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OS: 4-1: Astronauts: General, 1 October 1962
Date(s) of Materials:
2 October 1962-3 October 1963, undated
Folder Description:
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning space flight, including Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule, Major Gordon Cooper's orbital flight aboard the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule (also known as Faith 7), and Commander Walter Schirra's orbital flight aboard the Mercury-Atlas 8 capsule (also known as Sigma 7). The folder also includes several letters urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to select pilots from underrepresented communities, including African American and Black communities and women, for training in its astronaut program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
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Digital Identifier:
JFKWHCSF-0655-009
Title:
OS: 4-1: Astronauts: General, 1 October 1962
Date(s) of Materials:
2 October 1962-3 October 1963, undated
2 October 1962-3 October 1963, undated
Folder Description:
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff and the public concerning space flight, including Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight aboard the Friendship 7 capsule, Major Gordon Cooper's orbital flight aboard the Mercury-Atlas 9 capsule (also known as Faith 7), and Commander Walter Schirra's orbital flight aboard the Mercury-Atlas 8 capsule (also known as Sigma 7). The folder also includes several letters urging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to select pilots from underrepresented communities, including African American and Black communities and women, for training in its astronaut program.
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84 digital pages
Collection:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
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Series Number:
37.
Preferred Citation:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files. Outer Space (OS). OS: 4-1: Astronauts: General, 1 October 1962
Person(s):
Carpenter, M. Scott (Malcolm Scott), 1925-2013
Glenn, John Herschel, 1921-2016
Schirra, Walter M. (Walter Marty), 1923-2007
Carpenter, M. Scott (Malcolm Scott), 1925-2013
Glenn, John Herschel, 1921-2016
Schirra, Walter M. (Walter Marty), 1923-2007
Physical Description:
84 digital pages
84 digital pages
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.