[Robert C. Baldridge collection]. 1944-2004.
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The Air Force ROTC unit at Oregon State University was established in 1949. The goal of the Apollo Project at Oregon State University was to construct a three-man space simulator and train a crew for a final 48-hour simulated flight. According to a report in the 16 January 1962 Barometer, the crew would conduct test flights during which they would apply navigation principles to maintain a prescribed course of flight. The simulator was constructed of aluminum and plywood. From the des...
Baldridge, Robert C.
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Robert Connell Baldridge, son of H. Malcolm and Regina Baldridge, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 9, 1924. Robert was the middle child with one older brother, Malcolm and a younger sister, Letitia. His family remained in Omaha for his entire childhood. Robert was born into a military family. His father was a member of the Yale ROTC and served in both World War I and World War II. His namesake, an uncle, Robert Connell died of pneumonia in World War I. Herbert and James, brothers of his m...
