An oral history with Gerald Smith, 1994 Dec. 22. c1999.

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An oral history with Gerald Smith, 1994 Dec. 22. c1999.

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Discusses the importance of education in his family, his work at General Electric on the B-70 and TF-39 engines, and the impact of German scientists on Huntsville, Alabama. Describes his work on the Skylab Project and on the Space Shuttle. Shares the effects of the Challenger disaster on the scientists working on the program and his efforts to make a name for Stennis. Discusses people he worked with in NASA, including Roy Estess, J.R. Thompson and Harry Guin.

50 p. ; 28 cm.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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