Shooting for the Stars: A Survey of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration
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Shooting for the Stars: A Survey of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration
Special Collections and University Archives is hosting an exhibit, “Shooting for the Stars: A Survey of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration,” from April through June. This exhibit features books, manuscript materials, photographs, and artifacts from the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. On display are materials related to mankind's exploration of space, including many items from NACA and NASA. View the exhibit in the 1st floor commons of Newman Library just across from the Goodall Room.
This exhibit was curated by Kat Zinn as part of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant.
About the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE):
Established in 1986, the AAAE preserves and makes accessible published and unpublished materials that document American aeronautical and space history, as well as related sciences. The collection includes books and articles, letters, notes, photographs, reminiscences, memorabilia, oral histories, patents, and drawings/schematics. Current holdings comprise more than three dozen collections of papers from pilots, astronauts, physicists, chemists, engineers, NACA and NASA administrators and project managers, writers, illustrators, and researchers in industry and academia.
- Date:
- Saturday, June 22, 2024
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Sunday, June 23, 2024
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Sunday, June 30, 2024
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Location:
- 1st Floor Commons (Newman Library)
- Campus:
- Blacksburg Campus
- Audience:
- Advanced Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Postdoc Public Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Exhibit