Box 18
Container
Contains 35 Collections and/or Records:
SC1 Constellation Chart, Equatorial Region - Epoch 1925, with orbit plotting and color-coded notation by hand, 1961
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 6, Item 12
Scope and Contents
See Gemini Oversized Materials, Box 18 Folder 8.
Dates:
1961
Figure 12: Gemini VIII Launch Abort Areas and Recommended Ship and Aircraft Deployment, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
See Gemini Oversized Materials Box 18 Folder 1.
Dates:
undated
Map - Gemini VIII Recovery Aircraft Staging Bases, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 2, 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
Map - "Recovery Zone Support", undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 2, Item 6
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 Computer System Schematic, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 30
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Change Record, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 32
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: DAS Quantities from Computer Memory, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 33
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Touchdown Predict Flight Constants, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 34
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Re-entry Flight Constants, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 35
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Rendezvous Flight Constants, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 36
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Ascent Flight Constants, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 37
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Touchdown Predict and re-entry, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 38
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Rendezvous, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 39
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Ascent, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 40
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: DCS/MDIU Format, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 41
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 Fourth Systems Math Flow Diagram: Executor , undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 42
Scope and Contents
Includes two copies, one with handwritten notes.
Dates:
undated
Figure 1: Effect of Orbital Mechanics on Extravehicular Trajectories in the Orbital Plane, circa 1966
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 45
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:
circa 1966
Figures 1-3 of ranges for 85-, 100-, and 25-pound O.A.M.S. jet plumes , circa 1966
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 46
Scope and Contents
Includes three sheets.
Dates:
circa 1966
Fig. 5 showing effects of jet plumes on an Extravehicular astronaut at various ranges, circa 1965
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 3, Item 47
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:
circa 1965
Gemini Mission Chart (GMC) 8, Gemini Mission 8, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 4, Item 1
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
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Guidance and control Mechanics Gemini Design Note 325: Seventh Operational Program Description (Modules One through Five), November 8, 1965
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 4, Item 2
Scope and Contents
Note: ATM Read Program Block Diagram (pg. 5), Table 3.1.2-1 and continuation (pg. 7-8), and Table 3.1.2-2 (pg. 10) have been removed to Gemini Oversized Materials, Box 18 Folder 4.
Dates:
November 8, 1965
Systems Briefing for GT-8 Crew, January 17, 1966
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 3
Scope and Contents
Note: Control System Reentry Control System Propulsion (RCS), Control System Orbit Attitudes Maneuver System (OAMS) Propulsion, and Enclosures 1-4 estimating propellant depletion removed to Gemini Oversized Materials, Box 18 Folder 5.
Dates:
January 17, 1966
McDonnell Print No. 52-87155: Schematic of Gemini Capsule, Bottom View Seat Assembly, undated
Item — Box: 18, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 4, Sub-Group 2, File 5, Item 15
Scope and Contents
See Gemini Oversized Materials Box 18, Folder 7.
Dates:
undated
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