This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission.
On July 20, 1969, CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite interviewed two famous science-fiction authors whose work had inspired a generation of scientists and engineers to attempt the moon landing, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein.
Identifier
NASM.2019.0026
Creator
Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988
Date
July 20, 1969
Provenance
Andrew Lermer, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0026
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission, presumably created as a ready reference when offering comments or answering questions during his segment of the CBS coverage of the historic flight.
Arrangement note
Just one item.
Rights
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Robert Heinlein Apollo 11 CBS Coverage Notes, NASM.2019.0026, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Astronautics Apollo 11 Flight Project Apollo (U.S.) logs