Oral history interview with John Aaron, 2006 November 04.

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Oral history interview with John Aaron, 2006 November 04.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/457879393

Interview with John Aaron, a NASA engineer and manager, concerning his memories of childhood in Dodson, Texas and Vinson, Oklahoma; education at Bethany Nazarene College and Southwestern Oklahoma State University; career with NASA in mission control, space shuttle development, and software development, and International Space Station programs; duties on Gemini, Apollo, Skylab,Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs; Skylab program's importance to NASA and space exploration; perceptions of NASA's working and management culture. Appendix consists of photocopies of photographs (four leaves).

123, [5] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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