Tag: RG 342

APOLLO 11: Preparing for the Unthinkable

by ncurrie, posted in Air Force, Science and Technology

Today’s post is written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park.  An earlier post described the involvement of the Department of State with manned spacecraft launches.  Among other things, it discussed the possibility of a mission-related disaster that forced an aborted landing on the land … Continue reading APOLLO 11: Preparing for the Unthinkable

A Shameless Plug

by US National Archives, posted in Military Records, Records Reference and Research

Today's post is written by Adam Minakowski, an archives technician who works with researchers in College Park. Opening a box of records in the Textual Research Room at the National Archives at College Park, you expect to find folders stuffed with typed or handwritten documents.  Sure, you’ll sometimes encounter log books, photos, and maps, but … Continue reading A Shameless Plug