- From The Collection Of
- Ingenium
- Accession Number
- 2023.0013
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Space Technology, Miscellaneous
- Artist / Manufacturer
- NASA, NASA (manufacturer)
- Date / Period
- 1963 (creation date)
- 2023 (collection date)
- June 18-19, 1963 (period)
- Place
- United States of America (creation)
- United States of America, Virginia (use)
- Brand / Model
- Owen E. Maynard (model)
- Description
- Paper card with a synthetic covering and metal pin.
Off-white paper tag with black printed markings, a clear synthetic cover, and dark grey metal pin on the back.
Printed on the proper front of the tag: "LRC CONFERENCE ON/ RESEARCH RELATED TO APOLLO-LEM/ OWEN E. MAYNARD/ MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER/ 0116/ JUNE 18-19, 1963"
Appears complete - History of Use
- To identify an individual and allow them access into NASA’s Langley Research Center Conference on Research Related to Apollo-Lunar Excursion Module on June 18-19, 1963.
- Narrative
- On June 18-19, 1963, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia held a conference on research related to Apollo’s Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). The conference featured presentations on topics such as lunar orbital entry and descent, lunar landing, take-off, rendezvous and docking, operational considerations, and facilities. This pass belonged to Owen Maynard, a Canadian engineer who started at NASA as an Aeronautical Research Engineer for the Space Task Group, working first on Project Mercury before turning to the Apollo Program. He became integral to the early design of the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules and was the first person to begin working on the design of the Lunar Module in 1961. Although Maynard did not present at this conference, this pass provides material evidence of his participation in the event as he was intimately involved in the design of the LEM as Chief of Spacecraft Integration at the Manned Spacecraft Center’s Spacecraft Technology Division. Maynard also served as Chief of the LEM Engineering Office around this time before becoming Chief of Systems Engineering in the Apollo Program Office in 1964.
The card is covered in a clear plastic to protect it from wear. The pin on the back of the card allows users to pin it to their clothing, implying the card was meant to be kept visibly on their person. - See Elsewhere
- ingenium.ca
- Record Rights
- © Ingenium
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