Papers, 1945-1993. Series V.

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Papers, 1945-1993. Series V.

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Series V includes various materials relating to the United States space program. The earliest item is a 1958 NACA compilation entitled "Notes on Space Technology." The notes were part of a space technology course taught at the NACA Flight Research Division at Langley Field, where Disher was then employed. Three files date from 1961-1962 and contain information on the early development of manned space flight. Items include a transcript of a 1961 NASA budget briefing before the national media. Folder 3 contains a NASA booklet entitled A Feasible Approach for an Early Manned Lunar Landing. This is a report by an Ad Hoc Task Group, of which Disher was a member. The report examines the possibility of attempting a moon landing in 1967. Folder 4 contains a 1962 NASA review of the Apollo program. This report includes a section by Disher on spacecraft development. Folder 5 contains a booklet summarizing the various Apollo missions, including the mission objectives, results and experiments conducted. The final folder contains a detailed report on the first mission to Skylab.

.75 linear ft. (1 box)

University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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Disher, John H.

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John Howard Disher was born in Olmstead, North Dakota on December 23, 1921. He earned a B.S. of science in mechanical engineering from the University of North Dakota in 1943. Disher joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, a predecessor of NASA. In 1951, Disher was named head of Free Flight Research Section. NASA appointed Disher Project Engineer of the task group formed to oversee the Mercury Program. In 1960 he was named Head of Advanced Manned Missions and became Assis...

Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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