United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Search this
Extent:
0.02 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Glass slides
Slides (photographs)
Date:
bulk 1960s
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of thirty-one black and white three by four glass lantern slides and sixty film slides of Republic's work with Project Fire.
Biographical / Historical:
Project Fire, announced in 1962, was a NASA high-speed reentry heat research program to obtain data on materials, heating rates, and radio signal attenuation on spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at speeds of about 24,500 miles per hour. Information from this program would support manned and unmanned reentry from lunar missions. NASA awarded a five million dollar contract to Republic Aviation Corporation for the construction of two experimental reentry spacecraft.
Provenance:
Benjamin and Lillian Sokol, Gift, 2006
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests