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... , and they wanted nice houses. A contractor had just developed an area overlooking the valley right next to the hospital, and the people came by droves, and a very nice subdivision ... Program. Did they provide any administrative support, for instance, for the program? '''Beckett:''' For other groups, they may have provided more than they did the Mechanical Systems Branch. From the Mechanical ... up in the morning and open it in a certain position. But right now they won’t do it. Right now they want the thing to be automatic. '''Ross-Nazzal:''' You mentioned ...

... and you went through a series of flight tests to verify that everything was working right before you delivered it. In both of those, there was, again, a similarity that was ... to power down the project office, and they would move it over into a different group that was just more oriented toward production advice, where the project office was oriented toward ... to have an automated, on-board automated troubleshooting system, and it will automatically do the right thing. It'll detect any failure and turn on the valves, turn off the valves ...

... terrible. Every place we went, it showed me fluid lines not tied down right, wire harnesses not tied down right. Finally after two days—oh, then we got into the checkout. They ... got cognizance of this plant.” And that was that. I had the contracting officer right there, right next to my office, so I walked out the door and into his office and ... and it worked beautifully. '''Butler:''' Fortunate to work with a good group of people over your— '''Hobokan:''' Yes, you’re right. They were people to ride the river with, and it’s ...

... back, and they introduced me. Then Shepard says, “Headquarters has okayed the selection of another group of astronauts next year.” And Dick Richard F. Gordon Jr. said, “Are they going to ... . '''Rusnak:''' We can only hope that that comes sooner rather than later. '''Kerwin:''' That’s right. Amen. '''Rusnak:''' What’s your role in the International Space Station today? '''Kerwin:''' Well, I ... think, today, in that crew members feel that it’s their right, and they’re told that it’s their right, that participation in any experiment is voluntary. They have to sign ...

... :''' The Gemini Program began with the network simulations before they actually went into missions. '''Fendell:''' Right. '''Rusnak:''' Could you take us through these very beginnings of the program? '''Fendell:''' Well, what ... Pete Charles C. Conrad Jr. . '''Fendell:''' Oh, yes, that was a colorful group. That was really a colorful group. Laughter '''Rusnak:''' Are there any stories or particular memories of them or that ... in that. I really feel strong about that. If you look over there right now, right over there right now there's probably a half a dozen or eight guys over there that ...

... be able to work in that environment where no one had actually gone before. '''Johnson:''' Right, right. It turns out just briefly before us that Tom Thomas P. Stafford and Vance D ... looking at the wiring, but you had materials experts making sure the materials were right in the right quantities they had to be, had people responsible for plumbing. Did that on every ... that was. '''Wright:''' Quite a crew. '''Johnson:''' But I had a really sharp group of people in that group. There was a lot of flight directors that came out of that particular ...

... Skylab, but Space Station. And after the Apollo Program, there was a group that got together, a high-level group, and decided that the United States should have two things: one was ... were CapCom Capsule Communicator . '''Bobko:''' Yes. One of the other big activities—well, I think right after SMEAT I started getting involved in the Shuttle Program, and I had worked various ... time. '''Bergen:''' So you were just a helpful resource to them by this time. '''Bobko:''' Right. '''Bergen:''' So that’s good. You talked earlier about how you were a crew representative ...

... working crew integration, you seem to be at the nexus of a lot of different groups. You’ve got the astronauts, these contractors, probably the people from Engineering and Development Directorate ... real airplane. But the instructor pilot IP sets up the initial conditions, the right altitude, the right speed, the right position in respect to the runway, sets up the simulation and switches over ...

... Nelson Trust, 46-51/2, Photograph by Robert Newcombe). Image:FS2018f2.3c.jpg thumb right 250px Right: ''Mars Exploration'' , 1979, by William Hartman, Acrylic on rag board, 10 x 14 ... Art Technologies ; Leonardo Space Art Project Working group ; Astrona--Space and Astronomical Art Journal

... . They also, in the middle of 1977, started selecting astronaut finalists in groups of twenty. NASA selected ten groups of twenty astronaut finalists and asked them to come to the Johnson Space ... what I later learned, there were more astronauts candidates selected from that group than from any other astronaut finalist group. During that week in Houston, we all received thorough physicals and interviews ... willing to come to Houston to provide some support to the CAIB. He needed somebody, right away, to work with the Board and help prepare the final accident report. I had ...

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