Box 55
Container
Contains 72 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, 1966 - 1969
File — Box: 55
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 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:
1966 - 1969
Internal Note MSC-EG-69-16, Project Apollo: Stability Analysis of Apollo Block II CSM/LM Thrust Vector Control Systems, March 20, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
March 20, 1969
Internal Note No. S-PA-9T-055: Apollo Mission Techniques, Mission G, Manual Ascent, Techniques Description, July 17, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 17, 1969
Internal Note No. S-PA-9T-137: Mission G Abort from Lunar Powered Descent and Subsequent Rendezvous, July 11, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 11, 1969
Internal Note No. S-Pa-9T-144: Apollo Mission techniques, Mission G, Earth Parking Orbit and Translunar Injection, Techniques Description, July 23, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 23, 1969
Internal Note No. 66-EG-41: The Effect of Range on LM Descent Guidance Performance in the Presence of Engine Thrust Uncertainties, November 15, 1966
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
November 15, 1966
Internal Note No. 68-FM-74: LM Powered Ascent Trajectory for the Apollo Lunar Landing Mission, March 20, 1968
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
March 20, 1968
Internal Note No. 69-FM-30: Apollo Mission F Mission Planning Briefing for the Crew, January 31, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
January 31, 1969
Internal Note No. 69-FM-57: Preliminary Alternate Mission Plan for Apollo Mission F, Vol. III Lunar Alternate Rendezvous, March 4, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
March 4, 1969
Internal Note No. 69-FM-154: Quickest Possible Returns to Earth for Apollo 11 (Mission G) Aborts, June 3, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
June 3, 1969
Internal Note No. 69-FM-156: Apollo 11 (Mission G) Spacecraft Dispersion Analysis, Vol. IV, Descent and Ascent Dispersion Analyses, Part 1 Lunar Descent (Addendum) , July 2, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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 2, 1969
Internal Note No. 69-FM-181: An Evaluation of the LOI Attitude Monitoring Procedure Technique for Dispersed Translunar Approach Hyperbolas, July 1, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 1, 1969
Apollo 11/LM-5 Post Mission Report, August 5, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
August 5, 1969
Preliminary mineralogical, petrological, and geochemical examination of lunar samples and subsequent astronaut training, December 8, 1966
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
December 8, 1966
Internal Note No. 69-FM-187: Entry Mission Plan Apollo 11 (Mission G), July 3, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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 3, 1969
Internal Note No. 69-FM-193: Rationale for Using the Saturn Monitor and Abort Crew Charts for Apollo 11 (Mission G), July 7, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 7, 1969
Ionizing radiation sources on Apollo 11, July 14, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
July 14, 1969
Landing site dependent phases of Apollo lunar missions, November 29, 1967
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
November 29, 1967
Lunar dust disturbance on descent, July 15, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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 15, 1969
Lunar landing site position determined requirements for AS-504 and subsequent missions, circa 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
circa 1969
LM communication Capability During Lunar Landing Descent and Ascent, undated
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, 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:
undated
LM powered descent loss of comm procedure, July 8, 1969
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 4, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 5, Series 1, Sub-Series 5, Sub-Group 4, File 3, Item 21
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