Lot 739
Mammoth Archive of Early Rocket Testing: 22 Manuals, Many Unique and Numerous Photos 1959-1963. Large archive of early rocket testing and guided missiles compiled by a NASA flight director while a lieutenant at Elgin, Air Force Base, Florida. Full file box weighing 40 pounds, including Guided Missile Fundamentals from the Dept of the Air Force, Performance Summaries of the Nike, Iris, Skylark and Astrobee Rocket Vehicles with early setting manual for the LGP-30 Computer. 15 plus manuals and launching reports crammed with charts, photos, notes, memos, schematics and the like. All of these from the Project Officer, many with handwritten notations. Best is his scrapbook of his days in rocketry with newspaper articles, numerous photos mostly 8 x 10 but some smaller black and whites. A brilliant engineer's early career in America's "Race to Space" boasting hours of fascinating reading and reference. Estimate Value $750 - UP
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