Soule, Hartley A. (Hartley Akin), 1904-1988
Variant namesAeronautical engineer and NASA administrator. Received B. S. degree from New York University in 1927 and joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics the same year. Positions at Langley included head of the Spin Tunnel Section, Chief of the Stability Research Division, and Assistant Director. Was instrumental in establishing the NASA High-Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards Air Force Base and the Mercury Ground Tracking and Data Acquisition System. Retired from NASA in 1962.
From the description of Papers, 1950-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306166
Hartley A. Soule (1904-1988) was an aeronautical engineer and NASA administrator. He received his B.S. degree from New York University in 1927 and joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) the same year. His list of positions at Langley included head of the Spin Tunnel Section, Chief of the Stability Research Division, and Assistant Director. Soule assisted in establishing the NASA High Speed Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base and the Mercury Ground Tracking and Data Acquisition System, and led development on the X-1 and X-15 experimental jet programs. He retired from NASA in 1962.
From the guide to the Hartley A. Soule Papers, 1950-1967, (Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.)
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| referencedIn | Melvin N. Gough Papers, 1919-1971 | Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | |
| creatorOf | Soule, Hartley A. (Hartley Akin), 1904-1988. Papers, 1950-1967. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| creatorOf | Hartley A. Soule Papers, 1950-1967 | Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | |
| referencedIn | Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library |
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| associatedWith | Gough, Melvin N. (Melvin Neilson), 1906-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | Project Gemini (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Project Mercury (U. S.) | corporateBody |
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| United States |
| Aeronautics |
| Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) |
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| United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
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| Aeronautical Engineer |
| United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics |
| United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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Birth 1904
Death 1988
