Box 13
Container
Contains 35 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
Gemini Program Files, 1952 - 2005
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
The Gemini Program files include a small selection of personal correspondence and a wide range of working documents. Personal items consist of congratulatory correspondence from family and colleagues at NASA. The working documents begin with materials related to the systems of Gemini spacecraft, equipment, and basic operating procedures. Technical documents detailing Gemini systems are followed by training materials used by Neil Armstrong during the Gemini program. The arrangement of this...
Dates:
1952 - 2005
Working Files, 1961 - 1969
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2
Scope and Contents
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
1961 - 1969
Gemini Program - Mission Planning, 1965 - 1966
File — Box: 13
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
1965 - 1966
Gemini VIII Postflight Crew Debriefing Plan, undated
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
undated
Incorporation of lightweight sextant into GT-8 flight equipment, December 27, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
December 27, 1965
Request for Engineering Change Proposal: Individual Pressure Reference System for Fuel Cell Section #1 and #2, December 28, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
December 28, 1965
Gemini VIII Operational and Experimental GFAE/CFE Hardware Status, February 18, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
February 18, 1966
Gemini Program Abstract of Meeting on Mission Planning Coordination, January 24, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
January 24, 1966
Gemini Flight control Data Acquisition Requirements - MCC-H (ATDA Requirements) Gemini VIIIA Revision A, January 20, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
January 20, 1966
ESP Donning Procedures, Revised , January 3, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
January 3, 1965
Backup reentry guidance for Gemini VIII and up, November 19, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
November 19, 1965
Pre-Launch Transportation Requirements for Support of the Gemini VIII Flight Crew Activities, undated
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 3, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
undated
Guidance Failure Starting at Guidance Initiate (T+2:47.5) Giving a Constant Pitch Rate of 2°/sec, undated
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
undated
Gemini Strength Note #31: Model 133P Analysis of Separations in Ablative Layer of Spacecraft Ablation Shield, undated
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
undated
Operational and Experimental GFAE/CFE equipment status No. 12, March 8, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
March 8, 1966
Design Certification Review, February 7, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 20
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
February 7, 1966
Contract NAS 9-170, Review of Contractor Actions relative to Spacecraft Acceptance Review, Phase I, Spacecraft 8, January 31, 1966
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 21
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
January 31, 1966
ATM Operational Procedures, November 9, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 22
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
November 9, 1965
[DRAFT] A-8.0 Gemini Mission Eight (Gemini VIII), undated
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 23
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
undated
Mission Panning for Gemini VI through XII, October 1, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 24
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
October 1, 1965
Project Gemini, Aerodynamic Information Note Number 124, GT-5 Astronaut Abort Procedures, July 20, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 25
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
July 20, 1965
Retrofire Attitude for Gemini VI and Gemini VII, September 9, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 26
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
September 9, 1965
Retrofire Attitude, April 27, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 27
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
April 27, 1965
Internal Note # 65-FM-93 Proposed Re-rendezvous Exercise for a Gemini-Agena Rendezvous Mission, July 12, 1965
Item — Box: 13, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 28
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Working files related to the Gemini program consist of documents detailing the spacecraft and equipment used by Gemini astronauts in most of the Gemini missions under the heading "Systems." Following these technical documents are coursework and memos related to the training undertaken by Neil Armstrong for his part in Gemini missions under the heading "Training." Memos, working documents, internal notes, and reports which detail the planning of specific Gemini missions, particularly Gemini VII,...
Dates:
July 12, 1965