Author: John Greenewald

NASA produced and creates videos available to the public. Below, you will find lists of videos obtained under the FOIA of NASA videos.  Videos at Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), produced 2007 – 2008 [9 Pages, 0.2mb]  Videos at Headquarters NASA, 2007-2008 [3 Pages, 0.2mb]  Videos at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, produced June through December 2008 [16 Pages, 0.2mb]  Videos at Kennedy Space Center, produced 2007 – 2008 [159 Pages, 37.38mb]  Videos at Langley Research Center, produced 2007 – 2008 [4 Pages, 0.15mb]  Videos at Johnson Space Center (JSC), 2007-2008 [100 Pages, 3.5mb]  Videos at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), 2007-2008…

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These documents were created in remembrance of NASA’s 50+ years of history. NASA 50th Anniversary Proceedings. NASA’s First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives. (NASA SP-2010-4704) by Steven Dick [765 Pages, 9.11 MB] Remembering the Space Age. (NASA SP-2008-4703) by Steven Dick [482 Pages, 9.28MB] – Abstract: Fifty years ago, with the launch of Sputnik I on October 4, 1957 and the flurry of activity that followed, events were building toward what some historians now recognize as a watershed in history—the beginning of the Space Age. Like all “Ages,” however, the Space Age is not a simple, straightforward, or even secure concept.…

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Background The following reports were created by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the scientist infamous for having consulted for the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book, then later devoting his life to the field of UFO research. These documents offer a rare glimpse into the life of Dr. J. Allen Hynek — away from his study into the UFO phenomenon. Document Archive John Greenewald, Jr. of The Black Vault gets Hynek papers declassified [2 pages] – This two page memo to the DTIC downgrades the restriction on 8 of Hynek’s papers. The FOIA case referenced is a letter filed by The…

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WASHINGTON — The rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and demonstrate technology for future human exploration of the Red Planet, according to a report provided to the agency. The 154-page document was prepared by the Mars 2020 Science Definition Team, which NASA appointed in January to outline scientific objectives for the mission. The team, composed of 19 scientists and engineers from universities and research organizations, proposed a mission concept that could accomplish several high-priority planetary science goals and be a major step in…

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The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1962 The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology was held at the U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, on 13-16 August 1962. It was sponsored jointly by the Air Force and the Aerospace Corporation.  TRANSACTIONS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON BALLISTIC MISSILE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY (7TH) HELD AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO, ON 13-16 AUGUST 1962. VOLUME I. SPACE VEHICLES AND SYSTEM DESIGN HYPERSONICS AND RE-ENTRY TECHNIQUES PROPULSION STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS MATHEMATICAL RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES [530 Pages, 22.7MB] The Eighth Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1963 The Eighth…

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