Box 54
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
Apollo Program, 1961 - 1977
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
The Apollo sub-series contains a high volume of diverse materials. It houses both personal papers consisting of congratulatory correspondences from friends, family, and NASA colleagues together with newspaper clippings collected by Neil Armstrong in the years following the success of the lunar landing mission as well as the working files used by Armstrong in the years of planning and during the Apollo 11 mission.The guiding principle in the organization of the working files is to...
Dates:
1961 - 1977
Mission Planning, 1961 - 1972
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4
Scope and Contents
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
1961 - 1972
Apollo Program - Mission Planning, 1964 - 1969
File — Box: 54
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
1964 - 1969
Memorandum for Astronauts: Review of Apollo Cockpit Mockup with Latest Instrument Panel and Four Position 12° Back Angle Couches, April 12, 1963
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 4, Item: 38
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 4, Item 134
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
April 12, 1963
Apollo spacecraft SCB approved PCRs, April 22 - May 27, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
April 22 - May 27, 1968
Apollo spacecraft SCB approved PCRs, June 20 - July 26, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
June 20 - July 26, 1968
Apollo spacecraft SCB approved PCRs, August 9, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
August 9, 1968
Minutes of Apollo SCB Meetings # 21 and 22, undated
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
undated
Minutes of SUNDANCE CARR, circa 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
circa 1968
Apollo Mission Techniques Lunar Landing Mission Ascent Phase, Volume I: Techniques Description (Draft of Internal Note yet to be numbered) , July 22, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 22, 1968
Alternate separation procedure for nominal LM ascent stage jettison on Apollo 11, July 14, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 14, 1969
Analysis of allowable deviation in DOI ignition time for the lunar landing mission, July 14, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 14, 1969
Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM)/LM-S-IVB docking and withdrawal lighting constraints, February 20, 1967
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
February 20, 1967
Apollo 11 spacecraft gimbal angles for viewing the LM ascent stage after the CSM separation maneuver, July 11, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 11, 1969
"Ascent Phase Mission Techniques meeting - February 27, 1968", March 4, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
March 4, 1968
CSM Rendezvous Procedures, F Mission, preliminary copy, January 23, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
January 23, 1969
CSM lunar orbit plane change maneuver on Apollo 11, July 11, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 11, 1969
Contingency deorbit data for Apollo 11, July 14, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 14, 1969
Crew integration coordination, September 29, 1964
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
September 29, 1964
Currently proposed LM-activate phase of Mission F, November 15, 1968
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
November 15, 1968
Descent Data Select procedures are finalized, July 11, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 11, 1969
Descent Monitoring after landing radar velocity updating, July 14, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 12
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 14, 1969
ECS line and plume deflector separation and recontact analysis resulting from abort during main powered descent for Apollo 11, July 11, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 19
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 11, 1969
Effects of DPS engine dispersions and LM weight on throttle-down time, July 8, 1969
Item — Box: 54, Folder: 5, Item: 14
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 2, Item 20
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
The Mission Planning files contain those materials essential to the planning and execution of the Apollo program mission, especially the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. The bulk of the sub-group is retained in Armstrong's original order. However, a significant amount of mission planning material was found throughout the Armstrong papers.
Dates:
July 8, 1969