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In the late 1960s, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company had a contract with the Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA, to conduct parametric analyses of various escape devices (with emphasis on a three-man, single purpose escape system) for the Apollo Project.

 Identifier

NASM.1998.0039

Creator

Lockheed Missiles and Space Company

Date

1968-1971

Provenance

Louis A. Delateur, gift, 1998, 1998-0039, public domain

Extent

0.9 Cubic feet (2 legal document boxes)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a set of manuals for the following two series: "Lunar Mission Safety and Rescue" (1970 -1971); and "Emergency Earth Orbital Escape Device Study" (1968-1971). There are also a few additional items relating to the patent of the Emergency Earth Orbital Escape Device.

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Topics

Astronautics

Type

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