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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Von Braun, Wernher  (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1974-10-08]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Von Braun, Wernher]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1974-10-08]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Urlaub, Matthew  (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1969-11-13]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Urlaub, Matthew]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1969-11-13]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Trichel, Gervais  (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Role of US Army Ordinance in rocket research in WW Ii. Details of evacuation of V-2s and German engineers after the end of war. Post-war rocket developments USA with German team]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1972-04-28]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Trichel, Gervais]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Role of US Army Ordinance in rocket research in WW Ii. Details of evacuation of V-2s and German engineers after the end of war. Post-war rocket developments USA with German team]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1972-04-28]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Toftoy, Hazel  (Transcript)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Experiences in the early days of Gen. Toftoy&#039;s career in Huntsville.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1972]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron&#039;s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.]]></dcterms:rights>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Toftoy, Hazel]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Experiences in the early days of Gen. Toftoy&#039;s career in Huntsville.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1972]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Thomson, Jerry]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Jerry Thomson recounts the evolution of the J-2 engine injector, explaining how early coaxial injector research at NASA Lewis Research Center influenced Pratt &amp; Whitney’s successful RL-10 injector design, which was then adapted and further refined by Rocketdyne during J-2 development. Although Rocketdyne initially pursued a simpler flat-face injector due to manufacturing concerns, persistent problems with face heating, wall overheating, and combustion instability ultimately led the company to adopt and improve the rigid porous mesh coaxial injector concept. Thomson emphasizes that this success resulted from combining Lewis research, RL-10 experience, and Rocketdyne’s engineering refinements rather than any single innovation. He also discusses the broader technical challenges of the Saturn propulsion program, including the F-1 engine’s severe combustion instability, whose solution required a nationwide collaboration involving NASA, Rocketdyne, universities, and industry. Through iterative changes—including injector baffles, modified spray patterns, altered fuel response characteristics, and elimination of fuel-rich pockets—the team developed stability techniques that became the standard for future liquid rocket engines. Thomson concludes by recalling later investigations into the J-2 augmented spark igniter (ASI) line failure after Apollo 6, describing the intensive multi-organization effort that identified environmental fatigue as the root cause, successfully recreated the failure on the ground, and resolved a problem critical to keeping the Apollo schedule on track.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1971-08-23]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sweat, Sidney; McKay, Therman; Hayden, Joe; and Powell, Luther]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The transcript captures a wide-ranging discussion among Sidney Sweat, Joe Hayden, Luther Powell, Therman McKay, and interviewer Roger Bilstein about the development, design, and operation of the Saturn Instrument Unit (IU). The participants recount the challenging delivery of an early flight IU, describing how engineers completed critical hardware modifications while the unit was transported by barge using improvised clean-room facilities and coordinated deliveries of parts to meet launch schedules. They also clarify the division of responsibilities between NASA&#039;s Marshall Space Flight Center and IBM, explaining that Marshall established the IU&#039;s original design and retained final authority over major engineering decisions, while IBM manufactured hardware, maintained later designs, and proposed changes through a formal engineering change process. The discussion explores the origins of technologies such as Unit Logic Devices (ULDs), digital guidance computers, lightweight magnesium-lithium and beryllium structures, and the ST-124 inertial platform, emphasizing the collaborative but government-directed nature of the program. The interview concludes with explanations of Saturn&#039;s inertial guidance system, the rationale for open-loop guidance during first-stage flight, the extensive testing and qualification of the IU, and reflections on the IU&#039;s essential role as the &quot;brains&quot; of the Saturn launch vehicle.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
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