C. Wayne Ottinger Papers

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Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Ottinger, C. Wayne, 1933-
Abstract:
This collection contains of a draft of a proposal, "Concept Proposal for Preservation of Aerospace Technology Project (PAT) [Improving Technology Preservation Processes]" written by former NASA aerospace engineer C. Wayne Ottinger and others for what would become PAT Projects, Inc. It also includes an executive summary, cover letter, and slides of proposal presentation. The proposal suggests the need for documenting aerospace history. Primary goals of the project include providing "a lead role in improving and developing processes to identify, prioritize, acquire, preserve, and communicate information and artifacts that constitute Endangered Information in aerospace technology" and creating "a consensus for the establishment of an aerospace history discipline center."
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], C. Wayne Ottinger Papers, Ms1992-038, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains of a draft of a proposal, "Concept Proposal for Preservation of Aerospace Technology Project (PAT) [Improving Technology Preservation Processes]" written by former NASA aerospace engineer C. Wayne Ottinger and others for what would become PAT Projects, Inc. It also includes an executive summary, cover letter, and slides of proposal presentation. The proposal suggests the need for documenting aerospace history. Primary goals of the project include providing "a lead role in improving and developing processes to identify, prioritize, acquire, preserve, and communicate information and artifacts that constitute Endangered Information in aerospace technology" and creating "a consensus for the establishment of an aerospace history discipline center."

Biographical / historical:

From 1994 until about 2002, PAT Projects, Inc. existed as a not-for-profit company "providing research, technical and educational publications, and multimedia productions for the preservation of aerospace technology." The company also worked to provide materials for K-12 classroom education about applications of math and science.

Aerospace engineer C. Wayne Ottinger (b. 1933) served as managing director of PAT Projects, Inc. In 1960, he joined NASA, eventually working on the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle project for the Apollo program. He left for Bell Aerosystems in 1966 to work on the Lunar Landing Training Vehicles project, also used in the Apollo program. In 2008, Ottinger founded Aerospace Legacy Engineering & Technology Recovery Organization (ALETRO), a non-profit that "help[s] locate, preserve, and present the technical information from America's space race."

External sources:

PAT Projects, Inc., "Exploring the Extreme: High Performance Learning Activities in Mathematics, Science and Technology," NASA, n.d., available online from NASA at https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/62553main_exploring.the_.extreme.guide_.pdf, accessed on Nov. 20, 2024.

Aerospace Legacy Engineering & Technology Recovery Organization, https://www.aletro.org/, accessed on Nov. 20, 2024.

"Wayne Ottinger," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, https://www.aiaa.org/detail/person/wayne-ottinger, accessed on Nov. 20, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The C. Wayne Ottinger Papers was donated to Special Collections in 1992.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the C. Wayne Ottinger Papers commenced and was completed in 1992. Additional description was completed in May 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard