Project Horizon Reports
Project Horizon was an ambitious 1959 study by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency for the US Army to determine the feasibility of establishing a scientific and military base on the Moon. According to the report, the lunar outpost was to protect potential US interests on the Moon and it considered such topics as lunar base design and construction, the scientific programs that could be performed on the Moon, and the factors involved in traveling to and from the Moon. Project Horizon was cancelled when the responsibility for the American Space Program was transferred to NASA.
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Project Horizon Reports
Identifier
NASM.2020.0031
Creator
United States. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.
Date
1958-1962
Provenance
Francis and Joel Williams, Gift, 2020, NASM.2020.0031
Extent
0.2 Cubic feet (One slim letter box)
Summary
This collection consists of the following four reports relating to Project Horizon, 1958 - 1962.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical reports
Arrangement
Arrangement by report.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following four reports relating to Project Horizon, 1958 - 1962: Project Horizon, Volume SummaryProject Horizon, Volume 1 Summary and Supporting Considerations; Project Horizon, Volume 2 Technical Considerations and Plans; and Interim Report to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: A National Integrated Missile and Space Vehicle Development Program.
Genre/Form
Technical reports -- 1950-1980
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
United States. Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Topic
Astronautics, Military
Moon
Lunar bases
Project Horizon
Citation
Project Horizon Reports, NASM.2020.0031 , National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
