Box 2
Container
Contains 61 Collections and/or Records:
Mark K. Craig papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 81
Scope and Contents
The Mark K. Craig papers document Purdue alumnus (BSAE 1971) Mark Craig's almost fifty year career in space exploration. Craig contributed to the Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz, Space Shuttle, Space Station, Mars Rover Sample Return, and Lunar-Mars Exploration programs in positions progressing from co-op intern to NASA Assistant Administrator. The papers also reflect Craig’s work on space policy and NASA strategic planning. The collection notably includes materials related to the day-to-day...
Dates:
1917 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000
Space Shuttle Program, 1963 - 2015
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
1963 - 2015
Vehicle Concept Exploration and Definition, 1963 - 2000
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
1963 - 2000
Landing Subsystem Analysis Notes, October 12, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
October 12, 1971
Landing Subsystem Analysis Notes, handwritten, October 13, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 2
Scope and Contents
Original document.
Dates:
October 13, 1971
Spreadsheet, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
circa 1971
Table 7-1 Canopy Design Factors, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 4
Scope and Contents
Original document.
Dates:
circa 1971
Handwritten notes, Tank Reentry, February 14, 1974
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
February 14, 1974
Spreadsheet, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 7
Scope and Contents
Per Craig, original document.
Dates:
circa 1971
Spreadsheet, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 10
Scope and Contents
Original document.
Dates:
circa 1971
Graphs, Landing, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 11
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
circa 1971
Notes, Landing Weight, October 18, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 13
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 13
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
October 18, 1971
Notes, Parachute Landing System , circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 14
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 14
Scope and Contents
Original document.
Dates:
circa 1971
Notes, Weight to be Landed , circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 15
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 15
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
circa 1971
Graph, 040C Class Orbiters (15 x 60 Payload Bay), February 28, 1972
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 16
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
February 28, 1972
Handwritten Notes, Engine Sizing Perturbations, December 9, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 17
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 3, Item 17
Scope and Contents
Original document.
Dates:
December 9, 1971
Proposal for Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Study (presentation), circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 1
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
circa 1971
Manned Space Center Orbiter - 040A, System Definition and Analysis (presentation), September 13, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 3
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
September 13, 1971
Manned Space Center Orbiter - 040A, Subsystem Definition and Analysis, NASA-MSC, September 13, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 4
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
September 13, 1971
Copy of an article: The Shuttle - A Balancing of Design and Politics by Dale Myers, circa 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 5
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
circa 1971
Alternate Shuttle Configurations, NASA-MSC, Spacecraft Design Division, June 18, 1971, Revised June 23, 1971
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 6
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 6
Scope and Contents
Key document, per Craig.
Dates:
1971
Memo # EX23/6910-252C, RE: Reference Launch Trajectory for MSC Shuttle Vehicle with a 3,000,000 Pound Lift-off Weight, To: EX2/Chief, Flight Technology Branch, From: EX23/Head, Flight Performance Section (Paul Thomas), October 3, 1969
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 7
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
October 3, 1969
Memo #EX23/6907-1600, RE: Reference Launch Trajectory for MSC Shuttle Vehicle With a 12,500 Pound Payload Capability, To: EX2/Chief, Flight Technology Branch, From: EX23/Head, Flight Performance Section, July 29, 1969
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
July 29, 1969
Memo #EX23/6909-245C, RE: Performance Study for the 3,500,000 Pound MSC Shuttle Vehicle, To: EX2/Chief, Flight Technology Branch, From: EX23/Head, Flight Performance Section (Paul Thomas), September 30, 1969
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 9
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
September 30, 1969
Memo #EX23/6910-254C, RE: Reference Launch Trajectory for the 3,500,000 Pound MSC Shuttle Vehicle, To: EX2/Chief, Flight Technology Branch, From: EX23/Head, Flight Performance Section (Paul Thomas), October 6, 1969
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4, Item: 10
Identifier: MSA 81, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Sub-Group 1, File 4, Item 10
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is divided into nine sub-series and follows the course of Craig's career.The key documents in this series are numerous, and it is advised that one refers to the detailed listing in the finding aid in order to understand the full extent of the work done.
Space Shuttle Missions Summary and Significant Incidents and Close Calls in Human Spaceflight
Vehicle Concept...
Dates:
October 6, 1969