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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rees, Eberhard]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rees, Eberhard]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Eberhard Rees discusses the challenges of writing an accurate history of the Saturn program, emphasizing that the focus should remain on technological development, management, and factual outcomes rather than controversial issues or assigning blame. He advises the historians to present events objectively while avoiding excessive attention to disputes involving contractors, management decisions, or incidents such as the Apollo 1 fire. Rees explains that Saturn program management relied heavily on schedules, visibility of technical progress, budgets, and contractor performance, arguing that firm deadlines were essential to successful program execution. He reflects on contractor selection, organizational changes at Marshall Space Flight Center, and the importance of effective oversight and communication. Rees also describes alternative lunar mission strategies, including Earth Orbit Rendezvous (EOR), and explains why Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR) was ultimately preferred because it avoided the challenges of orbital refueling and required a more practical lunar lander. Throughout the interview, he stresses that historical accounts should provide context and facts while acknowledging the complexity of managing a large-scale engineering effort like Saturn and Apollo.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1971-08-30]]></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[Rein Ise]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2014-12-20]]></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:identifier><![CDATA[Rein Ise (Space History Interviews).mp4]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/189">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rich Alfiero Short]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Rich worked at Thiokol from 1982 - 1992. He currently works for Jacobs building Solid Rocket Boosters for NASA&#039;s Space Launch System. This was filmed at a restaurant.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2017-12]]></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[Richard &quot;Dick&quot; Hessler]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Richard &quot;Dick&quot; Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957 through 1985. He worked in Testing &amp; Data Reduction, took over Testing in 1965, and stayed there through 1979 when he transferred to Engineering. He earned 4 patents. He discussed safety issues; Solid Rocket motor mishaps; changes to the testing grounds since 1985; disposal of old rocket motors; move from cost plus to fixed price contracts; HQ attitude towards Huntsville; Management/Union relations; Personality conflicts; his transfer to Engineering; being laid off in 1985.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2019-2]]></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[Richard Heckman]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Space vehicles--   Electronic equipment--  Welding]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Astronautics--Human factors]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Welding]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Richard Heckman was born in Ohio, and he lived there until he was 9 years old. When he turned 9, his dad received a civil engineering job in Washington D.C., so they moved there soon after. After this, they then moved to Maryland. Richard explains that he was a sickly child, and he was once in a coma for 10 days when he was just 7 years old. Growing up, he became more healthy and ended up going to Johns Hopkins University and graduated with an Engineering Science degree. Richard eventually accepted a commission in the Ordinance Corps, and he went to Fort Bliss for a guided missile school. He spent two years in the artillery there. At Fort Bliss, he received his private pilot&#039;s license while he was in the service. Then, they took Richard back to the Corps, where he would be stationed at the Redstone Arsenal. After this career, Richard worked as a project engineer for the manufacturing for hardware at Thiokol. He then transferred to Hayes Industry, and he worked with the manufacturing engineering lab at the Marshall Space Flight Center. There, he worked on the Apollo Applications Program. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Oral History Collection]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2017-09-29]]></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:identifier><![CDATA[Friday__September_29__2017_at_11_29_57_AM_default_2a11bcb7]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[MC_136_]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:temporal><![CDATA[2000s]]></dcterms:temporal>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Richard Hoover]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2024-03-01]]></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[Richard Hoover: Part 2]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2024-03-22]]></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[Rick Chappell]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2008-11-17]]></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:identifier><![CDATA[Rick Chappell (Space History Interviews).mp4]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rick Chappell]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2024-08-08]]></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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