NASA History Community:
We are pleased to announce that a combined edition of the Aeronautics and Space Report of the President (the “president’s report”) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 is now available from
https://history.nasa.gov/presrep2021and2022.pdf online. Major kudos to Michele Ostovar for all the tremendous effort it took to get us back on schedule for producing this report. Previous editions
of this report are available from
https://history.nasa.gov/presrep.html .
Additionally, below and attached is reminder information about a compelling talk tomorrow our office is sponsoring. Hope you can join us then!
Thanks for your interest.
-Steve
Stephen Garber
(he/him)
NASA History Division
Office of Communications
NASA Headquarters
Mary W. Jackson Building, Room 5P25
Washington, DC 20546
202-358-0385
http://history.nasa.gov
NASA History Lunchtime Talk: “The
Psychological Consequences of Aerial Combat in World War I” by Jorden Pitt
Time/Date/Location: noon – 1
pm ET, Wednesday May 3, virtual via MS
Teams link (no prior registration necessary)
Contact: Steve Garber (stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov)
or hq-histinfo@nasa.gov
Description: Even though the
American Air Service had a relatively limited tenure in World War I, America’s first combat fliers still experienced the psychological distress that accompanied military service. This presentation explores these understudied human consequences of aerial combat
in the war. It further shows how medical officers relied on the era’s definition of masculinity to perceive, diagnose, and treat the mental health issues that troubled American fliers. Jorden Pitt is a Ph.D. student at Texas Christian University and a NASA-American
Historical Association Fellow in Aerospace History.