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Convocation at the University of Maine at Orono; President John F. Kennedy (right, back to camera) walks off platform with President of the University of Maine, Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott. Also pictured: Dean of Men, John E. Stewart; trustee Kermit S. Nickerson; Dean of Women, Dr. Mary S. Zink; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. H. Austin Peck; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan, Floyd Boring, and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. Alumni Memorial Athletic Field, Orono, Maine.
President John F. Kennedy arrives aboard a United States Army helicopter at the University of Maine at Orono; President of the University of Maine, Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott, escorts President Kennedy to Alumni Memorial Athletic Field. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Duncan. Orono, Maine.
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks during convocation at the University of Maine at Orono. Seated onstage: (first row) trustee W. Gordon Robertson; Representative Stanley R. Tupper (Maine); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); President of the University of Maine, Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott; Governor of Maine, John H. Reed; Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Representative Clifford G. McIntire (Maine); trustee Dr. Lawrence M. Cutler; (second row) Registrar and Director of Student Services, George H. Crosby; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. H. Austin Peck; trustee Owen H. Smith; trustee Kermit S. Nickerson; trustee Hubert H. Hauck; trustee Robert N. Haskell; trustee Ralph H. Cutting; trustee Charles E. Crossland; trustee Rena C. Bowles; trustee Arthur H. Benoit; (third row) President of the General Student Senate, Lowell T. Sherwood, Jr.; Vice Chairman of the Faculty Council, Brooks W. Hamilton; President of the Associated Women Students, Mary F. Goucher; (fourth row) Dean of Women, Dr. Mary S. Zink; Dean of Men, John E. Stewart; Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Mark R. Shibles; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Joseph M. Murray; Dean of the College of Agriculture, Winthrop C. Libby; Dean of the School of Law, Edward S. Godfrey, III; Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Franklin P. Eggert; Dean of the College of Technology, Dr. Thomas H. Curry. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Floyd Boring, and Ron Pontius, stands in front of platform. Alumni Memorial Athletic Field, Orono, Maine.
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication of the Whiskeytown Dam and Reservoir in Whiskeytown, California. Those on platform include: Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Congressman Harold T. Johnson (California); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lawrence W. Carr, of the California Democratic Committee; California State Senator, Edwin J. Regan; California State Assemblywoman, Pauline L. Davis; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); Deputy Director of the California Conservation Division, Fred J. Engle, Jr.; Federal District Court Judge, Oliver J. Carter, of San Francisco; Regional Director for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Robert J. Pafford, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Bill Duncan.
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, left foreground) delivers remarks at the dedication of the Whiskeytown Dam and Reservoir in Whiskeytown, California. Those on platform include: Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Congressman Harold T. Johnson (California); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lawrence W. Carr, of the California Democratic Committee; California State Senator, Edwin J. Regan; California State Assemblywoman, Pauline L. Davis; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); Deputy Director of the California Conservation Division, Fred J. Engle, Jr.; Federal District Court Judge, Oliver J. Carter, of San Francisco; Regional Director for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Robert J. Pafford, Jr. Also pictured (below platform): White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan, Paul Burns, and Jerry Blaine.
President John F. Kennedy (wearing flower leis) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) following his arrival at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. Those standing around car include: White House Secret Service agents Bill Duncan, Bill Greer, Toby Chandler, and Roy Kellerman.
President John F. Kennedy (wearing flower leis) sits in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) following his arrival at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. Seated in car with President Kennedy are Governor John A. Burns of Hawaii (center) and Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii (right). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Ernie Olsson, Roy Kellerman, and Bill Duncan.
President John F. Kennedy sits in a convertible with Ohio officials upon arrival at Cleveland Hopkins Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, during a congressional campaign trip. Senator Frank Lausche and Governor Michael V. DiSalle sits in back seat with President Kennedy; Representative Michael J. Feighan sits in front seat. White House Secret Service agent, Bill Duncan, stands behind car at right.
President John F. Kennedy arrives aboard Air Force One at Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Stratford, Connecticut. Standing in center (L-R): Democratic National Committeeman from Connecticut, John M. Golden; Mayor of Bridgeport, Samuel J. Tedesco; candidate for Senate from Connecticut, Abraham Ribicoff; Governor of Connecticut, John Dempsey; President Kennedy; Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut). Also pictured: Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Physician to President Kennedy, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Bill Duncan, and Jim Johnson.
President John F. Kennedy prepares to press a button to inaugurate a Masonic meeting in Chicago, Illinois, during a congressional campaign trip to Muskegon County Airport in Muskegon, Michigan. Also pictured: Congressional candidate from Michigan, Neil Staebler (standing at right, partially out of frame); newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joe Taylor; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Bill Duncan. Air Force One is visible in the background.
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, during a congressional campaign trip; Governor of Michigan, John B. Swainson, stands right of President Kennedy on podium. Also pictured: Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Congressional candidate from Michigan, Neil Staebler; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan and Ken Wiesman. Detroit, Michigan.
President John F. Kennedy (left, on speakers' platform) delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell, stand at far left behind platform. Those seated at right include: Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, and Bill Duncan. U.S. Navy Phantom II and U.S. Air Force FJ-420 jet fighter planes sit in background. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (speaking into microphone); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (speaking into microphone); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Frank Yeager, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Frank Yeager, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
President John F. Kennedy sits in the back seat of the presidential limousine with Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus (center), and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis, during a tour of Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Saturn rocket launch site (under construction) is visible in background. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Duncan, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, and Jack Ready. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (mostly hidden) and Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Rufus Youngblood, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Rufus Youngblood, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Discoloration along top edge of image is original to the negative.]
President John F. Kennedy (right) walks toward the presidential limousine outside the blockhouse at Launch Complex 34, following a briefing of the manned lunar landing program during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, Toby Chandler, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Dick Johnsen. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
President John F. Kennedy confers with Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (back to camera), and astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (right), during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
President John F. Kennedy confers with Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and others, during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Standing in foreground (L-R): Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (back to camera); President Kennedy; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 sits at left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.