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 Summary

This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission.

 Biographical / Historical

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

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.

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

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials