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Avitabile Papers","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Science and Technology","United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees","The collection is open for research.","Some of this collection has been digitized and is available online.","The collection is arranged according to subject matter in the following series:","Series I: NASA Programs, 1963-1967, n.d. This series has been further divided into the following subseries:","Subseries A: Project Mercury, 1963, n.d.","Subseries B: Project Gemini, 1963-1966, n.d.","Subseries C: Project Apollo, 1964-1967, n.d.","Series II: NASA Computer Systems, 1962-1966, n.d.","Series III: NASA Public Information, 1962-1991, n.d.","Series IV: General Materials, 1969-2001, n.d.","James J. Avitabile, an air force officer from East Haven, Connecticut, graduated from the University of Connecticut and obtained an MBA from Western New England College. He entered the United States Air Force in 1959. During his career, Lieutenant Colonel Avitabile served as an Atlas E operations launch officer and as an astronaut mission operations instructor at NASA's spacecraft simulator complex responsible for astronaut mission flight training at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy from 1965 to 1967. He also served in the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program Office; as airborne test director for the E-3A Airborne Warnings and Control Systems (AWACS) Aircraft; and as activation director for the AWACS Operating Base. He was a member of the Cadre Office at NATO, responsible for the fielding of the NATO AWACS system and was a program director responsible for the acquisition of Air Force Command and Control Systems. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Lt. Col. Avitabile worked for General Electric, where he directed military and commercial space programs. Lt. Col. Avitabile and his wife Maria have three daughters and eight grandchildren.","The guide to the James J. Avitabile Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement and description of this collection commenced in October 2001 and was completed in March 2002. ","Additional arrangement and description of the James J. Avitabile Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)  in 2024. ","This collection contains materials related to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space exploration programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Containing mostly technical data on spacecraft systems design and operation, the collection provides a detailed look at NASA systems engineering during the early to mid 1960s. The collection is divided among the following series: ","Series I: NASA Programs, 1963-1967, n.d., contains in-house technical publications detailing spacecraft systems design and procedures and is divided among three subseries. Together, these subseries chronicle the development and evolution of spacecraft systems design and procedures which culminated in the first lunar landing.","Subseries A: Project Mercury, 1963, n.d., contains one technical report and an historical overview of the program. ","Subseries B: Project Gemini, 1963-1966, n.d., is much more extensive, and includes such items as operations handbooks, systems diagrams, briefing outlines, reports and mission simulator manuals. ","Subseries C: Project Apollo, 1964-1967, n.d., contains similar materials, in addition to spacecraft manuals, study guides and charts. ","Series II: NASA Computer Systems, 1962-1966, n.d., includes programmer manuals for the various computer systems used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The majority of the materials in this series concern the DDP general computer system.","Series III: NASA Public Information, 1962-1991, n.d., consists of materials which were produced for public education, unlike the previous series. The series contains NASA Fact Sheets and NASA Educational Briefs, other general public information booklets, a symposium report and a set of astronaut photo portraits, all produced to familiarize the public with NASA's activities, personnel and facilities.","Series IV: General Materials, 1969-2001, n.d., contains materials related to space exploration but not produced by NASA. The series includes magazine articles and a \"Sounds of Space\" recording.","Systems diagrams, 1964-1965; Instrument panel diagram, n.d.","Scope and Content Systems diagrams, 1964-1965 Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Oxygen, Nov. 9, 1964 Electric Battery Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Coolant, Dec. 4, 1964 Environmental Control - Life Support, Dec. 1, 1964 Environmental Control System - Coolant Loop, Nov. 11, 1964 Flight Directory and Attitude Display Indicators, Jan. 29, 1965 IGS-ACC and Attitude Malfunction Detection, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Clock, 400~Power and Accelerometer, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Platform Control, Feb. 4, 1965 IGS (Power and Control), Jan. 22, 1965 Manual Data Insertion Unit, Dec. 18, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver propulsion, Nov. 1, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver, Jul. 21, 1964 Re-entry Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Retrograde Seq., Nov. 1, 1964 Sequential - Landing and Post-landing, Nov. 1, 1964 Time Reference, Jan. 19, 1965 Voice Communications, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Digital Command, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Beacon Control, Nov. 5, 1964 BIA-SEQ., Dec. 21, 1964","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface), Apr. 7, 1965 (see Oversize Materials); Instrument Panel Diagram, n.d.","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface)","Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 3, 1965; Launch Vehicle Guidance and Control Subsystem diagram, Jun. 25, 1965; Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, 1965","Content Section I - Systems, [1965] (3 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays, Sept. 10, 1965 (2 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays (Revision B), Nov. 24, 1965","Content Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, Oct. 3, 1965 Section III - Spacecraft operations Procedures (Revision B), Nov. 26, 1965","Content Instrument panel diagram, Apr. 16, 1965 Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, Nov. 9, 1965 Reactant Supply System Fuel Cell Performance Analysis, Mar. 9, 1966","Content Mission Profile, Jan. 20, 1966 Normal Phase Pane Detail, Jan. 25, 1965 Launch Windows, Jan. 25, 1966 Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 11, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Communication Systems, Apr. 6, 1966 Rendezvous procedures, [1966]","Content Orbital and Rendezvous Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Preflight Reentry Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Flight Plan, Apr. 18, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Operations Handbook (Revision C), May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Rules (Revision G), May 25, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Plan/Preliminary Trajectory Plan, [1966] General Materials Preliminary Mission Profile [cover and title pg. only], Jan. 18, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Propulsion, Apr. 7, 1966 Spacecraft 9 Power System Review, [1966] Bus power diagram, [1966] Command Pilot Rendezvous Book, [1966] Instrument panel diagram, [1966] Astronaut Briefing: Environmental Control System, [1966]","Content Section II (Preliminary) - Controls and Displays, May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, May 10, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Instrument panel diagram, May 20, 1966 \u0026gt;Non-Nominal Reset Points, Jun. 9, 1966 Launch/Reentry Exercises, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/01, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/02, [1966] Gemini-Titan X/SNS/04, [1966]","Content Floor Plan - Cape Canaveral Gemini Mission Instrument panel diagrams, n.d. [2 items] Environmental Control System - Coolant Circuit Environmental Control System - Oxygen Circuit diagram, n.d.","[AS-204A]/v. 1 - Description and Utilization","[AS-204A]/v.1 - Description and Utilization - system diagrams [12 items]","[AS-204A]/v. 2 - Instructor Workbook","Content (Revision C), Jul. 7, 1967 (2 folders) (Revision C - Reprint), Aug. 2, 1967 (2 folders)","Content Command Service Module Systems Handbook: Command Service Modules 101 - Publication and Control Sheet, Apr. 28, 1967 Apollo Guidance and Navigation - [AS-205/208], Jun. 1967 \u0026gt;Apollo Orbital Charts and Procedures - [AS 205/208],[1967]","Content (Revision A), Oct. 27, 1966 (3 folders) (Revision B), Mar. 16, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Communications Subsystem (Revision C), Jan. 1967 Control Electronics Section and Abort Guidance Section, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Crew Systems, Feb. 1967 (3 folders) Electrical Power Subsystem, Jan. 1, 1967","Content Environmental Control Subsystem (Revised), Dec. 1966 (2 folders) Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem, Mar. 1, 1966 (2 folders) Instrumentation Subsystem (Revised), Nov. 1966 (3 folders)","Content Propulsion and Reaction Control System, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Radars, Feb. 1967 (2 folders)","Structures, Mechanical Systems and Electroexplosive Devices (2 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Jan. 20, 1967 (2 folders) System Mechanization, Jan. 27, 1967 (5 folders) Computer Utility Programs (Revision A), Apr. 5, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Feb. 15, 1967 (3 folders) Computer Utility Programs, Mar. 2, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Block II Spacecraft (v.1 - Spacecraft Description), Mar. 1, 1967 (5 folders) Command Service Modules Block II (Preliminary) Service Propulsion System (Subsection 2.4), Mar. 1, 1967 Environmental Control System (Subsection 2.7), Feb. 1, 1967 Telecommunications System (Subsection 2.8), Mar. 1, 1967 Sequential Systems (Subsection 2.9), Feb. 1, 1967","Content Block II Command Service Modules Propulsion Subsystem, Feb. 23, 1967 Electrical Power Subsystem, Feb. 22, 1967 Guidance and Control Systems - Block II, Mar. 31, 1967 (2 folders) Telecommunications System, Feb. 15, 1967","Content Crew Equipment, Apr. 1, 1966 Crew Systems, Mar. 1, 1965 Electrical Power System, Oct. 1, 1965 Environmental Control Subsystem, Feb. 18, 1966 Guidance and Navigation Subsystem, Mar. 25, 1966 Stabilization and Control Subsystem, May. 9, 1966","v.1 - Simulator Description","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation (2 folders) v.2 - Simulator Operation (Changed), May 15, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation","Content Section 2 - Malfunction Data (3 folders) Section 3 - Lunar-landing Mission Procedures (4 folders) Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 5 - Instructor Material (6 folders) Section 6 - Scripting Data Sheets (2 folders) Section 7 - Simulator Output Tables, Jul. 1, 1967 (3 folders)","Contents v.1, Jan 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2, Jan. 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2 (Changed), Mar. 20, 1967","Content Complex 34/37 Safety Orientation - Course OP-108, Aug. 15, 1967 Complex 39 Safety Orientation - Course OP-107, Aug. 1, 1967","Content Rendezvous Radar/Transportation System, [1967] Control Electronics Section System, n.d. Instrumentation Subsystem, n.d.","Content Orbital tracking chart, n.d. Fuel chart, n.d. TSPI Systems chart, n.d. Film charts, n.d. [2 items]","Content NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, [c.1963] NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, [1964] NASA Facts, v.2, no.5: Launch Vehicles, [1965] Roster of Military Personnel at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, 1966 Payload Flight Assingments - NASA Mixed Fleet, 1989-1991 [2 items]","Content Discover Magazine, Oct. 2001 (includes article on a Russian Space program) IEEE Spectrum , Jul. 1994 (includes \"The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective\") USAA Magazine , Jun/Jul 1999 (features article on first lunar landing) \"America in Space\" - Science Applications International Calendar, 1997 National Geographic \"Sounds of Space Age\" sound disc, 1969","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Kinney, William A.,  Medical science and space travel   (New York: F. Watts, [1959]). ","Kluger, Jeffrey,  The Apollo adventure: the making of the Apollo Space Program and the movie Apollo 13  (New York: Pocket Books, 1995). ","Ley, Willy, et al.,  The complete book of satellites and outer space  (New York: Maco, 1957). ","Mallan, Lloyd,  Secrets of space flight  (Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications, 1956). ","Mallan, Lloyd,  Space satellites  (Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications, 1958). ","Mehrens, Harold E.,  The dawning space age  (Ellington Air Force Base, Texas: Civil Air Patrol, 1963). ","Space... the new frontier  (Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964). ","Von Braun, Wernher,  Conquest of the moon  (New York: Viking Press, 1953). ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. 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Instructor Material (6 folders)\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSection 6 - Scripting Data Sheets (2 folders)\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSection 7 - Simulator Output Tables, Jul. 1, 1967 (3 folders)\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eContents\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ev.1, Jan 1, 1967 (3 folders)\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003ev.2, Jan. 1, 1967 (3 folders)\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003ev.2 (Changed), Mar. 20, 1967\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eContent\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eComplex 34/37 Safety Orientation - Course OP-108, Aug. 15, 1967\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eComplex 39 Safety Orientation - Course OP-107, Aug. 1, 1967\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eContent\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRendezvous Radar/Transportation System, [1967]\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eControl Electronics Section System, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eInstrumentation Subsystem, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eContent\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eOrbital tracking chart, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eFuel chart, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eTSPI Systems chart, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eFilm charts, n.d. 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Containing mostly technical data on spacecraft systems design and operation, the collection provides a detailed look at NASA systems engineering during the early to mid 1960s. The collection is divided among the following series: ","Series I: NASA Programs, 1963-1967, n.d., contains in-house technical publications detailing spacecraft systems design and procedures and is divided among three subseries. Together, these subseries chronicle the development and evolution of spacecraft systems design and procedures which culminated in the first lunar landing.","Subseries A: Project Mercury, 1963, n.d., contains one technical report and an historical overview of the program. ","Subseries B: Project Gemini, 1963-1966, n.d., is much more extensive, and includes such items as operations handbooks, systems diagrams, briefing outlines, reports and mission simulator manuals. ","Subseries C: Project Apollo, 1964-1967, n.d., contains similar materials, in addition to spacecraft manuals, study guides and charts. ","Series II: NASA Computer Systems, 1962-1966, n.d., includes programmer manuals for the various computer systems used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The majority of the materials in this series concern the DDP general computer system.","Series III: NASA Public Information, 1962-1991, n.d., consists of materials which were produced for public education, unlike the previous series. The series contains NASA Fact Sheets and NASA Educational Briefs, other general public information booklets, a symposium report and a set of astronaut photo portraits, all produced to familiarize the public with NASA's activities, personnel and facilities.","Series IV: General Materials, 1969-2001, n.d., contains materials related to space exploration but not produced by NASA. The series includes magazine articles and a \"Sounds of Space\" recording.","Systems diagrams, 1964-1965; Instrument panel diagram, n.d.","Scope and Content Systems diagrams, 1964-1965 Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Oxygen, Nov. 9, 1964 Electric Battery Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Coolant, Dec. 4, 1964 Environmental Control - Life Support, Dec. 1, 1964 Environmental Control System - Coolant Loop, Nov. 11, 1964 Flight Directory and Attitude Display Indicators, Jan. 29, 1965 IGS-ACC and Attitude Malfunction Detection, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Clock, 400~Power and Accelerometer, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Platform Control, Feb. 4, 1965 IGS (Power and Control), Jan. 22, 1965 Manual Data Insertion Unit, Dec. 18, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver propulsion, Nov. 1, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver, Jul. 21, 1964 Re-entry Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Retrograde Seq., Nov. 1, 1964 Sequential - Landing and Post-landing, Nov. 1, 1964 Time Reference, Jan. 19, 1965 Voice Communications, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Digital Command, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Beacon Control, Nov. 5, 1964 BIA-SEQ., Dec. 21, 1964","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface), Apr. 7, 1965 (see Oversize Materials); Instrument Panel Diagram, n.d.","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface)","Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 3, 1965; Launch Vehicle Guidance and Control Subsystem diagram, Jun. 25, 1965; Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, 1965","Content Section I - Systems, [1965] (3 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays, Sept. 10, 1965 (2 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays (Revision B), Nov. 24, 1965","Content Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, Oct. 3, 1965 Section III - Spacecraft operations Procedures (Revision B), Nov. 26, 1965","Content Instrument panel diagram, Apr. 16, 1965 Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, Nov. 9, 1965 Reactant Supply System Fuel Cell Performance Analysis, Mar. 9, 1966","Content Mission Profile, Jan. 20, 1966 Normal Phase Pane Detail, Jan. 25, 1965 Launch Windows, Jan. 25, 1966 Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 11, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Communication Systems, Apr. 6, 1966 Rendezvous procedures, [1966]","Content Orbital and Rendezvous Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Preflight Reentry Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Flight Plan, Apr. 18, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Operations Handbook (Revision C), May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Rules (Revision G), May 25, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Plan/Preliminary Trajectory Plan, [1966] General Materials Preliminary Mission Profile [cover and title pg. only], Jan. 18, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Propulsion, Apr. 7, 1966 Spacecraft 9 Power System Review, [1966] Bus power diagram, [1966] Command Pilot Rendezvous Book, [1966] Instrument panel diagram, [1966] Astronaut Briefing: Environmental Control System, [1966]","Content Section II (Preliminary) - Controls and Displays, May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, May 10, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Instrument panel diagram, May 20, 1966 \u0026gt;Non-Nominal Reset Points, Jun. 9, 1966 Launch/Reentry Exercises, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/01, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/02, [1966] Gemini-Titan X/SNS/04, [1966]","Content Floor Plan - Cape Canaveral Gemini Mission Instrument panel diagrams, n.d. [2 items] Environmental Control System - Coolant Circuit Environmental Control System - Oxygen Circuit diagram, n.d.","[AS-204A]/v. 1 - Description and Utilization","[AS-204A]/v.1 - Description and Utilization - system diagrams [12 items]","[AS-204A]/v. 2 - Instructor Workbook","Content (Revision C), Jul. 7, 1967 (2 folders) (Revision C - Reprint), Aug. 2, 1967 (2 folders)","Content Command Service Module Systems Handbook: Command Service Modules 101 - Publication and Control Sheet, Apr. 28, 1967 Apollo Guidance and Navigation - [AS-205/208], Jun. 1967 \u0026gt;Apollo Orbital Charts and Procedures - [AS 205/208],[1967]","Content (Revision A), Oct. 27, 1966 (3 folders) (Revision B), Mar. 16, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Communications Subsystem (Revision C), Jan. 1967 Control Electronics Section and Abort Guidance Section, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Crew Systems, Feb. 1967 (3 folders) Electrical Power Subsystem, Jan. 1, 1967","Content Environmental Control Subsystem (Revised), Dec. 1966 (2 folders) Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem, Mar. 1, 1966 (2 folders) Instrumentation Subsystem (Revised), Nov. 1966 (3 folders)","Content Propulsion and Reaction Control System, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Radars, Feb. 1967 (2 folders)","Structures, Mechanical Systems and Electroexplosive Devices (2 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Jan. 20, 1967 (2 folders) System Mechanization, Jan. 27, 1967 (5 folders) Computer Utility Programs (Revision A), Apr. 5, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Feb. 15, 1967 (3 folders) Computer Utility Programs, Mar. 2, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Block II Spacecraft (v.1 - Spacecraft Description), Mar. 1, 1967 (5 folders) Command Service Modules Block II (Preliminary) Service Propulsion System (Subsection 2.4), Mar. 1, 1967 Environmental Control System (Subsection 2.7), Feb. 1, 1967 Telecommunications System (Subsection 2.8), Mar. 1, 1967 Sequential Systems (Subsection 2.9), Feb. 1, 1967","Content Block II Command Service Modules Propulsion Subsystem, Feb. 23, 1967 Electrical Power Subsystem, Feb. 22, 1967 Guidance and Control Systems - Block II, Mar. 31, 1967 (2 folders) Telecommunications System, Feb. 15, 1967","Content Crew Equipment, Apr. 1, 1966 Crew Systems, Mar. 1, 1965 Electrical Power System, Oct. 1, 1965 Environmental Control Subsystem, Feb. 18, 1966 Guidance and Navigation Subsystem, Mar. 25, 1966 Stabilization and Control Subsystem, May. 9, 1966","v.1 - Simulator Description","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation (2 folders) v.2 - Simulator Operation (Changed), May 15, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation","Content Section 2 - Malfunction Data (3 folders) Section 3 - Lunar-landing Mission Procedures (4 folders) Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 5 - Instructor Material (6 folders) Section 6 - Scripting Data Sheets (2 folders) Section 7 - Simulator Output Tables, Jul. 1, 1967 (3 folders)","Contents v.1, Jan 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2, Jan. 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2 (Changed), Mar. 20, 1967","Content Complex 34/37 Safety Orientation - Course OP-108, Aug. 15, 1967 Complex 39 Safety Orientation - Course OP-107, Aug. 1, 1967","Content Rendezvous Radar/Transportation System, [1967] Control Electronics Section System, n.d. Instrumentation Subsystem, n.d.","Content Orbital tracking chart, n.d. Fuel chart, n.d. TSPI Systems chart, n.d. Film charts, n.d. [2 items]","Content NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, [c.1963] NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, [1964] NASA Facts, v.2, no.5: Launch Vehicles, [1965] Roster of Military Personnel at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, 1966 Payload Flight Assingments - NASA Mixed Fleet, 1989-1991 [2 items]","Content Discover Magazine, Oct. 2001 (includes article on a Russian Space program) IEEE Spectrum , Jul. 1994 (includes \"The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective\") USAA Magazine , Jun/Jul 1999 (features article on first lunar landing) \"America in Space\" - Science Applications International Calendar, 1997 National Geographic \"Sounds of Space Age\" sound disc, 1969"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKinney, William A., \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMedical science and space travel \u003c/title\u003e (New York: F. 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Avitabile, an air force officer from East Haven, Connecticut, graduated from the University of Connecticut and obtained an MBA from Western New England College. He entered the United States Air Force in 1959. During his career, Lieutenant Colonel Avitabile served as an Atlas E operations launch officer and as an astronaut mission operations instructor at NASA's spacecraft simulator complex responsible for astronaut mission flight training at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy from 1965 to 1967. He also served in the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program Office; as airborne test director for the E-3A Airborne Warnings and Control Systems (AWACS) Aircraft; and as activation director for the AWACS Operating Base. He was a member of the Cadre Office at NATO, responsible for the fielding of the NATO AWACS system and was a program director responsible for the acquisition of Air Force Command and Control Systems. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Lt. Col. Avitabile worked for General Electric, where he directed military and commercial space programs. Lt. Col. Avitabile and his wife Maria have three daughters and eight grandchildren.","The guide to the James J. Avitabile Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement and description of this collection commenced in October 2001 and was completed in March 2002. ","Additional arrangement and description of the James J. Avitabile Papers was completed as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)  in 2024. ","This collection contains materials related to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space exploration programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Containing mostly technical data on spacecraft systems design and operation, the collection provides a detailed look at NASA systems engineering during the early to mid 1960s. The collection is divided among the following series: ","Series I: NASA Programs, 1963-1967, n.d., contains in-house technical publications detailing spacecraft systems design and procedures and is divided among three subseries. Together, these subseries chronicle the development and evolution of spacecraft systems design and procedures which culminated in the first lunar landing.","Subseries A: Project Mercury, 1963, n.d., contains one technical report and an historical overview of the program. ","Subseries B: Project Gemini, 1963-1966, n.d., is much more extensive, and includes such items as operations handbooks, systems diagrams, briefing outlines, reports and mission simulator manuals. ","Subseries C: Project Apollo, 1964-1967, n.d., contains similar materials, in addition to spacecraft manuals, study guides and charts. ","Series II: NASA Computer Systems, 1962-1966, n.d., includes programmer manuals for the various computer systems used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The majority of the materials in this series concern the DDP general computer system.","Series III: NASA Public Information, 1962-1991, n.d., consists of materials which were produced for public education, unlike the previous series. The series contains NASA Fact Sheets and NASA Educational Briefs, other general public information booklets, a symposium report and a set of astronaut photo portraits, all produced to familiarize the public with NASA's activities, personnel and facilities.","Series IV: General Materials, 1969-2001, n.d., contains materials related to space exploration but not produced by NASA. The series includes magazine articles and a \"Sounds of Space\" recording.","Systems diagrams, 1964-1965; Instrument panel diagram, n.d.","Scope and Content Systems diagrams, 1964-1965 Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Oxygen, Nov. 9, 1964 Electric Battery Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Coolant, Dec. 4, 1964 Environmental Control - Life Support, Dec. 1, 1964 Environmental Control System - Coolant Loop, Nov. 11, 1964 Flight Directory and Attitude Display Indicators, Jan. 29, 1965 IGS-ACC and Attitude Malfunction Detection, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Clock, 400~Power and Accelerometer, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Platform Control, Feb. 4, 1965 IGS (Power and Control), Jan. 22, 1965 Manual Data Insertion Unit, Dec. 18, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver propulsion, Nov. 1, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver, Jul. 21, 1964 Re-entry Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Retrograde Seq., Nov. 1, 1964 Sequential - Landing and Post-landing, Nov. 1, 1964 Time Reference, Jan. 19, 1965 Voice Communications, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Digital Command, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Beacon Control, Nov. 5, 1964 BIA-SEQ., Dec. 21, 1964","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface), Apr. 7, 1965 (see Oversize Materials); Instrument Panel Diagram, n.d.","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface)","Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 3, 1965; Launch Vehicle Guidance and Control Subsystem diagram, Jun. 25, 1965; Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, 1965","Content Section I - Systems, [1965] (3 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays, Sept. 10, 1965 (2 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays (Revision B), Nov. 24, 1965","Content Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, Oct. 3, 1965 Section III - Spacecraft operations Procedures (Revision B), Nov. 26, 1965","Content Instrument panel diagram, Apr. 16, 1965 Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, Nov. 9, 1965 Reactant Supply System Fuel Cell Performance Analysis, Mar. 9, 1966","Content Mission Profile, Jan. 20, 1966 Normal Phase Pane Detail, Jan. 25, 1965 Launch Windows, Jan. 25, 1966 Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 11, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Communication Systems, Apr. 6, 1966 Rendezvous procedures, [1966]","Content Orbital and Rendezvous Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Preflight Reentry Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Flight Plan, Apr. 18, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Operations Handbook (Revision C), May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Rules (Revision G), May 25, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Plan/Preliminary Trajectory Plan, [1966] General Materials Preliminary Mission Profile [cover and title pg. only], Jan. 18, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Propulsion, Apr. 7, 1966 Spacecraft 9 Power System Review, [1966] Bus power diagram, [1966] Command Pilot Rendezvous Book, [1966] Instrument panel diagram, [1966] Astronaut Briefing: Environmental Control System, [1966]","Content Section II (Preliminary) - Controls and Displays, May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, May 10, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Instrument panel diagram, May 20, 1966 \u0026gt;Non-Nominal Reset Points, Jun. 9, 1966 Launch/Reentry Exercises, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/01, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/02, [1966] Gemini-Titan X/SNS/04, [1966]","Content Floor Plan - Cape Canaveral Gemini Mission Instrument panel diagrams, n.d. [2 items] Environmental Control System - Coolant Circuit Environmental Control System - Oxygen Circuit diagram, n.d.","[AS-204A]/v. 1 - Description and Utilization","[AS-204A]/v.1 - Description and Utilization - system diagrams [12 items]","[AS-204A]/v. 2 - Instructor Workbook","Content (Revision C), Jul. 7, 1967 (2 folders) (Revision C - Reprint), Aug. 2, 1967 (2 folders)","Content Command Service Module Systems Handbook: Command Service Modules 101 - Publication and Control Sheet, Apr. 28, 1967 Apollo Guidance and Navigation - [AS-205/208], Jun. 1967 \u0026gt;Apollo Orbital Charts and Procedures - [AS 205/208],[1967]","Content (Revision A), Oct. 27, 1966 (3 folders) (Revision B), Mar. 16, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Communications Subsystem (Revision C), Jan. 1967 Control Electronics Section and Abort Guidance Section, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Crew Systems, Feb. 1967 (3 folders) Electrical Power Subsystem, Jan. 1, 1967","Content Environmental Control Subsystem (Revised), Dec. 1966 (2 folders) Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem, Mar. 1, 1966 (2 folders) Instrumentation Subsystem (Revised), Nov. 1966 (3 folders)","Content Propulsion and Reaction Control System, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Radars, Feb. 1967 (2 folders)","Structures, Mechanical Systems and Electroexplosive Devices (2 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Jan. 20, 1967 (2 folders) System Mechanization, Jan. 27, 1967 (5 folders) Computer Utility Programs (Revision A), Apr. 5, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Feb. 15, 1967 (3 folders) Computer Utility Programs, Mar. 2, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Block II Spacecraft (v.1 - Spacecraft Description), Mar. 1, 1967 (5 folders) Command Service Modules Block II (Preliminary) Service Propulsion System (Subsection 2.4), Mar. 1, 1967 Environmental Control System (Subsection 2.7), Feb. 1, 1967 Telecommunications System (Subsection 2.8), Mar. 1, 1967 Sequential Systems (Subsection 2.9), Feb. 1, 1967","Content Block II Command Service Modules Propulsion Subsystem, Feb. 23, 1967 Electrical Power Subsystem, Feb. 22, 1967 Guidance and Control Systems - Block II, Mar. 31, 1967 (2 folders) Telecommunications System, Feb. 15, 1967","Content Crew Equipment, Apr. 1, 1966 Crew Systems, Mar. 1, 1965 Electrical Power System, Oct. 1, 1965 Environmental Control Subsystem, Feb. 18, 1966 Guidance and Navigation Subsystem, Mar. 25, 1966 Stabilization and Control Subsystem, May. 9, 1966","v.1 - Simulator Description","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation (2 folders) v.2 - Simulator Operation (Changed), May 15, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation","Content Section 2 - Malfunction Data (3 folders) Section 3 - Lunar-landing Mission Procedures (4 folders) Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 5 - Instructor Material (6 folders) Section 6 - Scripting Data Sheets (2 folders) Section 7 - Simulator Output Tables, Jul. 1, 1967 (3 folders)","Contents v.1, Jan 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2, Jan. 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2 (Changed), Mar. 20, 1967","Content Complex 34/37 Safety Orientation - Course OP-108, Aug. 15, 1967 Complex 39 Safety Orientation - Course OP-107, Aug. 1, 1967","Content Rendezvous Radar/Transportation System, [1967] Control Electronics Section System, n.d. Instrumentation Subsystem, n.d.","Content Orbital tracking chart, n.d. Fuel chart, n.d. TSPI Systems chart, n.d. Film charts, n.d. [2 items]","Content NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, [c.1963] NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, [1964] NASA Facts, v.2, no.5: Launch Vehicles, [1965] Roster of Military Personnel at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, 1966 Payload Flight Assingments - NASA Mixed Fleet, 1989-1991 [2 items]","Content Discover Magazine, Oct. 2001 (includes article on a Russian Space program) IEEE Spectrum , Jul. 1994 (includes \"The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective\") USAA Magazine , Jun/Jul 1999 (features article on first lunar landing) \"America in Space\" - Science Applications International Calendar, 1997 National Geographic \"Sounds of Space Age\" sound disc, 1969","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Kinney, William A.,  Medical science and space travel   (New York: F. Watts, [1959]). 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He also served in the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program Office; as airborne test director for the E-3A Airborne Warnings and Control Systems (AWACS) Aircraft; and as activation director for the AWACS Operating Base. He was a member of the Cadre Office at NATO, responsible for the fielding of the NATO AWACS system and was a program director responsible for the acquisition of Air Force Command and Control Systems. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Lt. Col. Avitabile worked for General Electric, where he directed military and commercial space programs. Lt. Col. Avitabile and his wife Maria have three daughters and eight grandchildren.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["James J. Avitabile, an air force officer from East Haven, Connecticut, graduated from the University of Connecticut and obtained an MBA from Western New England College. He entered the United States Air Force in 1959. During his career, Lieutenant Colonel Avitabile served as an Atlas E operations launch officer and as an astronaut mission operations instructor at NASA's spacecraft simulator complex responsible for astronaut mission flight training at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy from 1965 to 1967. He also served in the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program Office; as airborne test director for the E-3A Airborne Warnings and Control Systems (AWACS) Aircraft; and as activation director for the AWACS Operating Base. He was a member of the Cadre Office at NATO, responsible for the fielding of the NATO AWACS system and was a program director responsible for the acquisition of Air Force Command and Control Systems. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Lt. Col. Avitabile worked for General Electric, where he directed military and commercial space programs. Lt. Col. Avitabile and his wife Maria have three daughters and eight grandchildren."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the James J. 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Containing mostly technical data on spacecraft systems design and operation, the collection provides a detailed look at NASA systems engineering during the early to mid 1960s. The collection is divided among the following series: ","Series I: NASA Programs, 1963-1967, n.d., contains in-house technical publications detailing spacecraft systems design and procedures and is divided among three subseries. Together, these subseries chronicle the development and evolution of spacecraft systems design and procedures which culminated in the first lunar landing.","Subseries A: Project Mercury, 1963, n.d., contains one technical report and an historical overview of the program. ","Subseries B: Project Gemini, 1963-1966, n.d., is much more extensive, and includes such items as operations handbooks, systems diagrams, briefing outlines, reports and mission simulator manuals. ","Subseries C: Project Apollo, 1964-1967, n.d., contains similar materials, in addition to spacecraft manuals, study guides and charts. ","Series II: NASA Computer Systems, 1962-1966, n.d., includes programmer manuals for the various computer systems used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The majority of the materials in this series concern the DDP general computer system.","Series III: NASA Public Information, 1962-1991, n.d., consists of materials which were produced for public education, unlike the previous series. The series contains NASA Fact Sheets and NASA Educational Briefs, other general public information booklets, a symposium report and a set of astronaut photo portraits, all produced to familiarize the public with NASA's activities, personnel and facilities.","Series IV: General Materials, 1969-2001, n.d., contains materials related to space exploration but not produced by NASA. The series includes magazine articles and a \"Sounds of Space\" recording.","Systems diagrams, 1964-1965; Instrument panel diagram, n.d.","Scope and Content Systems diagrams, 1964-1965 Attitude Control and Maneuver Electronics, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Oxygen, Nov. 9, 1964 Electric Battery Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Environmental Control - Coolant, Dec. 4, 1964 Environmental Control - Life Support, Dec. 1, 1964 Environmental Control System - Coolant Loop, Nov. 11, 1964 Flight Directory and Attitude Display Indicators, Jan. 29, 1965 IGS-ACC and Attitude Malfunction Detection, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Clock, 400~Power and Accelerometer, Jan. 22, 1965 IGS-Platform Control, Feb. 4, 1965 IGS (Power and Control), Jan. 22, 1965 Manual Data Insertion Unit, Dec. 18, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver propulsion, Nov. 1, 1964 Orbit Attitude and Maneuver, Jul. 21, 1964 Re-entry Control, Nov. 1, 1964 Retrograde Seq., Nov. 1, 1964 Sequential - Landing and Post-landing, Nov. 1, 1964 Time Reference, Jan. 19, 1965 Voice Communications, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Digital Command, Nov. 9, 1964 Communications - Beacon Control, Nov. 5, 1964 BIA-SEQ., Dec. 21, 1964","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface), Apr. 7, 1965 (see Oversize Materials); Instrument Panel Diagram, n.d.","BIA-SEQ. (GLV Interface)","Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 3, 1965; Launch Vehicle Guidance and Control Subsystem diagram, Jun. 25, 1965; Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, 1965","Content Section I - Systems, [1965] (3 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays, Sept. 10, 1965 (2 folders) Section II - Controls and Displays (Revision B), Nov. 24, 1965","Content Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, Oct. 3, 1965 Section III - Spacecraft operations Procedures (Revision B), Nov. 26, 1965","Content Instrument panel diagram, Apr. 16, 1965 Fuel Cell Power System Briefing, Nov. 9, 1965 Reactant Supply System Fuel Cell Performance Analysis, Mar. 9, 1966","Content Mission Profile, Jan. 20, 1966 Normal Phase Pane Detail, Jan. 25, 1965 Launch Windows, Jan. 25, 1966 Instrument panel diagram, Feb. 11, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Communication Systems, Apr. 6, 1966 Rendezvous procedures, [1966]","Content Orbital and Rendezvous Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Preflight Reentry Report, Apr. 14, 1966 Flight Plan, Apr. 18, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Operations Handbook (Revision C), May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Rules (Revision G), May 25, 1966 (3 folders) Mission Plan/Preliminary Trajectory Plan, [1966] General Materials Preliminary Mission Profile [cover and title pg. only], Jan. 18, 1966 Astronaut Briefing: Propulsion, Apr. 7, 1966 Spacecraft 9 Power System Review, [1966] Bus power diagram, [1966] Command Pilot Rendezvous Book, [1966] Instrument panel diagram, [1966] Astronaut Briefing: Environmental Control System, [1966]","Content Section II (Preliminary) - Controls and Displays, May 20, 1966 (3 folders) Section III - Spacecraft Operations Procedures, May 10, 1966 (2 folders)","Content Instrument panel diagram, May 20, 1966 \u0026gt;Non-Nominal Reset Points, Jun. 9, 1966 Launch/Reentry Exercises, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/01, Jun. 13, 1966 Gemini-Titan X/SNS/02, [1966] Gemini-Titan X/SNS/04, [1966]","Content Floor Plan - Cape Canaveral Gemini Mission Instrument panel diagrams, n.d. [2 items] Environmental Control System - Coolant Circuit Environmental Control System - Oxygen Circuit diagram, n.d.","[AS-204A]/v. 1 - Description and Utilization","[AS-204A]/v.1 - Description and Utilization - system diagrams [12 items]","[AS-204A]/v. 2 - Instructor Workbook","Content (Revision C), Jul. 7, 1967 (2 folders) (Revision C - Reprint), Aug. 2, 1967 (2 folders)","Content Command Service Module Systems Handbook: Command Service Modules 101 - Publication and Control Sheet, Apr. 28, 1967 Apollo Guidance and Navigation - [AS-205/208], Jun. 1967 \u0026gt;Apollo Orbital Charts and Procedures - [AS 205/208],[1967]","Content (Revision A), Oct. 27, 1966 (3 folders) (Revision B), Mar. 16, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Communications Subsystem (Revision C), Jan. 1967 Control Electronics Section and Abort Guidance Section, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Crew Systems, Feb. 1967 (3 folders) Electrical Power Subsystem, Jan. 1, 1967","Content Environmental Control Subsystem (Revised), Dec. 1966 (2 folders) Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem, Mar. 1, 1966 (2 folders) Instrumentation Subsystem (Revised), Nov. 1966 (3 folders)","Content Propulsion and Reaction Control System, Feb. 1967 (2 folders) Radars, Feb. 1967 (2 folders)","Structures, Mechanical Systems and Electroexplosive Devices (2 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Jan. 20, 1967 (2 folders) System Mechanization, Jan. 27, 1967 (5 folders) Computer Utility Programs (Revision A), Apr. 5, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Familiarization Course (Revision A), Feb. 15, 1967 (3 folders) Computer Utility Programs, Mar. 2, 1967 (3 folders)","Content Block II Spacecraft (v.1 - Spacecraft Description), Mar. 1, 1967 (5 folders) Command Service Modules Block II (Preliminary) Service Propulsion System (Subsection 2.4), Mar. 1, 1967 Environmental Control System (Subsection 2.7), Feb. 1, 1967 Telecommunications System (Subsection 2.8), Mar. 1, 1967 Sequential Systems (Subsection 2.9), Feb. 1, 1967","Content Block II Command Service Modules Propulsion Subsystem, Feb. 23, 1967 Electrical Power Subsystem, Feb. 22, 1967 Guidance and Control Systems - Block II, Mar. 31, 1967 (2 folders) Telecommunications System, Feb. 15, 1967","Content Crew Equipment, Apr. 1, 1966 Crew Systems, Mar. 1, 1965 Electrical Power System, Oct. 1, 1965 Environmental Control Subsystem, Feb. 18, 1966 Guidance and Navigation Subsystem, Mar. 25, 1966 Stabilization and Control Subsystem, May. 9, 1966","v.1 - Simulator Description","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation (2 folders) v.2 - Simulator Operation (Changed), May 15, 1967 Section 1 - Simulator Operation","Content Section 2 - Malfunction Data (3 folders) Section 3 - Lunar-landing Mission Procedures (4 folders) Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Section 4 - Instructor Activity for Interface Operation","Content v.2 - Simulator Operation, Apr. 1, 1967 Section 5 - Instructor Material (6 folders) Section 6 - Scripting Data Sheets (2 folders) Section 7 - Simulator Output Tables, Jul. 1, 1967 (3 folders)","Contents v.1, Jan 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2, Jan. 1, 1967 (3 folders) v.2 (Changed), Mar. 20, 1967","Content Complex 34/37 Safety Orientation - Course OP-108, Aug. 15, 1967 Complex 39 Safety Orientation - Course OP-107, Aug. 1, 1967","Content Rendezvous Radar/Transportation System, [1967] Control Electronics Section System, n.d. Instrumentation Subsystem, n.d.","Content Orbital tracking chart, n.d. Fuel chart, n.d. TSPI Systems chart, n.d. Film charts, n.d. [2 items]","Content NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas, [c.1963] NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, [1964] NASA Facts, v.2, no.5: Launch Vehicles, [1965] Roster of Military Personnel at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, 1966 Payload Flight Assingments - NASA Mixed Fleet, 1989-1991 [2 items]","Content Discover Magazine, Oct. 2001 (includes article on a Russian Space program) IEEE Spectrum , Jul. 1994 (includes \"The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective\") USAA Magazine , Jun/Jul 1999 (features article on first lunar landing) \"America in Space\" - Science Applications International Calendar, 1997 National Geographic \"Sounds of Space Age\" sound disc, 1969"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKinney, William A., \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMedical science and space travel \u003c/title\u003e (New York: F. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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