Oral History Collections
Stages to Saturn History Project | Dr. Donald Tarter Video Interviews | Space History Interviews | UAH Archives Interviews | Search the Collection Stages to Saturn History Project:The collection of audio interviews was conducted in support of the Marshall Space Flight Center's Saturn History Project. Under contract to the University of Alabama in Huntsville, this Project collected documents and interviews pertaining to the development of the Saturn rockets used in NASA's Apollo lunar landing program. The material was used by Dr. Roger Bilstein in writing the official Apollo/Saturn launch vehicle history Stages to Saturn: a Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch. View a list of interview subjects Dr. Donald Tarter Video Interviews:These video interviews detail the reconstruction of significant social events which led to and influenced the development of the basic World War II German rocket program. Using information from the videos, Dr. Tarter presented a paper entitled Peenemunde and Los Alamos: Two Studies at the 38th Annual Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Brighton, United Kingdom, October 1987. Interview subjects: Dannenberg, Konrad K. & Reisig, GerhardRosinski, Wernher K. & Hermann, Rudolf Fagan, Jim Muller, Fritz K. Prasthofer, Willibald Stuhlinger, Ernst Hirschler, Otto Rees, Eberhard Tiesenhausen, George von Zoike, Helmut Konrad Dannenberg interviewed by Dr. Donald Tarter: 9/22/05 on the occasion of the Twenty Year Anniversary filming of Our Future in Space. The original videos are available online. Space History Interviews:In an effort to capture the memories of the generation who sent a man to the moon, interviews are being recorded and saved about historic work in the space industry. Contents: Over 40 interviews and continuing to grow! Interview subjects: Baker, JamesBucher, Dr. George Buckbee, Ed Chappell, Rick Chassay, Roger Craft, Harry Doane, Dr. George Downey, Jim Field, Spike Foster, Jay Greenwood, Ron Griner, Carolyn Hallisey, Bill Hembree, Ray Horne, J. D. Hopson, George House, William T. Huber, Bill Uwe Hueter Johns, Stanley Johnson, Charlie Kingsbury, Jim Kurtz, Fletcher First Interview Second Interview Lindstrom, Bob Littles, Dr. J. Wayne Lucas, Dr. William Lundquist, Dr. Charles May, Ellery McBrayer, Bob Middleton, Bob Moore, Brooks Morea, Sonny MSFC Directors Secretaries (all seven) Naumann, Bob Neighbors, Joyce Newby, Dave Noblitt, Bob Parnell, Tom Pace, Bob Paludin, Ted Dr. Reisig Family Retrospective Rheinfurth, Mario Roth, Axel Scheufelen, Dr. Klaus Schwinghammer, Bob Seaquist, Val Settle, Gray Shelton, Russell Sneed, Bill Snoddy, William Spencer, Bob Splawn, Jim Teuber, Dieter Thomas, John Thompson, J. R. Thompson, Dr. K.O. Thompson, Wilbur Thompson, Zack Turnmeyer, General Vann, Ursula Varnadoe, Bill Vaughan, Bill Vaughan, Skeet Waite, Jack Ward, Bob Whitaker, Ann Wicks, Gary Williams, Francis Winkler, Carl Wojtalik, Fred Worley, Eugene Wu, Dr. S.T. Young, Anthony Zeman, Samuel Ron Creel LRV Thermal Presentation: Mr. Ron Creel worked in many aspects of the space engineering field, and specifically on the task-design, test verification, and mission support for the thermal control system of a new kind of spacecraft, the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). Mr. Creel has been invited to make this presentation of LRV history in many locations. Aircraft Engines:Kim McCutcheon and David Hanning discuss historic Aircraft Engines. UAH Archives Interviews:Access the interviews of many wonderful people who have contributed to the success of UAH. Dr Royce Boyer President Dr. Frank Franz President Dr. Ben Graves Marx Pales General George Turnmeyer Dr. John White President Dr. John Wright Download a Copy of the Entire List of Interviews in the Oral History Collection. |