of Space Flight Development, 1959 Sep 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096383

From the description of Request for Tracking and Telemetry Coverage from the Bermuda Station for Vega : letter to Edmund C. Buckley, NASA Assistant Director of Space Flight Operations, 1959 Sep 17. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096386

From the description of Flight Test Responsibilities and Organization for Launch Phase of the Vega Program at AMR, 1959 Sep 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100204

During his years at JPL (1947-1962) Cliff Cummings was the Chief of Section 17, Staff Engineer, Chief of Division 43 and Lunar Program Director. After leaving JPL, he worked at Xerox Electro-Optical Systems (a subcontractor to JPL on the Ranger program) and later served as head of the NASA [...] Office in Washington, D.C. Cummings is retired and lives in Virginia.

From the description of Cliff Cummings Records, 1958-1993. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733102881

Cummings was Ranger Program Director.

From the description of Lockheed - JPL Ranger Liaison Procedure, 1960 May 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097488

Cummings was Ranger and Lunar Program Director at JPL.

From the description of The Shape of Tomorrow : magazine article, 1960 Jul. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100366

Cummings was Lunar Program Director; Burke was Ranger Project Director.

From the description of Notes for October 11 Meeting of WHP, Newell, Holmes and Seamans : memo to William H. Pickering, 1962 Oct 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100698

Cummings was Vega Project Manager.

From the description of Vega Management Responsibilities : summary report, 1959 Feb 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096368