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Space shuttles--United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates: 1950 - 2013

Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 276
Scope and Contents The Larry Gee papers and space memorabilia document Larry Gee's 22 year career as an engineer in the aerospace industry. Memorabilia and artifacts include commemorative space flight flags, Space Shuttle Mission patches, commemorative pins, Apollo 11 anniversary memorabilia, Columbia commemorative coin, DVDs, astronaut space shuttle crew photographs, data sheets, awards, certificates, newsletters and various documents from Gee's work with Space Shuttle main engines, Atlas engines, Delta...
Dates: 1962 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2005

J. Michael Murphy papers

 Collection — Box Folder 1
Identifier: MSA 311
Scope and Contents

This collection includes two writings by J. Michael Murphy about his career experiences. One writing, "Papa and the Space Shuttle" was written in 2011 for his grandchildren. The other writing, "Reflection on My Trip to China" was written in 1995 as a reflection.

Dates: 1995-2011; Other: Date acquired: 07/11/2016

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 16

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190328

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 18

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-028

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 19

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-031

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 20

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-036

Jerry L. Ross papers, addition 21

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-037

Michael Terry Keefe papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 126
Scope and Contents

The Michael Terry Keefe papers are comprised of news media passes, an adhesive patch, permits and color photographs taken by Michael Terry Keefe, Air Force Master Sergeant, photo journalist, 1955-1977 and retired Civil Service Air Force Chief, photo lab and range, 1977-1998. Some of the photographs include Space Shuttle shots, rocket launches, satellites and views from space. 

Dates: circa 1955-1998; Majority of material found within 1981

Kenneth S. Reightler US Space Shuttle Crew films

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20131206

Meredith Hall records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 80
Scope and Contents The Meredith Hall Records contain four series regarding various information about the residence hall; History of the hall, Administrative documents, Events held at the hall, and information about Students that resided at the hall. The collection contains information about the building such as schematics and maps of the X shaped dormitory. A postcard that was sent to space on the space shuttle Discovery can be found in the collection. Information regarding the Winter Whisper, an elegant...
Dates: 1937-2008

Michael Bogner Space Memorabilia collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2023-123

Pierre Thuot papers, addition 04

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-119

Richard O. Covey papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-076

Jerry L. Ross papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283
Scope and Contents The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space...
Dates: 1940 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Space Shuttle Columbia STS-55 Commemorative Framed Photos & Artifacts

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1 framed photograph collage
Identifier: 20140812

Paul J. Weitz papers

 Collection — Box [restricted] 1
Identifier: MSP 172
Scope and Contents The Paul J. Weitz papers document the time Weitz spent as an United States astronaut and as Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The papers contains eleven notebooks that were used by Weitz to record day-to-day meeting notes and tasks. The first entry is April of 1976 and the last entry is January of 1994. The notebooks contain information about The Challenger accident and Weitz's response to the incident from the day it happened and document what the administration...
Dates: 1976 - 1994

Gordon Yoder collection of Space Exploration memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 292
Scope and Contents The Gordon Yoder collection of Space Exploration memorabilia primarily contains items related to Apollo 11, with additional items related to NASA. Types of items include books and serials, commemorative plates, glassware, liquor bottles, space toys, posters, one of which is related to STS-1, along with other commercially produced commemorative objects produced to celebrate human spaceflight. Of note are issues of The Eagle, the newsletter of the Apollo 11 Collectors Society, magazines and...
Dates: 1964 - 2005