Minutes of briefing on the occasion of the visit of Robert Kerr and James E. Webb : report, 1961 Oct 3.

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...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

Goddard, Frank E. Jr. 1915.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Cummings, Clifford I., 1923-2006.

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Cummings was Lunar Program Director. From the description of Costs and Consequences of Lunar Spacecraft Sterilization : letter to Oran W. Nicks, NASA Director of Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1962 Dec 6. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098183 From the description of Status of Ranger A3 Spacecraft Decontamination : letter to Robert C. Seamans, NASA Associate Administrator, 1962 Jan 2. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). W...

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...