Office of the Director Collection, 1959-1982.

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Office of the Director Collection, 1959-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/733100148

The collection is composed of documents created by or sent to the Office of the Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The three names most mentioned are William H. Pickering, Director, 1954-1976; Charles H. Terhune, Deputy Director, 1971-1983; and Bruce C. Murray, Director, 1976-1982. The diverse collection includes materials originating at JPL, NASA and California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and also contains congressional records, such as witness testimonies and Congressional voting records. The bulk of the collection is dated from 1975 to 1980. The collection is arranged by subject. It consists primarily of correspondence, plus memoranda, published and unpublished reports, drawings, charts, presentations, handwritten notes and photographs. The collection documents nearly every project that JPL was involved with during the late 1970s. It includes every flight project JPL was involved with at the time, including Voyager, Viking, Venus Orbital Imaging Radar, International Solar Polar Mission, Galileo, Seasat, Infrared Astronomical Satellite, Lunar Polar Orbiter and Halley's Comet missions. Various energy projects, such as the study of higher fuel efficient vehicles and the uses of solar power, and military projects, such as the MX-RES Project, are also represented in the collection. The retirement celebrations of William Pickering and institutional briefings of Bruce Murray are documented in the collection. The interactions among Caltech, JPL, NASA and Congress are documented. Various NASA memoranda concerning JPL procedures, planning, budgets and projects are included.

19.35 cubic ft. (62 boxes, 1 half-box and 1 oversize box).

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8106392

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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California Institute of Technology

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extra...

Calio, Anthony J.

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Hinners, Noel M.

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Goldberger, Marvin L.

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Born 1922. From the description of Oral history interview with Marvin L. Goldberger, 1986 February 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77716311 Goldberger (1922- ). Physicist and president of California Institute of Technology (1978-1987). From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78553379 ...

Pickering, W. H. (William Hayward), 1910-2004

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William Hayward Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 24, 1910. After one year at the University of New Zealand, he entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1929. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1932, his Master of Science degree in Physics in 1933, and his Doctorate in Physics in 1936, all from Caltech. After graduation, he joined the Caltech faculty, becoming a full professor of electrical engineering in 1...

Albee, Arden L.

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Robillard, Geoffrey.

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Robillard was Ranger Block V Project Manager. From the description of Ranger Block V Status Report : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Sep 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095785 From the description of Block V Status Report : letter to N.W. Cunningham, NASA Ranger Program Chief, 1963 Sep 26. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098094 Robillard was Project Manag...

Bayley, William H, 1917-1986.

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William H. Bayley came to JPL in 1960 as Deputy Chief or the Telecommunications Division. In 1963 he was named General Manager of the Deep Space Network (DSN) and in November of 1967 he was appointed Assistant Laboratory Director (ALD) for Tracking and Data Acquisition. He was responsible for international site selection and construction of facilities as the DSN grew from three stations to eleven. In 1980 he retired and Dr. Peter T. Lyman was appointed ALD. Pete Lyman came to JPL in 1963 a mecha...

Melikan, Victoria.

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Terhune, Charles H., Jr., 1916-2006.

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Charles H. Terhune, Jr., was born on May 7, 1916 in Dayton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1938 from Purdue University, and an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1940. Terhune joined the Army Air Corps in 1938 and received his pilot wings in May 1939 at Kelly Field, TX. As an Army Air Corps pilot in 1939, he tested bullet-proof fuel tanks for aircraft at Wright Field, OH, and was associated with devel...

Parks, Robert J., 1922-

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Robert J. Parks was born April 1, 1922, in Los Angeles, CA. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1944. Parks then served two and a half years in the Army, and six months at Hughes Aircraft before joining the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in April 1947. Parks retired from JPL in June 1987. Parks served as an Engineer in the Guidance and Control Section for three years before serving as Se...

Gustaferro, Angelo.

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Groo, Elmer S.

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Murray, Bruce C.

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Bruce C. Murray was born November 30, 1931, in New York City. He earned a doctorate in Geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955, and served as a geologist for Standard Oil from 1955-58. After serving as a Geophysicist for the U.S. Air Force, Murray joined the Caltech faculty as a Research Fellow of Planetary Science and Geology in 1960. Murray became a full Professor of Planetary Science and Geology at Caltech in 1969. Dr. Murray was a member of the Mars ...

Vogt, Rochus E.

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Casani, John R., 1932-

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John R. Casani was born September 17, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955. Casani joined JPL in 1956. Casani's career at JPL: Integration Engineer, Jupiter Radio Internal Guidance System, 1956-57; Accelerometer Development Engineer, Sergeant, 1957; Payload Engineer, Pioneer 3 and 4, 1958-59; Spacecraft System Engineer, Ranger 1 and 2, 1959-62; Spacecraft System Engineer, M...

James, Jack N. (Jack Norval), 1920-2001

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Mark, Hans M., 1929-

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Kohlhase, Charles.

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Charles E. Kohlhase was born August 15, 1935 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from Georgia Tech in 1957 and a special master's of science degree from UCLA in 1968. After spending two years in the U.S. Navy, Kohlhase joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1959. Kohlhase was associated with the Mariner and Viking Projects before Voyager. In December 1974, he was named Mission Analysis and Engineering Manager of Mariner Jupiter/Saturn 1977, which was...

Mutch, Thomas M., 1931-1980.

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Pettit, William H., Jr.

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Felberg, Fred H.

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Casani, E. Kane

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Brown, Harold, 1937-

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Fowler, Donald R.

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Fletcher, James Chipman, 1919-1991

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James Chipman Fletcher, born 5 June 1919, in Millburn, New Jersey, attended high school in New York City and received a B.A. in physics from Columbia University in 1940. He served as a research physicist with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance, and in 1941 became a special research associate at the Cruf Laboratory of Harvard University. He went to Princeton University in 1942 as a teaching fellow and later was an instructor and research physicist. Under an Eastman Kodak fe...

Schurmeier, Harris M., 1924-

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Schurmeier was Ranger Project Manager. From the description of Spacecraft Adapter Contamination : letter to S.C. Himmel, Lewis Research Center Ranger Launch Vehicle Systems Manager, 1964 Jan 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100752 From the description of Investigation of Possible Ranger Problems Due to Launch to Injection Environment : memo to Distribution, 1964 Jun 2. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat recor...

Renzetti, Nicholas A., 1914-1998.

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Renzetti served as manager of the DSN Engineering and Operations Section, Tracking and Data Systems Manager, and Manager of Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Engineering, Mission Support, and Science Offices. He was a JPL employee from 1959 to 1994. From the description of Nicholas Renzetti Correspondece, 1959-1991. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733101152 Renzetti was DSN Manager for Ranger. From the description of Re...

Meeks, Paul J., 1915-2002.

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Frosch, Robert J.

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Colella, Frank J.

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Friedman, Louis D.

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.). Office of the Director.

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William H. Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 24, 1910. After one year at the University of New Zealand, he entered Caltech in 1929. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1932, his Master of Science degree in Physics in 1933, and his Doctorate in Physics in 1936, all from Caltech. After graduation, he joined the Caltech faculty, becoming a full professor of electrical engineering in 1946. Pickering joined JPL in 1...

Rea, Donald G.

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Click, Joseph P. (Phil)

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