Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Robert C. Seamans
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Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008
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Seamans was Associate Administrator. From the description of Proposed Decontamination Procedures to be Used on Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1961 Jun 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098214 From the description of Delegation of Responsibility for Payload Decontamination Procedures to Homer Newell : teletype to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1962 Feb 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library a...
Seamans, Robert Channing, 1918-2008
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Seamans was Associate Administrator. From the description of Proposed Decontamination Procedures to be Used on Ranger A3 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1961 Jun 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098214 From the description of Delegation of Responsibility for Payload Decontamination Procedures to Homer Newell : teletype to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1962 Feb 5. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library a...
Silverstein, Abe, 1908-2001
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Silverstein was Director for Space Flight Programs. From the description of Vela Hotel Experiments for Ranger 1 and 2 Spacecraft : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1960 Jun 29. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095499 Silverstein was Director of Space Flight Development. From the description of Post-Vega Program : letter to William H. Pickering, JPL Director, 1959 Dec 21. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and A...
