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Box 42

 Container

Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:

David C. Leestma papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 193
Scope and Contents The David C. Leestma papers document his personal experience as an astronaut during the early years of the Space Shuttle program and as a NASA manager and director. Included are papers related to the three missions for which he served as a mission specialist; STS-41-G, STS-28, and STS-45. Leestma later served as manager and director at the Johnson Space Center's Astronaut Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate, Advanced Planning Office and for initiatives such as the Space...
Dates: 1969 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1998

NASA Administration, 1970 - 2015

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5
Scope and Contents This series is broken down into six sub-series representing the various NASA administrative positions Leestma held throughout his career. There are numerous NASA memos, correspondence, documents, reports, briefings, International Space Station planning information; Preliminary Assessments of the Russian/US/International Partners Space Station Design Option; Flight Crew Operations documents; Safety Review Findings; Hubble Space Telescope documents, among many others. Please see the breakdown of...
Dates: 1970 - 2015

Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate, 1988 - 2006

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: 1988 - 2006

E-mail and Fax Correspondence from Astronauts Training in Russia Sent to Flight Crew Operations Directorate, and Fiscal Information, 1994 - 1998

 Sub-Group — Box: 42
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: 1994 - 1998

E-mail and fax correspondence from astronauts training in Russia sent to Flight Crew Operations Directorate; Russia and United States EVA protocols, and Executive Summary of Shuttle-Mir, circa March 8, 1994 - February 20, 1998

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: circa March 8, 1994 - February 20, 1998

Space Shuttle Program FY 1996 Budget to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Status to the Space Shuttle Program, FY94/FY95, FY96 and Out Status, Fee on Subcontracts & Materials, September 14, 1994

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: September 14, 1994

"Fiscal Year 1996 Marks," David C. Leestma, Flight Crew Operations Directorate, September 23, 1994; "Resources Program Manager's Review," October 26, 1994; “Cost Performance Evaluation Guidelines Team, Status of Activity", October 21, 1994

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: October 21, 1994

Assessment for Request for Return Items on STS-71, May 1, 1995; and e-mail in regards to STS-69 Issue, May 9, 1995

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: May 9, 1995

Program Operating Plan (POP) 96 Flight Crew Operations Directorate, June 12, 1996

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: June 12, 1996

Assessment of Astronaut Office Support Requirements for Proposed Flight Rate Increases, by Linda Godwin, June 13, 1997

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: June 13, 1997

Assessment of NASA's Financial Assistance to Foreign Visitors, Draft Report, April 1998

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: April 1998

Correspondence between Mr. Yuri Koptev, Director General, Russian Space Agency, and Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, Office of the Administrator, June - July, 1998

 File — Box: 42, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 193, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 5, File 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Leestma was responsible for Astronaut Office and for Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations; 41 shuttle flights and seven MIR missions, and the selection of Astronaut Groups 15, 16, and 17. Due to the extensive nature of this sub-series, refer to the detailed item listing.
Dates: June - July, 1998