Oral history interview with Chuck Lewis, 2006 September 29.

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Oral history interview with Chuck Lewis, 2006 September 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/457047599

Interview with Chuck Lewis, a NASA engineer and flight director, concerning his memories of childhood in Lawton, Oklahoma; education at Cameron Agricultural College and New Mexico State university; decision sot join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs; work at remote sites around the globe; difficulties with Skylab launch and problem-solving on mission; team-building among members of Skylab operations shifts; Skylab flight crews; importance of "science czar" position; Skylab's contributions to space exploration and to science. Includes a photocopied photo of the interviewee (one leaf).

54, [1] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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