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This is a June 18, 1962, letter from O. B. Lloyd, Jr., Director, Office of Public Services and Information, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to Susan Scott.

 Identifier

NASM.2019.0058

Creator

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Date

June 18, 1962

Provenance

Susan Strong, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0058

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet (folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This is a June 18, 1962, letter from O. B. Lloyd, Jr., Director, Office of Public Services and Information, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to Susan Scott. The letter thanks Scott for her recent letter regarding the possibility of women astronauts, but informs her that NASA has no plans to train women for space flight as there is no shortage of qualified male candidates.

Arrangement note

One item.

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Citation

NASA Letter to Susan Scott, NASM.2019.0058, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Astronautics

Manned space flight

Astronauts

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials