Color Photograph File Albums, 1963 - 1995

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Color Photograph File Albums, 1963 - 1995

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Color Photograph File Albums, 1963 - 1995 This Series contains records, some of which may not be available online. To obtain a copy or view the records, please contact or visit the National Archives and Records Administration location(s) listed in the Contact information below. Additional Information About this Series Details Level of Description: Series Type(s) of Archival Materials:Photographs and other Graphic Materials The creator compiled or maintained the series between:1963 - 1995 This series documents the time period:1958 - 1995 Date Note:Although these photographs were first maintained by the Public Affairs Division beginning in 1963, this series contains images that date back to 1958. Function and Use:The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) created these records to publicize NASA's activities to the media and the general public. Numbering Note:Requests for images in this series must include the record group number, series designator, and agency-assigned item number. The agency-assigned number is composed of either the project name or the last two digits of the year the photograph was taken (photographs after 1965 are based on the year), followed by the code HC (Headquarters Color), and an item number. (Example=255-CCA-MA5-17; 255-CCA-66-HC-247). General Note(s):The photographs in this series correspond to the negatives, slides, and transparencies found in Record Group 255, Series CC (National Archives Identifier 593959) and Series GC (National Archives Identifier 640224). Additionally, the photographs correspond to the descriptions held in the NASA Headquarters photographic log books found in Record Group 255-LH (National Archives Identifier 45714099). Arrangement:Arranged alphabetically by topic (Astronaut Training, Earth Photographs, Exhibits, Missions, etc.). Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted Use Restriction(s):Restricted - Possibly Specific Access Restriction: Copyright Note: For the concept art depicted depicted under the "Space Shuttle" and "Miscellaneous Photographs" subject categories, several of the original caption sheets noted that the artists gave NASA license to use these images royalty-free for government purposes. All other rights were retained by the copyright holder, presumably the artist. As such, some of the concept art held in this series may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights restrictions. Finding Aid Type:Container List Finding Aid Note:A box list is housed with the records and in the research room finding aid file. Finding Aid Source:NARA Accession Number(s):LTI-0255-2016-0525 Disposition Authority Number(s):N1-255-96-001 Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s):Project Mercury (U.S.) Project Gemini (U.S.) ca. -ca. Project Apollo (U.S.) Skylab Program National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Atlantis (Space shuttle orbiter). 4/9/1985- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Challenger (Space shuttle orbiter). 7/5/1982-1/28/1986 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Columbia (Space shuttle orbiter). 3/24/1979-2/1/2003 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Discovery (Space shuttle orbiter). 11/9/1983- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Endeavor (Space shuttle orbiter). 5/7/1991- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Enterprise (Space shuttle orbiter). 9/17/1976-11/18/1985 Carpenter, M. Scott, 1925-2013 Glenn, John, 1921-2016 Lovell, Jim, 1928- Aldrin, Buzz, 1930- Cooper, Gordon, 1927-2004 Chaffee, Roger B., 1935-1967 Grissom, Virgil I., 1926-1967 Mattingly, T. Ken (Thomas Ken) Resnik, Judith, 1949-1986 Ride, Sally. Schirra, Wally, 1923-2007 Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923-1998 Swigert, John L. (John Leonard), 1931-1982 White, Edward Higgins, 1930-1967 Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012 Conrad, Pete, 1930-1999 Lucid, Shannon, 1943- McAuliffe, Christa, 1948-1986 Photographs Manned space flight Space shuttles Portraits Portraits, Group Astronauts Space vehicles Space flight Rockets (Aeronautics) Art Research aircraft Rocket engines Satellites Scope & Content This series consists of color photograph files maintained by the Headquarters Public Affairs office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Color photographs in this series cover all phases of NASA programs in the five principal areas outlined in the National Space Act of 1958: space science and applications, manned spaceflight, launch vehicle development, tracking and data acquisition, and advanced research technology. The series is comprised of images collected from NASA offices and facilities throughout the United States, including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, the Langley Research Center in Virginia, the Ames Research Center in California, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the Johnson Space Center in Texas. The main focus of the photographs in this series is manned space flight, with roughly half of the images dedicated to cataloging such missions. The photographic coverage in this series begins with the earliest phases of the Mercury project and continues through the Space Shuttle program, and photographs from each program mission from Mercury Redstone 2 through Space Shuttle 43 (STS-43) are included. Photographs of particular interest relate to the Little Joe II mission (manned by "Sam," a rhesus monkey), the MR-2 mission which carried "Ham" a chimpanzee into space, the first United States manned space mission (MR-3), John Glenn's orbital mission (MA-6), Ed White's first American spacewalk (Gemini-IV), photographs of the Apollo 1 fire, images from Apollo 8 (the first manned flight to orbit the moon), the first moon landing of Apollo 11, concept art related to future missions, and Space Shuttle missions. Also included are photographs from the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (a joint mission with the Soviet Union) and Skylab. Photographs also cover the deployment of and repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as the first shuttle docking with the Russian space station, MIR. Photographs of test launches for the Mercury Redstone, Mercury Atlas, Gemini, Centaur, and Saturn Rockets are included in this series. A series of photographs of test aircraft, aircraft design, and research flights are also maintained in this series. Of note are images of the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft--which was flown under a joint project by NASA, the Department of Defense, and North American Aviation Incorporated, and set the speed record for a manned aircraft flight (mach 6.72) in 1967. Views of X-15 pilots Neil Armstrong and Joseph Walker conducting pre- and post-flight inspections appear here, along with conceptualized design improvements to the aircraft. A smaller number of photographs record other experimental projects as well, with an emphasis on aircraft design and application. Additionally, a portion of this series relates to numerous other NASA tracking and data acquisition projects. The unmanned space flight data missions receive varying degrees of photographic coverage, ranging from concept art and development to launch pictures of Application Technology Satellites (ATS), Mariner, Nimbus, Pioneer, Ranger, and Surveyor spacecraft. Accordingly, there are various images of Earth landscapes and structures and photographic images of the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Extensive coverage of NASA astronauts, facilities, and commemorative events are also held in this series. Numerous photographs relate to astronaut training for the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle programs, which include survival training in the desert, jungle, and oceans, as well as pilot training, mission specific training, and familiarization with a non-gravity environment. Portraits of astronauts include, but are not limited to, the Mercury Seven Astronauts (M. Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Jr., John Glenn, Jr., Donald "Deke" Slayton, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter Schirra, and Alan Shepard, Jr.), Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Thomas K. Mattingly, Sally Ride, and Christa McAuliffe. Additional photographic coverage includes images of NASA facilities throughout the nation and public exhibitions at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City. Another section of this series includes miscellaneous photographs which are not tied to any specific mission or category, but demonstrate NASA's ongoing quest to expand their capabilities, move to new horizons, and explore deeper into space. Included are a series of images of concept art from 1969 and 1970 for an eventual mission to Mars. Other pieces of concept art found in this series are from the mid-1970s and depict vehicles and habitats for a series of space colonies. Other miscellaneous photographs contain images of geographic surveys, biological experiments, satellite images, satellite launches, renewable energy facilities, and a sky diver. Finally, photographs of NASA celebrations, commemorations, and awards are also found in this series. Images from the five- and twenty-year anniversaries of the Apollo 11 mission are included, the ten-year anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight around the earth, as well as photographs of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush awarding medals to several astronauts at ceremonies at the White House, as well as images from several White House dinners attended by astronauts and their families. Other photographs included within this series include: rocket engines and designs and international space programs.

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