Box 2
Container
Contains 14 Collections and/or Records:
NASA Career, 1948 - 2009
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1
Scope and Contents
Housed in this series are the documents and other materials generated during Neil Armstrong's NASA career, from his days as an experimental test pilot through his assignment as the Deputy Administrator of Aeronautics. Early materials of note are documents related to the X-15 program and Armstrong’s engineering work as part of the Dyna-Soar team before his transfer into the astronaut program. A central piece of this series is the inclusion of Armstrong's application to the NASA astronaut...
Dates:
1948 - 2009
Experimental Test Pilot Files, 1948 - 1973
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
1948 - 1973
Experimental Test Pilot papers - "Cockpit" , June 1956 - April 1973
File — Box: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
June 1956 - April 1973
By-Laws of the Society for Experimental Test Pilots, Preliminary - Second Draft, with letter to charter members, July 20, 1956
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
July 20, 1956
Correspondence between Neil Armstrong and Jim Brooks regarding SETP scholarships and member life insurance policies, June - July, 1973
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
June - July, 1973
Correspondence from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, February 1956 - September 1958
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
February 1956 - September 1958
Job Description for Executive Director, circa 1956
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
circa 1956
Mailing lists of members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, January 1956 - February 1957
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
January 1956 - February 1957
Minutes of the meetings of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, January - December 1956
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
January - December 1956
Program for the Annual Business Meeting Held in the Banquet Room of the Hyatt House , October 25, 1956
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
October 25, 1956
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, application for membership with informational booklet, circa 1956
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
circa 1956
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots newsletters, February 1957 - August 1958
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
February 1957 - August 1958
Cockpit, Society of Experimental Test Pilots publication, 1970 - 1973
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 10
Scope and Contents
Check folders for exact issues; f Full run not included.
Dates:
1970 - 1973
Society of Experimental Test Pilot's membership roster, circa 2007
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, File 2, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Working files from project X-15 and project Dyna Soar. X-15 project files cover 1961-1962. The sub-series includes project summary, flight manual, and reports by Neil Armstrong detailing his test flight findings and research. Dyna Soar project files cover 1960-1967 and were kept as found and appear to have been gathered by Armstrong during the course of his research on super-sonic wing design.
Dates:
circa 2007