Malcolm D. Ross Papers
Commander Malcolm D. Ross (1919-1985), USN, was commissioned an ensign in 1943. He attended Purdue University and the University of Chicago, studying physics and meteorology. In 1951, Ross was assigned to the Navy's plastic balloon research program. Subsequently, he was involved with Project Skyhook, Project Charity and was responsible for initiating the Stratolab program for upper atmosphere research. Ross' accomplishments as a physicist and aeronaut, a pioneer in modern scientific ballooning, are amply documented here.
Identifier
NASM.1998.0048
Creator
Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985
Date
[ca. 1950s-1970s]
Provenance
Marjorie Ross, Gift, 1998, 1998-0048, unknown
Extent
15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes))
General
Additional materials housed with the National Air and Space Museum Aeronautics Department.
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Reports
Correspondence
Notes
Photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a large amount of material without arrangement, including such material as photographs, handwritten notes, correspondence, medical flight records, reports and articles. The Stratolab program is perhaps the most well-represented of Ross' projects documented in the collection.
Genre/Form
Articles
Reports
Correspondence
Notes
Photographs
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
Creator
Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985
Names
Project Charity
Project Skyhook
Ross, Malcolm D., 1919-1985
Topic
Stratolab Program
Balloons, Sounding
Vertically rising aircraft
Rockets, Sounding
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Balloons
Atmosphere, Upper -- Rocket observations
Rocketry
Aeronautics
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
