Box 65

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...

Scope and Contents The Audio Visual series is comprised of VHS tapes, which cover STS-41G, STS-28, STS-45 and STS-48 press conferences, mission highlights, and aurora views. Also included is Leestma's contributions to the NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, 2003 (includes the transcript, VHS tape and two audio cassettes). Please see the detailed listing for a few other segments on VHS.The films cover STS-41G, STS-28, and STS-45 crew presentations and press conferences. Found on the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The photographs sub-series covers shots from Leestma's Navy days, official NASA photographs and additional photographs of him, circa 1984 - 1990s. There are also STS-61-E crew photographs, STS-41G, STS-28 photos of Earth, and "APE" (Auroral Photography Experiment photographs). In the final folders there are miscellaneous photographs of colleagues, and some are signed.