Space Station Freedom was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project that, although it was never brought to fruition as such, evolved into the International Space Station (ISS). This collection consists of approximately 0.18 cubic feet of material pertaining to Space Station Freedom including technical drawings; schematics; press and promotional materials; brochures; publications; and artists' renderings.
This collection is in English.
Space Station Freedom was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project that, although it was never brought to fruition as such, evolved into the International Space Station (ISS). NASA began developing Freedom in the early 1980s and the project was announced in then-President Ronald Wilson Reagan's 1984 State of the Union address. Many of the design components of Freedom were later incorporated into the ISS. Brad Jefferson worked as a contractor on the Space Station Freedom project at NASA headquarters beginning in 1984, and later with the Grumman Integration Team at the project's headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
Identifier
NASM.2018.0082
Creator
Jefferson, Brad
Date
1986-1993
Provenance
Brad Jefferson, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0082
Extent
0.3 Cubic feet (1 folder and 2 map folders)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of approximately 0.18 cubic feet of material pertaining to Space Station Freedom including technical drawings; schematics; press and promotional materials; brochures; publications; and artists' renderings. Much of the material is produced by NASA, but some is from various companies including Boeing, Lockheed, Rockwell International, and Grumman.
Arrangement note
Collection is housed according to the size of materials.
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
Space Station Materials [Jefferson], NASM.2018.0082, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.