Resources
Resources: Saturn Rockets | Other Rockets | Rocket Engines | Apollo Command/Service Module | Apollo Lunar Module | Space Suits | Apollo Missions | Project Mercury | Project Gemini | Satellites and Space Probes | Museums/Facilities | B-17 Bomber | B-24 Bomber | B-47 Bomber | SR-71/A-12/YF-12 Family | Other Aircraft | Missiles | Miscellany
Saturn Rockets
Saturn Rockets: Overall Saturn Program | Saturn I | Saturn IB | Saturn V
Overall Saturn Program
- An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
- ARPA Order No. 14-59, which authorized the creation of the Saturn family of rockets
- NASA News Release No. 63-26, which renamed the Saturn C-1, Saturn C-1B, and Saturn C-5 to Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V
- A page showing the barge routes used to transport the various Saturn stages.
- The George Mueller "all-up" memo.
- A Saturn History Project paper entitled "Saturn and All-Up Flight Testing", which examines the context in which the "all-up" concept arose and features recollections from the men involved.
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Reflections on Saturn "all-up" flight testing:
- Dieter Grau, Director of the MSFC Quality and Reliability Assurance Lab.
- Walter Haeussermann, Director of the MSFC Astrionics Lab.
- George Mueller, Deputy Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight.
- Eberhard Rees, Deputy for Technical and Scientific Matters and later Director of Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Robert Seamans, NASA Associate Administrator.
- Frank Williams, assistant to Wernher von Braun.
- Robert B. Young, Director of MSFC Industrial Operations.
Saturn I
- A diagram detailing how the SA-D (Dynamic Test Vehicle) is oriented in the Marshall Rocket Garden
- Handling, Transporting, and Erection Instructions Saturn S-1 Stage, SA-1, a manual documenting handling procedures for the Saturn I Block I first (S-I) stage at both the MSFC Static Test Tower and at Cape Canaveral's LC-34, and also documenting the Saturn S-I Transporter.
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block I profile
- Block I S-I fuel pressurization system
- Block I Saturn I second stage adapter
- A 1/4 scale model of the Saturn S-I stage, built by Marshall Space Flight Center
- S-I LOX pressurization system
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block II inboard profile
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block II boattail
- A page dealing with the Saturn I/IB H-1 rocket engine wraparound suction lines.
- A vintage Pratt & Whitney magazine advertisement regarding the RL-10 engine used on the Saturn I's S-IV (second) stage.
- A vintage Douglas magazine advertisement regarding static testing the Saturn I S-IV (second) stage.
- Saturn and Noise, essentially an informational comic book published by Marshall Space Flight Center regarding the noise generated by static firing Saturn I first stages in the Static Test Tower
- A Marshall Space Flight Center Assembly Engineering Section booklet, SA-5 Saturn I Block II Vehicle Description.
- A NASA booklet on the SA-6 mission, a Block II Saturn I.
- The Saturn I Countdown Manual Volume II, SA-7, detailing the procedures to launch a Block II Saturn I.
- An overview of the Pegasus micrometeoroid satellite
- A Chrysler Corporation Space Division pamphlet, Saturn First Stage: Workhorse of the Present -- Future.
- Saturn I/IB turbine exhaust
Saturn IB
- A page containing general Saturn IB diagrams (those which aren't necessarily interesting enough to merit their own separate page).
- A Chrysler publication, AS-207 Vehicle Systems Information Drawings, an early set of engineering drawings on the Saturn IB.
- A photo from SA-209's assembly
- S-IB LOX vents
- A diagram detailing the LC-34 service structure, used for launch Block I Saturn Is and Saturn IBs
- Overview diagrams of the S-IVB (Saturn IB second) stage
- The Saturn IB/Centaur launch vehicle, including information on the 1960s-era "Voyager" program
- A Saturn IB cell phone theme, containing Saturn IB phone backgrounds and two Apollo-themed ring tones
Saturn V
Saturn V: Overall Saturn V Program | S-IC Stage | S-II Stage | S-IVB Stage
Overall Saturn V Program
- A very early pamphlet about "The Saturn V Apollo Moon Rocket". This apparently dates back to early to mid-1963, shortly after the Saturn C-5 was renamed to be the Saturn V. It shows a concept for Launch Complex 39 featuring four launch pads.
- A page containing general Saturn V diagrams (those which aren't necessarily interesting enough to merit their own separate page).
- AS-503 Saturn V Inboard Profile (Drawing 10M04574), an early drawing of the Apollo 8 booster, before production delays resulted in the elimination of the Lunar Module from the mission.
- A set of Saturn V inboard profiles, for the S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages.
- NASA Facts 33, the "Saturn V poster" NASA Facts issue.
- The Saturn V Apollo Flight Configuration, another Saturn V poster.
- A photo showing of the SA-501 (Apollo 4) at LC-39 during a water control system test
- Launch Complexes 39A, 39B, 39C, AND 39D.
- A diagram of the Pad 39A/39B mobile launcher/launch umbilical tower (LUT)
- The Apollo white room
S-IC Stage
- A page containing general S-IC stage (Saturn V first stage) diagrams (those which aren't necessarily interesting enough to merit their own separate page).
- A cutaway diagram of the Saturn S-IC Booster Major Components.
- Assembly Layout S-IC Stage, Saturn V (10M04564), a two-sheet drawing featuring various engineering views of the S-IC stage.
- Fill and drain excerpt from the Launch Vehicle Operations for Support of Space Vehicle Countdown Demonstration Test and Launch Countdown, Volume II of III (Assembled for CD), Released for AS-509 on my AS-509 Launch Vehicle Operations: Saturn V Fill and Drain page.
- A time-lapse photo of the Saturn V S-IC assembly
- A diagram of the Saturn V S-IC positions
- A composite picture of S-IC-15 at night at the Michoud Assembly Facility
- AEDC-TR-65-85: A Simulated Altitude Test of a Saturn S-IC Retro Development Motor (Test Unit No. SD-20). Issued by Arnold Engineering Development Center, it documents the general characteristics of the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage's retro rockets and the AEDC test cell (J-5) used to perform the test.
- A set of Saturn V inboard profiles, for the S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages.
- A log book documenting the daily activity at MSFC's S-IC Test Stand, including preparation for the various static test firings of the S-IC-T, S-IC-1, S-IC-2, and S-IC-3 stages.
- Information and photos regarding the S-IC Test Stand blower facility added during the stand's conversion for Shuttle-related work to help prevent the build-up of hydrogen gas.
- S-ID Propulsion/Mechanical, a proposal to modify the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage.
- A template for making a Saturn V launch Halloween pumpkin.
S-II Stage
- Overview diagrams of the S-II (Saturn V second) stage.
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Engineering
Course for Saturn S-II Stage Systems for NASA,
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- Volume 1: Introduction (SD 68-654-1)
- Volume 2: Propulsion and Mechanical Systems (SD 68-654-2)
- "The Tortoise Steps of Saturn S-II", a third-quarter 1965 an article from North American Aviation's magazine, Skyline, about the voyage of the S-II Common Bulkhead Test Tank (CBTT) test stage from Seal Beach to the test facility at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), June 1-3, 1965.
- A diagram of the Saturn V S-II stage positions and engine numbers.
- The Saturn V S-II stage pressurization system.
- A history of the S-II (Saturn V second) stage LH2 tank insulation.
- "The Common Bulkhead for the Saturn S-II Vehicle", an article about the vacuum jig used to bond the two sheets and honeycomb core of the S-II's common bulkhead.
- S-II Stage Handling Ground Support Equipment (including the forward support ring, forward hoisting frame, stage erecting sling, static firing skirt, and aft support ring).
- A set of Saturn V inboard profiles, for the S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages.
S-IVB Stage
- Overview diagrams of the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage.
- An info page on the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage pressurization/repressurization system, including cold helium spheres, ambient helium spheres, and the O2H2 burner, and the repressurization system's evolution during the program.
- An info page on the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage O2H2 burner (aka "helium heater").
- A set of Saturn V inboard profiles, for the S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages.
Other Rockets
Other Rockets: Jupiter | Redstone | Miscellany
Jupiter
- A Rocketdyne report dating back to 1958 entitled Development of the Rocket Engine for the Jupiter Missile.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the S-3D.
- A page comparing the S-3D and H-1 rocket engines.
- A U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command monograph, History of the Jupiter Missile System.
- Overall Jupiter missile diagrams.
- Diagrams of the Jupiter tail unit.
Redstone
- Overall Redstone missile diagrams.
- Redstone warhead section.
- Redstone aft unit.
- Redstone center unit
- Photos and diagrams of the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine mount.
- Redstone tail unit
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Redstone family of engines.
- A page with information, diagrams, and photos regarding the Redstone A-6 and A-7 rocket engines, including a cutaway of the thrust chamber and photos illustrating the difference between the A-6 and A-7 models of this rocket engine.
- Information about the steam generator on the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine.
- Diagrams of the Redstone A-7 rocket engine turbopump.
Miscellany
- An Agena configuration info page, containing information about the Agena A, Agena B, and Agena D upper stages, along with technical drawings of the Agena A and B.
- A page of general Delta rocket diagrams.
- The Jupiter-C/Juno high speed stages, a cluster of scaled Sergeant solid rocket motors which launched many early American satellites, including Explorer 1.
Rocket Engines
Rocket Engines: F-1 Engine | H-1 Engine | J-2 Engine | S-3D Engine | Atlas Engines | Redstone A-7 Engine | Titan Engines | Shuttle Engines | V-2 Engine | Miscellany
F-1 Engine
- An early (August 1961) diagram depicting the F-1 Rocket Engine General Configuration.
- An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
- A page of F-1 engine callouts.
- A page of F-1 engine cutaways.
- The F-1 engine injector.
- Information regarding the F-1 engine injector baffles.
- Cutaway diagrams of theF-1 rocket engine main LOX valve.
- A page regarding the F-1 rocket engine propellant high-pressure ducts.
- A page about F-1 rocket engine LOX flowmeter, part of the S-IC stage pressurization system, including a number of photos taken of flowmeters in private collections.
- Information about the F-1 thrust chamber.
- A memo entitled "F-1 Major Configuration Change Points" which discusses various changes in the configuration of the F-1 rocket engine, with photos I've added to illustrate many of these changes.
- A page about F-1 rocket engine MD changes, how configuration changes in an engine were identified.
- A photo of F-1 engine mockup FM-101.
- F-1 rocket engine F-6049's ID plate, when it was at the Udvar-Hazy Center
- F-1 engine LOX dome
- Photos of the aft face of the F-1 engine LOX dome
- A small supplement to the F-1 Rocket Engine Technical Manual Supplement (R-3896-1A), documenting the formerly-classified gas generator injector, thrust chamber injector, and turbopump.
- Information about the F-1 turbopump closure assemblies.
- F-1 engine regenerative cooling tube markings
- A page concerning the F-1 Rocket Engine G4049 Engine Vertical Installer
- A F-1 Rocket Engine G4049 Engine Vertical Installer data sheet
- A page regarding the F-1 Engine G4080 Nozzle Extension Handling Fixture
- F-1 engine thrust chamber throat security closure
- Information about the F-1 engine in the Building 4200 rocket engine display at Marshall Space Flight Center, including Building 4200 static displays prior to its current set of rocket engines, as well as photos of the rocket engine display configuration circa the early 2000s
- A photo of scrapped F-1 rocket engines in a Rocketdyne junkyard.
- A list of F-1 rocket engine serial numbers, from retired Rocketdyne engineer Bob Biggs.
- A series of diagrams detailing how to load an F-1 rocket engine into the MSFC F-1 Engine Test Stand: F-1 Engine Test Stand Load and Test page.
- F-1 Engine Test Stand Pre-Demolition Documentation Photos, taken in March 2009, presumably as part of the pre-demolition documentation effort.
- Removal of the F-1 Engine Test Stand LOX tank, during the stand's demolition.
- The final demolition of the F-1 Engine Test Stand.
- An unidentified structure in the field between the F-1 Engine Test Stand and its observation bunker. This structure has been subsequently demolished, but its remains are still visible today.
- A page regarding the move of F-1 rocket engine EM-1 from the historic Rocketdyne headquarters building on Canoga Ave. in Canoga Park to Aerojet Rocketdyne's new headquarters on De Soto Ave.
- The April 18, 2012 Dynetics press release regarding their research into bringing back the F-1 for SLS, Dynetics and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Announce Exclusive Partnership to Compete for NASA SLS Booster Contract.
H-1 Engine
- An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
- An H-1 rocket engine fact sheet
- H-1C and H-1D rocket engine photos
- A memo entitled "Saturn H-1 Engine Design Features"
- A page dealing with the Saturn I/IB H-1 rocket engine wraparound suction lines.
- Rocketdyne Mark 3 turbopump, used by such engines as the Navaho, S-3D/LR-79 (Jupiter and Thor), Atlas, and the Saturn I/IB's H-1.
- A page regarding the H-1 rocket engine fuel additive blender unit
- H-1 rocket engine heat exchanger
- A page comparing the S-3D and H-1 rocket engines.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1.
J-2 Engine
- An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
- A page of J-2 engine callouts.
- Information about the J-2 thrust chamber.
- Some information about the J-2 rocket engine augmented spark igniter (ASI).
- Information about the J-2 engine in the Building 4200 rocket engine display at Marshall Space Flight Center, including Building 4200 static displays prior to its current set of rocket engines, as well as photos of the rocket engine display configuration circa the early 2000s
S-3D Engines
- A Rocketdyne report dating back to 1958 entitled Development of the Rocket Engine for the Jupiter Missile.
- S-3D rocket engine overview.
- The S-3D rocket engine heat exchanger.
- A page comparing the S-3D and H-1 rocket engines.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the S-3D.
- Rocketdyne Mark 3 turbopump, used by such engines as the Navaho, S-3D/LR-79 (Jupiter and Thor), Atlas, and the Saturn I/IB's H-1.
- Diagrams of the Jupiter tail unit.
- An article from the October 20, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Assembly Line Produces Rocket Engines.
- An article from the August 1, 1960 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Missouri Town Makes Rocket Engines.
- An article from the July 21, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Small Engines for Big Job.
- An article from the July 7, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Thor Engine Reaches Production Tests.
Atlas Engines
- Some diagrams and information about the LR-101 vernier engine, used on Atlas and Thor missiles and derived launch vehicles.
- Cutaway diagram of the LR-89 (Atlas booster) injector
- Cutaway diagram of the LR-105 (Atlas sustainer) thrust chamber and injector
- An article from the October 20, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Assembly Line Produces Rocket Engines.
- An article from the August 1, 1960 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Missouri Town Makes Rocket Engines.
- An article from the July 21, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Small Engines for Big Job.
- An article from the July 7, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Thor Engine Reaches Production Tests.
- Rocketdyne Mark 3 turbopump, used by such engines as the Navaho, S-3D/LR-79 (Jupiter and Thor), Atlas, and the Saturn I/IB's H-1.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Atlas engines.
Redstone A-7 Engine
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Redstone family of engines.
- A page with information, diagrams, and photos regarding the Redstone A-6 and A-7 rocket engines, including a cutaway of the thrust chamber and photos illustrating the difference between the A-6 and A-7 models of this rocket engine.
- Photos and diagrams of the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine mount.
- Information about the steam generator on the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine.
- Diagrams of the Redstone A-7 rocket engine turbopump.
Titan Engines
Shuttle Engines
- Aerial photos of the Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster components formerly stored behind Marshall Space Flight Center Building 4205
V-2 Engine
- Vintage V-2 rocket engine photos
- High-resolution cutaway drawings of a V-2/A-4 rocket engine combustion chamber.
- V-2 engine burner cups.
- Two maps of the Peenemünde Army Research Center, research and development center for the A4/V-2 and its engine during World War II
Miscellany
- An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
- Information about the Building 4200 rocket engine display at Marshall Space Flight Center, including Building 4200 static displays prior to its current set of rocket engines, as well as photos of the rocket engine display configuration circa the early 2000s
- A page discussing the TD-339 (Surveyor vernier) engine.
- A page with XRS-2200 and RS-2200 linear aerospike engine data sheets.
- A page regarding the Soviet/Russian RD-107 rocket engine's injector, including a cutaway diagram.
Apollo Command/Service Module
- Apollo spacecraft inboard profile (complete)
- A page containing general Apollo Command/Service Module diagrams (those which aren't necessarily interesting enough to merit their own separate page).
- Apollo 4 unified hatch test panel, used to help qualify the Block II hatch seal and gap
- Apollo 4 Command Module Main Display Console (control panel); includes a typical Block I Command Module control panel as well
- Photos of Apollo 6 when it resided at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center
- A vintage magazine ad and the promotional insert which came with the Monaco shaver, a wind-up shaver carried on Apollo 14
- The Apollo Particles and Fields subsatellite, a lunar satellite deployed on the Apollo 15 and Apollo 16 missions
- A vintage photo of the SL-2 (Skylab 1) Apollo Command Module
- The history of the ASTP display at the National Air & Space Museum, including its appearance at the 1973 Paris Air Show and the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building
- A diagram of the Block II command module hatch
- Apollo Command Module Main Display Console (CM control panel)
- Command/Service Module unified S-band antenna
- Apollo Service Module Service Propulsion System (SPS) Servicing Connections, detailing the SPS propellant service connections and the associated plumbing under the SM's aft heat shield.
- Launch Escape System (LES)
- The Apollo command module medical kit.
- The Apollo command module survival kit.
- Lunar module-command module extravehicular transfer, including information regarding the command module EVA handles
Apollo Lunar Module
- Lunar Module Controls and Displays (Lunar Module control panel).
- A cross-section of the Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine
- Mechanical Design of the Lunar Module Descent Engine
- The Lunar Module's Rendezvous Radar Antenna
- Information about landing gear strut crushable aluminum honeycomb, used as a "shock absorber"
- A discussion of Lunar Surface Sensing Probes, used to help the crew determine when they are close enough to the lunar surface to turn off the descent engine
- A series of Lunar Module structural drawings
- Apollo lunar module restraint equipment
- A pamphlet, circa 1962, explaining Lunar Orbital Rendezvous; the Lunar Module depicted appears to be a very early design, pre-dating Grumman's initial proposal
- A pamphlet, circa 1962, explaining Lunar Orbital Rendezvous; the Lunar Module depicted appears to be the early Grumman proposal
- Information about early lunar module evolution
- Lunar module-command module transfer EVA
- LM-1 launch certificate of participation, along with information about the LM-1/AS-204/Apollo 5 flight
- Information, including artist's conceptions and very early scale-models, about the Flying Lunar Excursion Experimental Platform (FLEEP), a one-man lunar surface mobility concept, which was tested at Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility
Space Suits
- Apollo A7L CMP Suit
- Apollo A7LB Suit, including information about the lunar extravehicular visor assembly (LEVA)
- The Apollo A7L/A7Lb lunar overboot.
- The Skylab A7LB spacesuit
Apollo Missions
- An overview of the Pegasus micrometeoroid satellite
- Apollo 4 unified hatch test panel, used to help qualify the Block II hatch seal and gap
- Apollo 4 Command Module Main Display Console (control panel); includes a typical Block I Command Module control panel as well
- Photos of Apollo 6 when it resided at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center
- A post-mission photo of the Apollo 6 Optics
- A post-mission photo of the Apollo 6 Hatch
- Post-mission photos of the Apollo 6 ablator test experiment: side window ablator panel and simulated Block II umbilical ablator panel
- A vintage magazine ad and the promotional insert which came with the Monaco shaver, a wind-up shaver carried on Apollo 14
- The Apollo Particles and Fields subsatellite, a lunar satellite deployed on the Apollo 15 and Apollo 16 missions
- A vintage photo of the SL-2 (Skylab 1) Apollo Command Module
- The history of the ASTP display at the National Air & Space Museum, including its appearance at the 1973 Paris Air Show and the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building
Project Mercury
- Information about the Project Mercury space suit.
- A diagram of the Project Mercury Jupiter flight plan, issued by the Space Task Group in June 1959, noting major phases of the proposed, but never flown, Mercury-Jupiter flight profile.
- A diagram of the Project Mercury Redstone flight plan, issued by the Space Task Group in June 1959, noting major phases of the Mercury-Redstone flight profile.
- The Mercury spacecraft escape hatch.
- A composite picture of Freedom 7 at the Naval Academy
- The Political Career of Sigma 7
- Overall Redstone missile diagrams.
- Redstone aft unit.
- Redstone center unit
- Photos and diagrams of the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine mount.
- Redstone tail unit
- A page with information, diagrams, and photos regarding the Redstone A-6 and A-7 rocket engines, including a cutaway of the thrust chamber and photos illustrating the difference between the A-6 and A-7 models of this rocket engine.
- Information about the steam generator on the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine.
- Diagrams of the Redstone A-7 rocket engine turbopump.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Redstone family of engines.
Project Gemini
- A vintage photo of Gemini 3 (aka "Molly Brown")
- A composite picture of Gemini 8 Agena rendezvous at Neil Armstrong Air & Space
- The Gemini ejection seat
Satellites and Space Probes
- The Apollo Particles and Fields subsatellite, a lunar satellite deployed on the Apollo 15 and Apollo 16 missions
- An overview of the Corona photographic surveillance satellites, including mission overviews, information about recovery of the spy satellite's film bucket, and the crash of the Corona mission 1005.
- A page on the Echo satellite launch adapter.
- An overview of the Pegasus micrometeoroid satellite
Museums/Facilities
Museums/Facilities: U.S. Space & Rocket Center | Other Museums | Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral/Cape Kennedy Air Force Station | Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal | Rocketdyne plant in Neosho, MO | Other NASA/Industry Installations
U.S. Space & Rocket Center
- A page regarding the Alabama Space & Rocket Center dedication, including some background information on various proposals for a space museum in Huntsville, information on the referendum supporting the creation of the ASRC, and a photo and small write-up from the March 17, 1970 Huntsville Times
- What I believe to be the very first brochure for the Alabama Space and Rocket Center (which was subsequently renamed to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center)
- An early Alabama Space & Rocket Center souvenir booklet, depicting the U.S. Space & Rocket Center shortly after it opened in 1970
- "The Official Guide to the Alabama Space & Rocket Center" brochure, depicting the U.S. Space & Rocket Center circa 1972
- A page with U.S. Space & Rocket Center Rocket Park aerial photos, with an annotated photo showing the locations of various artifacts previously displayed outdoors
- A page displaying various vintage photos from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center 2004 annual report
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center press release regarding the Davidsons' $2 million dollar gift to complete the Saturn V Center
- The U.S. Space & Rocket Center press release regarding the completion of the Saturn V move into the Davidson Center ("It's all there!")
- Wernher von Braun Team Tribute Unveiling Ceremony
Other Museums
- A picture of the April 2011 damage to the P-51 replica at the 100th Bomb Group Restaurant
- A composite picture of the Celebrating Apollo moon rock
- An informational pamphlet from the Grissom Memorial in Mitchell, Indiana
- Several photos of the Infinity Science Center, forwarded to me by museum staff
- Maps of the "old" Michigan Space & Science Center
- A page with Michigan Space & Science Center aerial photos, including photos from when they still displayed artifacts outdoors
- The history of the ASTP display at the National Air & Space Museum, including its appearance at the 1973 Paris Air Show and the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building
- A composite picture of Gemini 8 Agena rendezvous at Neil Armstrong Air & Space
- A page showing how Naval Aviation Museum's flight line has changed over the years
- A night shot of the F-4 Phantom II in front of the Stafford Air & Space Museum
Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral/Cape Kennedy Air Force Station
- A booklet for a driving tour of the Atlantic Missile Range entitled Welcome to Cape Kennedy Air Force Station
- Vintage maps of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
- A page displaying various vintage photos from Kennedy Space Center
- Launch Complexes 39A, 39B, 39C, and 39D
- A diagram of the Pad 39A/39B mobile launcher/launch umbilical tower (LUT)
- The Apollo white room
- The history of the ASTP display at the National Air & Space Museum, including its appearance at the 1973 Paris Air Show and the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building
Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal
- A post-demolition panorama of the Cold Calibration area at Marshall Space Flight Center.
- A detailed map of Marshall Space Flight Center. Strictly speaking, it is a map of Redstone Arsenal, but Marshall Space Flight Center is entirely contained within Redstone Arsenal.
- An aerial overview photo of Marshall Space Flight Center, annotating major landmarks in the historic testing area
- Information about the Building 4200 rocket engine display at Marshall Space Flight Center, including Building 4200 static displays prior to its current set of rocket engines, as well as photos of the rocket engine display configuration circa the early 2000s
- Marshall Space Flight Center Building 4205 architectural renderings
- Marshall Space Flight Center Building 4205 construction photos
- A rendering of the Building 4205 rocket engine display (Propulsion Park) at Marshall Space Flight Center
- Some history of the MSFC Rocket Garden
- Booklet promoting the Marshall Space Flight Center Space Orientation Center
- A diagram of the Static Test Stand gantry crane at MSFC
- A series of diagrams detailing how to load an F-1 rocket engine into the MSFC F-1 Engine Test Stand: F-1 Engine Test Stand Load and Test page.
- F-1 Engine Test Stand Pre-Demolition Documentation Photos, taken in March 2009, presumably as part of the pre-demolition documentation effort.
- The final demolition of the F-1 Engine Test Stand.
- An unidentified structure in the field between the F-1 Engine Test Stand and its observation bunker. This structure has been subsequently demolished, but its remains are still visible today.
- A log book documenting the daily activity at MSFC's S-IC Test Stand, including preparation for the various static test firings of the S-IC-T, S-IC-1, S-IC-2, and S-IC-3 stages.
- Information and photos regarding the S-IC Test Stand blower facility added during the stand's conversion for Shuttle-related work to help prevent the build-up of hydrogen gas.
- A detailed map of Redstone Arsenal.
Rocketdyne plant in Neosho, MO
- An article from the October 20, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Assembly Line Produces Rocket Engines.
- An article from the August 1, 1960 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Missouri Town Makes Rocket Engines.
- An article from the July 21, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Small Engines for Big Job.
- An article from the July 7, 1958 issue of Missiles and Rockets magazine, documenting Rocketdyne's Neosho, Missouri, production and testing facility: Thor Engine Reaches Production Tests.
Other NASA/Industry Installations
- Several maps of the Michoud Assembly Facility
- The NASA headquarters buildings circa 1983
- Two maps of the Peenemünde Army Research Center, research and development center for the A4/V-2 during World War II
- A Wallops Island panorama, in which the launch facilities are visible in the distance
B-17 Bomber
- Information about Boeing's post-war B-17 "Fortress Executive" conversion program.
B-24 Bomber
- A photo showing the top turret location on a B-24A/LB-30
B-47 Bomber
SR-71/A-12/YF-12 Family
- The SR-71 AG-330 start cart
Other Aircraft
- A night shot of the F-4 Phantom II in front of the Stafford Air & Space Museum.
- Aerial photos of the museum's F-104 Phantom II before it was installed in front of the Stafford Air & Space Museum.
Missiles
Missiles: Atlas | Jupiter | Redstone | Titan I and II | V-2/A4 | Miscellany
Atlas
- The launch of Atlas missile 4B.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Atlas engines.
Jupiter
- A U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command monograph, History of the Jupiter Missile System.
- Overall Jupiter missile diagrams.
- Diagrams of the Jupiter tail unit.
- A Rocketdyne report dating back to 1958 entitled Development of the Rocket Engine for the Jupiter Missile.
- S-3D Rocket Engine Overview.
- The S-3D rocket engine heat exchanger.
- A page comparing the S-3D and H-1 rocket engines.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the S-3D.
- Rocketdyne Mark 3 turbopump, used by such engines as the Navaho, S-3D/LR-79 (Jupiter and Thor), Atlas, and the Saturn I/IB's H-1.
Redstone
- Overall Redstone missile diagrams.
- Photos and diagrams of the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine mount.
- A page with information, diagrams, and photos regarding the Redstone A-6 and A-7 rocket engines, including a cutaway of the thrust chamber and photos illustrating the difference between the A-6 and A-7 models of this rocket engine.
- Information about the steam generator on the Redstone missile A-7 rocket engine.
- Diagrams of the Redstone A-7 rocket engine turbopump.
- The Rocketdyne's rocket engine "family tree" from their first large rocket engine up to the H-1, including the Redstone family of engines.
Titan I and II
- Titan I Missile Configuration diagram.
- Titan I Titan I First Stage Engines (LR-87).
- Titan I Titan I Second Stage Engine (LR-91).
- Titan II Missile Configuration diagram.
V-2/A4
- A page of V-2 cutaway diagrams.
- Two maps of the Peenemünde Army Research Center, research and development center for the A4/V-2 during World War II
- One of the "Project Paperclip" photos taken of the von Braun Rocket Team at Fort Bliss, as well as an interactive version of this photo, allowing the identification of team members.
- Vintage V-2 rocket engine photos
- A high-resolution cutaway drawing of a V-2 rocket engine combustion chamber.
- V-2 engine burner cups.
Miscellany
- KD2G-2 Firefly descriptive arrangement and standard aircraft characteristics.
- A page of V-1 cutaway diagrams.
Miscellany
- A scan of the original ABMA memo (DD96), "Infringement Claim - Mrs. Esther C. Goddard", initiating an investigation into patent infringement claims.
- Grumman's use of paperclips in aerospace design, from the "Sto-Wing" on the Wildcat and Hellcat to the Apollo Lunar Module.
- Mike Jetzer's rocket birthday cake, on the occasion of his fourth birthday in 1971.
- President Kennedy's "Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs" speech, in which he declared, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
- Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
- One of the "Project Paperclip" photos taken of the von Braun Rocket Team at Fort Bliss, as well as an interactive version of this photo, allowing the identification of team members.
- A 1/4 scale model of the Saturn S-I stage, built by Marshall Space Flight Center.
- A vintage magazine ad and the promotional insert which came with the Monaco shaver, a wind-up shaver carried on Apollo 14