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This collection consists of a cookbook produced by the Redstone Officers Wives Club entitled, Kitchen Explorer I.
Redstone Arsenal was home to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, with John Bruce Medaris as Commanding General, beginning in 1956. Dr. Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun and his rocket team were already working at Redstone Arsenal (since 1950) as part of the Paperclip Project (Operation Paperclip). Redstone Arsenal boasted over 1,600 highly trained and technologically up-to-date personnel, many of whom held advanced degrees. The Redstone Missile, Jupiter Missile, Nike-Zeus Surface-to-Air Missile, and the Pershing Missile were all developed at Redstone Arsenal, as well and the United States' first satellite, Explorer 1 (RTV 8 and 9).
NASM.2014.0045
Redstone Officers Wives Club
bulk 1950s
Marcus Peacock, Gift, 2014, NASM.2014.0045
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a cookbook produced by the Redstone Officers Wives Club entitled, Kitchen Explorer I. The cookbook measures approximately 8.5 by 6 inches, has a plastic spiral binding, and contains 155 pages including front and back covers. In addition to recipes provided by the women of the Club, there is a chapter called "Missile Men" which features recipes submitted by various personnel at Redstone Arsenal including Wernher von Braun and John Medaris. The cookbook has hand-drawn illustrations throughout and the cover features a drawing of a woman at a table watching a spacecraft flying above. Note: Blank pages in the cookbook have not been digitally reproduced in the slideshow. Any gaps in numbering are due to their omission.
Collection is in original order.
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Kitchen Explorer I Cookbook, NASM.2014.0045, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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