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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