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NASA STEZOOL-a4O,
EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
Selected Documents in the History of the
U.S, Civil Space Program
Volume V; Exploring the Cosmos
John M. Logsdon, baits
with Ape Paige Suveder, Roger D. Lauiius
Stephen | Garber and Regan Anne Newport
The NASA History Series
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
baplonng the Loknewn Selected Documents ri the Piston af the COS) Civil Space
Provan folio M. Logsdon, editor. fetal]
pocm ithe NASA bastory series) (NASA SP 10;
lnchades bibliographical referenecs and indexes
Contents vb Ongoing for exploranon
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Dedicated to
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and
Homer EF. Newell
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Contents
Vehnowlodgiients wv
Tatroduction HN
Biographies of Volume V Contributors SNH
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Chapter One
Pasay: “Space Schenee: Origins, Evolution, and Organization.” by | 1 Nagle
and Jolin M. Logsdon
betel J (. WwW Me welt Ceonmeral bdoaton Cocnniprnnny Veo Re pon we
Minnites of Mecthaw” bebrouam 27. 1946. 6 WK Mewerian
Groneral Blectin Connpany, V2 Repor WIS. Nianites of the \ee
Lipper Atmosphere Research Panel Meet December 20
hy and GOK Meer, Generd Plectie Company Tae
Report #5, Minties of the Upper Vinosphere Rocket Resowreh
Panel Apol 20, pos It
I. | leche) Panel on arth Satellite Program. Conited) States
National Comunitioee tor the Titernational Geophisical Your
P57 - 19098. OMinites of the Fist Mectim. October 2a. P95 |
1” Working Group on Tnteral Tnstramentation of the EGS
lochoical Paneloon barth Satellite: Progiam. oMinites ol karst
Mecting” Vierch 6, 1956 ty]
band be brnst Stublinwer, Vim Ballistic Missile Agency, to Di farnes \ Van
Von. State Cniversity of owas Nowember 293. 190. cad punnes A
Van Ven to benst Stabbigwer, Februar i. 297 Oy
I-s Peronval Brondlige, Director, Bureau of the Badger, Menorandim
flow the President, “Prapect VANGUARD April $0. 15, 70
ay VMermonodiim tor the President, “arth Satellites cieisined bat were
ton bs Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald Quarles, October 7 157 73
hid lechrcal Panel tor the barth Satetlite Prowian. Cnated States
National Committee for the International Geophysical Your
PS7= 19S, “Minteso f the Fourteenth Mecting ” November 6. 14597 7s
Wi
| \ \ it \ih if TRURTn \ stiernial a | ehoalvlinbiiineuyl VP reap il
ob the Rocket qd Satellite Rescuaroh Phaneb® Deconier 29) pay mt
1 oN. Nine Allen Gs TE Tate, bo oO Ray and © ob Median
Ober ation ol PPh Diteroity) Rachiation Dy Satediites Tos Alpha
nel Gant Jet Propadven 28 CSepteniber TWIN) NN a
Leb bebe dy Space Scvenoe Bown. National Vendor ot Screnees. oMiniites al
He Bist Meeting.” fame 27 Te EN) Berkner, Gliemman, Space
Science Towra, National Veadleriy ob Serences. July bP Spice
Souonee Powe, Nathonal Newer of Scrences, Sertifn Reweun hoo
Ypacus Procedives for Conducting Experiments in Satellites and Spac
Probes (Drath Te Ror Review), TOSS. Dhaeh Odbshiaw. baeecutiv
Ditecton, Space Serenee Howrd. Natrooal \eadenin at Scrences. te
\diinistiaton, NASA, Directon NSP and) Director ARPA
“Recommendation of the Space Screnee Board for Space
Pypermenis” December 1 TOUS) ane Phigh) Divden. Depa
\ciministraton, NASAL to S. Doha Gorell Pxecutiee Obiecs
Natrona Veadoms of Sctences: October 80. [aye is
Jolin A. Stimpson, Caiverit: of Chicane. to Plow) Berknes
\ssenited Coniversities, July 40. )oo9
Richard A Horner Associate \dininisteatorn NASAL to Wither o
Piekoring, Director fet Propulsion Laboratory. December bo. [aye
1)’ Ollice of Space Plight Progiamis, NASAL Establishment and Condes
al Space Saences Pragnim = Selection ot Seronuhc Pxperincnts
NASA Management Tnstrnetion S7beb Apel 15. 160
NASA. “bealuation of USSR vw US CPatput wn Space Serene
Rehoase No O14” Pebruam 27. 19001
Space Screnes Bourd. National Neadems of SchemeoessNetianal
Research Counckh “A Review of Spc eC Resewuich Poe lh"
HE [Phe | Hess. Chattman, Space Science Board. National
Research Gounod, to Dh ER Bo Newell Associate: ANdininistraton,
Space Scrence and Apphoations, NASA, “Butane Goalso f the Space
Sarence Program.” August t), 1d
Ole ob Space Scrence and Applications, NASA. “Prograr Review
Scrnee and Applications Management” pune 22. 167 17|
Vii
Dialel Wise, Clitet Setentist and Deputy Ditoeton Apreathoe Doon
b\jolin ion OMe NASA to Phone Newell Assoanite Adlouiiesteaten
NASA. Voie 4 bo |»
1eUGy anne bY Janies © bleteler, Administrator, NASAL to Greonwe Low, Depa
\olininistiaton, NASA, Conversation with Gaerny Wasserburg ane
Willy) Fowler” October YO) TOY: and Phonier Newell, \sscenote
Velinitstiaton, NASAL to pies © Pletelien Neliniristiaton, NASA
“Relitions with the Schonttic Connie sel on Spree Scrence
Haonicl, Decenban 4 bet Pell
bivnk Press, Director Olhee at Scrence and lechnatows Poties
White Thowse. to dhe Prostdent, Nowenber 27. 17a
Spree and Pbarth Scerence Ndvisory Gomnttioee NASA Velvia
( Coreaee i] I hiv (yyy an Lath dnd Nf jit Noy hyd \ Lite fi j Neu
Canon tne Nowvernrher 1G
OMlwe ol Spruce Screnee and \poplic atienis NASAL Straten han
PHOS, April 108 a
Sohiu System Exploration Division, Otfice of Space Serene
NVAOSNA andHle adLqowuya rtSepresa,r VDAiSsAco urPnRyO cPhrasotgers,a m BeiteHra, ndboChoeakt er) NLoavvke rFiibneal
Report, March 2000
Conumttiee on the Future of Space Screnec, Space Studies Board
Nationa Ri SCUTE hy Cocina il Vianay ny the Sparc Srreners poy
NASA National Research Council “Phe Search for Otis
hinchogs ot 1 Space Science Workshops October FRO LO
NASA, The Space Science Enterprise Strategic Phone Onan
hvolatien. and Destiny of the Cosmos and Lite. November b9o7
Chapter Two
Essay: “NASA and Planetary Exploration,” by Amy Paige Snyder
Rov Wo Jolson, Director Advanced Research Projects Agency to
Commanding General, Ballistic Missiles Division, Ai Research and
Development Command, Mareh 27, 1998) and US. Aron
Ordnance Missile Command, “Development and Funding Phin to
Proyoot One, ARPA Order 1-98. as Amended. 15 Mia tos
Phase! Torey amped Revbeert faetiome te Pheer Newell Assestann
Dincitor ter Space Serences, NASAL pata Th) PS and Phaney
Newell \ssetant Dpector toy Space Sabena. NASAL tu Nin
Silverstein, Director, Ole of Nprves Phaysha Development NASA
Vropescd NASA Propecteed dm EPX phonitiones. Maareb2 b page
Vibert RO Tibi. cal Paploniiion of the Moon. Phavets. and
Hnterphinetany Spaces TPL Techmeal Report 4O-b Apa wo bye
lbty anne Ube whe Silverton, Director Otltee of Space blab, NASA to Willian
Miekermg. Dinector Jet Propulsion baboraton. December U4
IOS0) and Homer Newell Assisiait Director for Space Sciences
NASAL Tip Reprtthor the Vist to fet Proputson Laboratory: on
28 December THO by Phomer bo Newell Ji. Newell Sanders, | 4
Crocker Manton | Stoller, December S00 Poa
Ils daa I Wriipn » Necd tora Grounded Based bie and Pianeta
C)bservatons. fue Poe
1}.") Plone Newell Assistant Director tos Space Sarences, NASAL to
Revivent fasten Linea ten Phreoretiecal Lviv inne 1) Crohn Sprite
Phil Conter NASAL with enclosure, April7 . 190]
ed and Ge Owen bo Masti. Spaccait) Dotegration Branch. Maried
Spacecrait Genter Langley At borce Mase. Virginia, “Comumenis
OM Mi Prank Cases os visit te PPE. to discuss Ratwor and follow on
promeans which could provick HCO atom pertinent fo \patio
missions. bebriars b. P962. and Donald AL Beatie and Paul pp
Lowman to! tot, Nebvaeed Miatied Missions Program, NASA
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Wey? and TES Ro ©. Peavey, Secretary, Space Science Bowrd. to Space Serene
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Progiam tor the Apotlo Mission April 20. 19620 and WoW
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Scremtitic Prowiane tor the \pollo Vinson. citca Mia E962 400
hed PEt! Tess, Gti Space Science Board. te fame. bo Webb
\ciinistraton, NASAL August oO. 1963. with enclosure, “Space
Probe Sterilization” Atgist 5, 1965
Varner Venus P62) Froal Project Report NASA SPQ 1965
I} is (alors Tostitate cob Te tvelogy, oStyestoms for Maina
bxplonation Pollownw Marnier IV Bebruars 25, 1905, Tlomien |
Newell, Assocnite Velniistiator tor Space Sarence and
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Veromaitios and Space \dnistration. “Prayeet \pproval
Document CVovawer Prayerti fama 27, 107
We and Ten (ys N Phondio. “Past Recoonaiessanee Missions to the Ohater Sela
Svc Loohving Phen Derved trom) the Gravitational biel of
Jupiter” Api PS. P66) and Dr Michael A] Minovitch to Rogey
Lavnius, Ghiet Piston, NASA History Ollce, November 2) ae yen
NASA. “Phonetary Progra bxtecston: PY P9608) DOG Progran Dsscies
(HH Options. October. 167, Discussion ab Phaeiuy Exploration
Phins sand OlCe ol Phaetiny Prog vins and Obeo of Space Serene
ANd Applications “Phinetuy Program Review” July Eh T96o fit)
We4 Jolson Space Center NASA. Apotio Program Summary Report
\pr lors
GJ. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, California
Institute of Technology, to Dr Eh Guvierd Stever Director
National Setenee Poundation, June 8, L976
Wb Noel Wo Hinners, Associate: Administrator for Space Serene
NASAL to Administrator, NASA, “Viking 75 Misston: Assessment of
Promiary Mission.” January 6. 1077 i]
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Oltice of Space Science, NASA, October 2b. 1980, Raviond 1
Heacock, Vovager Praject Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to
hiank Can, Actog Vovager Program Manager, Otfice of Space
Science, NASA, November 24. T9880) and Frank Gar Acting
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Ravinend Po Heacock, Vovager Project: Manager, fet Propulsion
Laboratory. Decerber P22. Toso 4
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