Astronauts
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Dianna Thompson Collection of Apollo 11 Moon Landing news clippings
The Dianna Thompson Collection of Apollo 11 Moon Landing news clippings documents the Apollo 11 moon landing and events leading up to and shortly afterwards. There are also articles about Janet Shearon Armstrong. Most of the articles are from Kansas City newspapers. Also included are a few editorial cartoons.
Neil A. Armstrong papers
Purdue University Astronauts collection
Sirisha Bandla Purdue pennant Flown on Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Mission
One Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics black, gold, and white pennant. Pennant is signed on the reverse "FLOWN ON UNITY 7/11/21 S. Bandla #004". Bandla noted that the pennant was tucked into her inside pocket of her spacesuit during the test flight.
Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
Mark N. Brown papers
Eugene A. Cernan papers
Roger B. Chaffee letter and postcard
Charles F. Bolden Jr. lecture
The Charles F. Bolden, Jr. lecture (2010, 0.1 cubic feet) documents a lecture given by Charles F. Bolden, then 12th admnistrator of NASA. The lecture was given as part of the William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture series on September 7, 2010 in Fowler Hall and was open to the general public. The collection contains one DVD.
Collection of Purdue Astronaut slide rules
Slide rules of six Purdue alumni astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Roy Bridges, Eugene Cernan, Richard Covey, Guy Gardner, and Jerry Ross.
Joni Comstock collection on Janice Voss
The collection relates to Janice Voss' involvement with her first space flight, STS-57 (in 1993). Included are three photographs of the mission, an autographed mission t-shirt, and a letter written by Voss to Comstock. These materials would be useful to researchers interested in the history of NASA flight missions, women in space, women in STEM fields, and space research.
David Moses Collection of A-V Center Materials, Purdue University Libraries
Materials relate to the Purdue Audio-Visual Center and the Purdue Libraries.
Eugene Cernan's Framed Compilation of Flags and Patches, Carried to Moon on Apollo 10
Virgil "Gus" I. Grissom papers
Copies of employment related materials of Mr. Grissom from the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway Company, Monon Route.
Winthrop A. Gustafson papers
Frederick L. Hovde papers
James R. Hansen papers on Neil Armstrong
David C. Leestma papers
Mary L. Cleave papers
Neil Armstrong newspaper clippings collection
Vertical files containing primarily newspaper clippings relating to Neil Armstrong's career as an astronaut.
Paul Roscoe collection of astronaut photographs
William R. Pogue papers
Rose Bowl ticket envelope signed by Purdue astronauts
One Rose Bowl ticket envelope, signed by Purdue astronauts Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan, Roger Chaffee, and Gus Grissom in 1967. Signatures were collected by Dean O. D. Roberts and his wife.