UAH Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives

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  • Saturn V history team at the Apollo 10 launch.

    Shown left to right: David Christensen, Melvin Kranzberg, Irving B. Holley, Jr., Rudolf Hermann, and Fred Ordway.
  • Excerpt from the journal of Irmgard Stuhlinger.

    Stuhlinger attended the launch of Apollo 11 with her husband Ernst Stuhlinger, then the Associate Director for Science at Marshall Space Flight Center. In the entries, she describes her reaction to the launch and the successful lunar landing and makes note of the celebrations she and her family attended in Huntsville. She also records her daily activities, including socializing with neighbors and shopping with her children. A translation is included.
  • "America's Spaceport."

    Guide to John F. Kennedy Space Center, including an introduction from Center director Kurt Debus.
  • "Apollo 6 Pre-Launch Press Conference."

    The press conference was given at Cape Royal News Center in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, April 3, 1968, at 3:30 PM. Participants: William C. Schneider, Apollo Mission Director, NASA; George M. Low, Apollo Spacecraft Manager, NASA; Clifford Charlesworth, Apollo 6 Flight Director, Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA; Dr. Arthur Rudolph, Saturn V Program Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA; Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo 6 Launch Director, Kennedy Space Center, NASA; Col. Royce Olson, USAF, Director DOD Manned Spaceflight Support Office, Patrick AFB; Chris Kraft, Director of Flight Operations, Manned Spacecraft Center.
  • "Visit to Cape Kennedy w/ Ulla, VAB - LC39 - 501."

    Konrad, Klaus, Ingeborg, and Betty Dannenberg and little George visit Cape Canaveral. On the film they are shown touring the NASA spaceflight facilities here, driving past a number of launching vehicles and pads. The film wraps up by showing a plaque commemorating the success of the Mercury spaceflight program. Fall 1967.
  • "Cape Kennedy Visit."

    Konrad, Klaus, Ingeborg, and Betty Dannenberg and little George visit Cape Canaveral. This film shows them touring the vehicle assembly building (VAB). Shown is the drive up to the building, a bit of outside footage, and then the inside of the building, although this didn't come out very well due to poor lighting. Konrad Dannenberg's note on the film box reads, "Cape Kennedy visit / Car trip to the VAB, the LUT - inside inspection of VAB (inside shots are very dark!)." 1967.
  • "Apollo 7 Liftoff, Oct '68."

    View from the spectator's gallery at Cape Canaveral as Apollo 7 launches. The film tracks the rocket from when the engines are ignited to when it disappears from view. Fall 1968.
  • "Apollo 15 (Apollo 11 or 12?)."

    Konrad Dannenberg goes to see one of the later Apollo flights liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This film contains a lot of shots of the spectator gallery as well as the lauch and disappearance of the Saturn V launching vehicle. 1969.
  • "Daytona Beach - Apollo 15 - Traffic Jam."

    The Dannenbergs travel down to Daytona Beach, Florida, to see the launch of Apollo 15. The first half shows the resort and Ingeborg sitting by the beach. The second half shows the drive to the launch facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida and the traffic they find upon arrival. 1971.
  • "Apollo 15 Launch - Satellite model."

    Konrad Dannenberg tours the visitor stand for the launch of Apollo 15. Of paticular note is a scale model the is on display showing a cross-section of the Skylab space station, as well as brief shots of the Saturn V launcher and the Vehicle Assembly Building. 1971.
  • Apollo 15 launch footage.

    First half of film shows the launch of Apollo 15 from Cape Canaveral. The second half shows three women, one of them Ingeborg Dannenberg, visiting a beach, probably near Cape Canaveral. 1971.
  • "Apollo 16 Pre-launch, 4-23-72."

    Ingeborg and Konrad get ready for the launch of Apollo 16. They are shown boarding a bus from their hotel in Cape Canaveral, Florida which conveys them to the visitor stands to watch the launch. While on the road to the stands, Konrad captures pictures of the vehicle assembly building and the rocket on the launchpad. Spring 1972.
  • "4-23-72, Apollo 16 Launch."

    The first half of the film shows Konrad Dannenberg surveying the stands for spectators of Apollo 16 at the launch complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The second half of the film follows the rocket as it lifts off from the launch pad and ascends out of view. Spring 1972.
  • Ron Lancaster's handwritten notes recalling building the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

    Ron Lancaster was an engineer for Boeing in Huntsville, Alabama. His handwritten notes describe encounters with astronauts Dave Scott and James Irwin, working with Grumman engineers at Kennedy Space Center, and going inside the Lunar Excursion Module.
  • "Film of Apollo 11 launch. LBJ, Spiro Agnew, Johnny Carson, Hugh O'Brian, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, Hermann Oberth..."

    This film shows the "VIP" section of seating for the Apollo 11 launch. The film shows them going to the stands and then watching the rocket as it takes off. Included are many contemporary celebrities, such as Lyndon B. Johnson, Spiro Agnew, Johnny Carson, Hugh O'Brian, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, and Hermann Oberth.
  • "Progress."

    This pamphlet provides information about the General Electric Company's Apollo Support Department. This information includes details about the Apollo Support Department's mission and sites, individual examples of "What ASD'ers do" at places like the Kennedy Space Center and the Merritt Island Launch Area, details on the General Electric Company's competitor the Boeing Company, Huntsville and its campus, individual "ASD People," and personal accident insurance.
  • "STUDENT EXPERIMENTS SELECTED FOR SKYLAB."

    Students involved in the student experiment selection are: Bochsler, Daniel C., Converse, Vincent W., Crites, Troy A., Dunlap, W. Brian, Hamilton, John C., Hopfield, Alison, Jackson, Kathy L., Johnston, Roger G., Leventhal, Jeanne L., Meister, Todd A., Miles, Judith S., Peltz, Cheryl A., Quist, Terry C., Reihs, Joe W., Schlack, Donald W., Wordekemper, Joel G., Shannon, Neal W., Staehle, Robert L., Zmolek, Joe B.
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  • "LAUNCH OF THIRD MANNED SKYLAB MISSION."

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  • Skylab Articles: "The 18,000-M.P.H." and "Spinnaker."

    These two articles describe the initial issues that struck Skylab 1 upon launch, the undeployed solar panels, and the missing meteoroid shield. The articles also describe how the crew aboard Skylab 2 resolved those issues upon arriving at the space habitat.
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  • NASA Announcement of Plans to Launch First Orbital Workshop.

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