NASA Project Tapes NASA Project Tapes, 1963-1966 Ms.2001.020

NASA Project Tapes, 1963-1966 Ms.2001.020


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
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Jenna Slezak, Student Assistant, and LM Rozema, Archivist

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2001.020
Title
NASA Project Tapes 1963-1966
Quantity
0.4 Cubic Feet, 1 box
Creator
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection contains 16 reel to reel audio tapes of various NASA projects from 1963 through 1966. These tapes include news conferences from Kennedy Space Center and pertaining to Projects Gemini and Mercury, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, and other astronauts. These tapes also include some recordings of launchings and landings from these projects.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], NASA Project Tapes, Ms2001-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in June 2001.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the NASA Project Tapes commenced and was completed in January 2020. Minimal description was previously completed in 2014.


Scope and Content

This collection comprises 16 reel to reel audiotapes of various NASA projects and news conferences from the Kennedy Space Center from 1963 through 1966. The tapes pertain to Project Mercury and Project Gemini (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11). Some tapes include audio of launching and landing from the projects. The crew members included from Project Mercury are John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter M. Shirra, and L. Gordon Cooper, and the crew members from Project Gemini are Gus Grissom, James A. McDivitt, Edward H. White II, Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford, Pete Conrad, Gordon Cooper, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and John Young.

Arrangement

The collection is primaily arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
  • Science and Technology
  • United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the NASA Project Tapes by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

Audio box: 1 reel: 1
Audio Reel, Glenn #1
Audio box: 1 reel: 2
Audio Reel, Glenn #2
1962-02-20
Audio box: 1 reel: 3
Audio Reel, Executive Board, Glenn #3
1962-02-20
Audio box: 1 reel: 4
Audio Reel
1962-04-07
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Meeting

Side 2 - John Noble (?)

Audio box: 1 reel: 5
Audio Reel
1962-05-241969-06-08
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Carpenter #2 landing

Side 2 - Tennesse Ernie Ford

Audio box: 1 reel: 6
Audio Reel
1962-05-24
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Second Astronaut, Carpenter #1

Side 2 - Little over 3 hours of flight, thru 11:41am

Audio box: 1 reel: 7
Audio Reel
1962-10-03
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Third Astronaut (Walter) Wally M. Shirra

Side 2 - Walter M. Shirra - almost 1st half of 2nd side, Lots of Pete towards end

Audio box: 1 reel: 8
Audio Reel
1963-05-15
Scope and Content

Side 1 - L. Gordon Cooper's take off

Side 2 - Grace Carr

Audio box: 1 reel: 9
Audio Reel, Kennedy
1963-11-22
Audio box: 1 reel: 10
Audio Reel, Kennedy #2
Audio box: 1 reel: 11
Audio Reel
1965-06-031965-06-07
Scope and Content

Gemini 4 flight take off about 10:15am, McDivitt, White - last part of the tape

Audio box: 1 reel: 12
Audio Reel
1965-06-071965-06-101965-06-11
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Landing of Gemini 4

Side 2 - Last half - landing from Wasp and boarding plane for Houston, Very last - news conference

Audio box: 1 reel: 13
Audio Reel
1965-06-111966-06-031966-06-061966-09-12
Scope and Content

Side 1 - News Conference of McDivitt and White

Side 2 - Launching, Cernan and Stafford, Successful landing of Gemini 9, Gemini 11 - just a few feet left on end

Audio box: 1 reel: 14
Audio Reel, Cooper and Conrad Gemini V, 9:00am, 8 day mission
1965-08-21
Audio box: 1 reel: 15
Audio Reel
1965-10-251965-12-041965-12-181966-03-261966-05-18
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Shirra and Stafford did not go, Atlas Agena did not go, Gemini VII Frank Borman - Jim Lovell, Splash down, 9:05am

Side 2 - News report of Neil Armstrong, David Scott, not all used, Agena - 10:15am lost the bird, Gemini 9 scrubbed for today

Audio box: 1 reel: 16
Audio Reel
Scope and Content

Side 1 - Gemini III "Molly Brown", 2-man shot, Grissom, Young

Side 2 - Splash down, News conference