History Office Collection, Ranger / Mariner/Surveyor.

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History Office Collection, Ranger / Mariner/Surveyor.

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The 36 boxes in this collection were assembled from Archives accession 91-123 which originally consisted of five separate records shipments gathered together by Leo Lunine in 1982 from the Ranger History Office to be sent to Lee Saegesser archivist in the NASA History Division. In 1991 Lee Saegesser returned the files to JPL. Archives accession 91-123 included portions of five original collections named Lunar Program Director's files (4 cubic feet), W. H. Pickering Director's office correspondence on Ranger Mariner and Surveyor (2 cubic feet), Deputy Director A. R. Luedecke correspondence on Surveyor, Mariner and Voyager (1 cubic foot), Dan Schneiderman, Mariner Project Manager files (5 cubic feet), and Ranger project files (24 cubic feet). The Ranger files included 6 boxes of Ranger Microfilm, which were duplicate negative copies of the photos taken by the Rangers and two of the special presentation books made of high quality reproductions that were reprinted inexpensively to create NASA SP 61, 62 and 63 and 111 and 112. The original 36 boxes were repacked into 27 boxes and were retained by the Archives as the present collection. This collection consists of both permanent and temporary records. The collection includes items marked JPL discreet, IOM's, correspondence, film, photographs, handwritten notes, drawings, reviews, reports, and recommendations. Folders are described in the attached finding aid.

27 cubic ft.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8107347

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives

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Burke, James Henry, 1925-

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Burke was Ranger Project Manager. From the description of Aeronutronic Lunar Capsule : letter to Oran W. Nicks, NASA Chief of Flight Systems, Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1961 Nov 9. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095652 From the description of Status of Ranger Project P-32 - P-36 : teletype to Benjamin Milwitzky, NASA, 1961 Oct 19. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097626 From the des...

Hibbs, Albert R., 1924-2003

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Hibbs was Chief of the Division of Space Sciences. From the description of Division of Space Sciences - Division 32 Program Structure, 1960 Sep. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096844 From the description of Proposed budget for a lunar seismograph system, FY 1962, NASA-Lamont Geological Observatory : letter to Charles Sonett, NASA Chief of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, 1961 May 10. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). Wor...

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...

Saegesser, Lee D.

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Giberson, Walker Eugene (Gene), 1923-1999.

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In the summer of 1974 JPL was selected to manage the Seasat project and in October the project office was formed. Seasat launched June 26, 1978, and was active for 4 months, ending operations in October. It was the first Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study the oceans. There were four experiments which included the Radar Altimeter (ALT) to measure ocean surface topography by measuring spacecraft altitude above the ocean surface; the Seasat-A Satellite Scatterometer (SASS), to measure wind ...

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...

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

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James was Mariner R Project Manager. From the description of Sonett's letter of 1961 Oct 16 with four action items regarding Mariner R : letter to Charles Sonett, 1961 Oct 20. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097630 James was Deputy Planetary Program Director. From the description of Criticism of the New PMP (Program Management Plan) Format : letter to F.D. Kochendorfer, NASA, 1961 Feb 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library...

Schneiderman, Daniel I., 1922-2008.

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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...

Rechtin, Eberhardt

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Rechtin was Director of the Deep Space Instrumentation Facility. From the description of Access by Australian scientists to Woomera station during Venus transit : letter to Edwin P. Hartman, NASA Melbourne Office, 1962 Oct 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733100766 Rechtin was Assistant Laboratory Director for Tracking and Data Acquisition. From the description of Titles for DSIF Sites Near Canberra : letter to R.A. Leslie...

Lunine, Leo R.

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Luedecke, Alvin R., 1910-1998.

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Luedecke was Deputy Director of JPL. From the description of Personnel Appointment : memo to Senior Staff, Section Managers, Group Supervisors, 1965 Apr 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095558 From the description of Operating Plan for Support of Flight Projects by Technical Divisions : memo to Project, Division and Section Managers, 1965 Jul 28. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095786 ...