Auburn Astronauts Collection, 1982.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

Mattingly, T. Ken (Thomas Ken)

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Hartsfield, Henry W., 1933-2014

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Henry Hartsfield (b. Nov. 21, 1933, Birmingham, AL-d. July 17, 2014, Houston, TX) was an Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut. He served as pilot on the Columbia (STS-4), commander on the Discoery (STS-41-D), and commander on the Challenger (STS-61-A). Hartsfield further served in different roles within NASA at the Johnson Space Center, DC Headquarters, and Marshall Space Flight Center before joining Raytheon in 1998....

Auburn university

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East Alabama Male College, sponsored by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was chartered in May 1856. Classes opened in 1859 in Auburn, Alabama, but the college closed during the Civil War. Reopening in 1866, the college became a land-grant institution in 1872 and changed its name to Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama. The college was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1899 to 1960, when it became Auburn University. From the description of Founders Day collec...