The NASA History Division is looking for interns for the winter/spring 2007 semester. More information is at http://history.nasa.gov/interncall.htm on-line. The deadline for applications is December 22. Please forward this information to any interested students.
We are also pleased to announce a new monograph. Unconventional, Contrary, and Ugly: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (NASA SP-2006-4535) by Gene J. Matranga, C. Wayne Ottinger, Calvin R. Jarvis, with D. Christian Gelzer is Monograph in Aerospace History #35. With a foreword by Neil Armstrong explaining the importance of the LLRV, this monograph tells the fascinating story of how engineers, largely at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, developed a vehicle to touch down on the Moon. These engineers faced remarkable challenges, considering that the Moon has no atmosphere (to support winged flight), one-sixth of the Earth's gravity, and obviously no existing physical guiding infrastructure for pilots such as beacon lights or landing strips. An electronic version of this monograph should be available soon through the Dryden History site (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/history/index.html). Hard copies of this monograph may be requested through NASA Dryden (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/about/contact_us.html) as well.
Stephen Garber
NASA History Division
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