posted 04-15-2006 12:01 AM               

There are lots of them, so I'll only post links to the photos.

Questions, as always, should be directed to Jim. I'm just his photo helper.

Here they are. If one can help identify the unknowns, I'm sure Jim would appreciate it (and so would I). A couple of these guys might not even be NASA staff, but I'm not sure.

1. Robert Gilruth
2. Thomas O Paine
3. Hans Mark
4. John Houbolt, Fred C. Sanders, and Ray Pepprins
5. Gerry Griffin
6. another Griffin
7. George Low
8. Gene Kranz with a vintage sig!
9. Charles Berry
10. Charles Lewis
11. Dr. William H. Pickering
12. Edward I. Fendell
13. William H. Schick
14. Eberhard F.M. Rees
15. Paul Haney
16. Dr. Charles Stark Draper
17. unknown
18. Homer E. Newell
19. Paul F. Bikle
20. John F. Clark
21. unknown
22. Eugene Simmons
23. Ernst Stuhlinger
24. Herman K. Widick
25. James C. Fletcher
26. Edgar M. Cortright
27. unknown
28. Gen. Sam Philips
29. William K. Douglas
30. Robert L. Krieger

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posted 04-15-2006 12:18 AM               

Steve

posted 04-15-2006 09:25 AM               

#11. Dr. William H. Pickering, early JPL director-pioneer that helped put Explorer 1 into orbit along with many other space and satellite programs for the government.

#12. NASA-MSC's Edward I. Fendell, head of Apollo Communications and lunar television.

#13. KSC's William H. Schick, chief test
conductor for Apollos 8, 11, and 17.

#14. Dr. Eberhard F.M. Rees, 2nd MSFC director after von Braun and one of his key rocket team members and staff executives.

#15. NASA's Paul Haney, news chief and one of the early voices of launch control.

#16. Dr. Charles Stark Draper, pioneering director of MIT's instrumentation laboratory
that developed Apollo's guidance systems.

#17. Too burry for me to even see the pic.

#18. Dr. Homer E. Newell, pioneering NASA associate administrator for spaceflight.

#20. Dr. John F. Clark, NASA's first director of Goddard Space Flight Center.

#23. Dr. Ernst Stulinger, pioneering rocket scientist from von Braun's key rocket team that worked with WvB as MSFC's associate director for science.

#24. KSC's Herman K. Widick, chief LM spacecraft test conductor.

#25. Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA's fourth Administrator.

#26. Dr. Edgar M. Cortright, NASA's longtime director of Langley Research Center.

#29. I think already mentioned--Bill Douglas, first astronauts' medical doctor.

posted 04-15-2006 10:46 AM               

You had Dr. Charles Stark Draper listed for #16, but that was the blurry photo. The signature for #17 appear to be "TA Wilson" or "FA Wilson."

Did you recognize Dr. Draper based on his photo...or is he shown in a different photo besides #16?

posted 04-16-2006 10:04 AM               

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Originally posted by Ken Havekotte:
Mark--Yes, I did recognize Dr. Draper for #16 even though his portrait was a bit blurry. Just can't tell on #17 and some of the others, however, #4 on the Skylab picture also includes Fred C. Sanders, MDAC Skylab Orbital Workshop Station Manager and Ray Pepprins(?) of the same contractor company that built Skylab. #10 is indeed Charles R. Lewis, a NASA-MSC Skylab flight director and #23 is spelled "Stuhlinger" with an added "h." #30 is Robert L. Krieger, director of NASA's Wallops Station of Wallops Island, VA. Full name for #29 is Dr. William K. Douglas. Hope this helps a little more.

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Ken, Any chance you might take the time to get in touch with me?

posted 04-16-2006 11:18 AM            

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Originally posted by SpaceSteve:
#29 is a "Col W. Douglas". Judging by his signature, he was a US Air Force colonel, and a doctor (represented by the "MC" for Medical Corps)
Steve

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It appears from the context of this message that there is some unfamiliarity with the name (apologies if mistaken or otherwise redundant), but Douglas was one of the first flight surgeons assigned to Mercury. He is especially known for his support of John Glenn, and also for undergoing the same stressful testing and training as the astronauts. He died (IIRC) in a car accident on the way home after witnessing Glenn's Shuttle launch in 1998.

posted 04-16-2006 11:22 AM            

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Originally posted by Ken Havekotte:
I think I know all (or most) of the unknowns here:
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#12. NASA-MSC's Edward I. Fendell, head of Apollo Communications and lunar television.
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#20. Dr. John F. Clark, NASA's first director of Goddard Space Flight Center.
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#29. I think already mentioned--Bill Douglas, first astronauts' medical doctor.

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Fendell was also known as "Captain Video" because he controlled the Lunar Rover TV camera during the later Apollo missions.

Clark, in addition to being GSFC director, also went through the astronaut selection process for the 1965 scientist group, supposedly to see what it was like.

Douglas mentioned here, didn't notice it before posting my previous message.

posted 04-17-2006 04:14 PM               

I have the a similar signed inscribed NASA photo and letter sent fom him on March 3, 1971.

Woody