Assistant Director (Science), Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1961-1973 Records.

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Assistant Director (Science), Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1961-1973 Records.

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This record unit consists of administrative records maintained by Charles A. Lundquist as Assistant Director (Science) which primarily concern SAO scientific projects. Projects represented in the records include the Satellite Tracking Program, Celescope Project, Gravitational Redshift Space Probe Experiment, Hydrogen Maser Program, Very Long Baseline Interferometer, Earth Albedo Project, Meteor Research Program, Meteor Simulation Project (Wallops Island), Radio Meteor Project, Southwest Meteor Spectral Patrol, Meteorite Photography and Recovery Project (Prairie Network), Mount Hopkins Observatory, Multiple-Mirror Telescope Project, National Geodetic Satellite Program, SAO Earth Physics Satellite (Cannonball), Big Dish Radio Telescope, Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, and the Star Catalogue. The record unit also includes files dealing with SAO and Smithsonian administration; records concerning National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientific projects and administration; general correspondence of Lundquist, 1962-1972; and an organizational file. A small amount of material predates Lundquist's appointment as Assistant Director (Science) in 1962.

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