Science

Struggling Towards Space Doctrine: U.S. Military Space Plans, Programs, and Perspectives During the Cold War, May 1994

Background This study examines the evolution of U.S. military thinking about how outer space might contribute to U.S. national security…

August 30, 2019

Metamaterials – A Bibliography of Reports, Records and More

Background Here is a nice, nutshell version, on what a metamaterial is: A metamaterial is a material engineered to have…

July 26, 2019

Should The Apollo XI Astronauts Not Make It Home: President Richard Nixon’s Speech

Background The following speech is found within the holdings of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.  The President's speechwriter,…

July 18, 2019

Comparison of US and Estimated Soviet Expenditures For Space Programs, August 1964

Background Excerpt from the document: "Soviet investment in space programs has been expensive but has paid handsome dividends in the…

July 15, 2019

Hubble Legacy Field, Released May 2, 2019

Background This Hubble Space Telescope image represents the largest, most comprehensive "history book" of galaxies in the universe. The image,…

May 13, 2019

Exploring the Unknown

Background This is a projected eight volume series of selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program,…

May 9, 2019

A Multidisciplinary Validation Study of Non-human Animal Models for Forensic Decomposition Research, 2013

Background In 2013, a grant was awarded to the University of Tennessee for the research into animal decomposition. Here is…

May 8, 2019

Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Application, Circa 1959

Background The below document was obtained from the United States Air Force, under FOIA Case 2019-02596-F. It was digitized from…

May 7, 2019

Unconventional, Contrary, and Ugly: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, NASA History Division, 2005

Background When the United States began considering a piloted voyage to the moon, an enormous number of unknowns about strategies,…

May 5, 2019

The Evolution of the NASA-DoD Relationship from Sputnik to the Lunar Landing, Published April 18, 1997

Background Between Sputnik's launching in October 1957 and the lunar landing in July 1969 America sponsored five human spaceflight projects.…

April 26, 2019