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.