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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Vincent &quot;Vinny&quot; Boles]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2025-05-23]]></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:type><![CDATA[Oral History]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Video]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ohc_army_000002]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/667">
    <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>
    <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[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>
    <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[ohc_crst_000031_T]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/361">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Von Tiesenhausen, Georg]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Phone call between Georg von Tiesenhausen and Bob Ward on working with Wernher von Braun on the V2 rocket. Bad static in first half of tape.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2004-06-21]]></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[spc_ward_000022]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/669">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Voss, Werner]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Experiences at Peenemuende on development of the V-2. Work at Nordhausen. Operation Paperclip.  Work at Fort Bliss.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1971-08-03]]></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[ohc_crst_000028_A]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/236">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Vygantas Kulpa]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Space environment<br />
]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Astronautics--Human factors]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Space suits]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Vygantas Kulpa grew up in Huntsville, AL. Ever since he was young, Kulpa was always interested with the space program. He ended up going to college at UAH, and was considered a &quot;feeder&quot; co-op engineer, so he actually started out at The Marshall Space Flight Center. There, Kulpa worked with the Human Systems Integration Branch. In college, Kulpa started out at UAH, but eventually ended up graduating from college at Auburn University. He then came back to UAH to receive his Master&#039;s degree in Systems Engineering and his Doctorate in Psychology and Human Factors. Kulpa&#039;s first full-time assignment was as a Crew Procedures Engineer. In this job, he was considered &quot;between&quot; the experimental scientists and the astronauts. Kulpa ended up working with the Avionics group to design a battery-operated wrench, and he took this on the KC-135. He also was able to work to help re-design the space station. After a while, he switched jobs and worked with the Neutral-Buoyancy Tank where he developed the space shuttle program suits.]]></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[2017-10]]></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__October_20__2017_at_11_06_48_AM_default_8038320d]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[MC_136_]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:temporal><![CDATA[2000s]]></dcterms:temporal>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Wally Tubell]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2025-08-15]]></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[ohc_army_000009]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Weber, Fritz]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The interview focuses on the development and design of the Saturn Instrument Unit (IU), with Fritz Weber explaining that its evolution from canister-mounted electronics to a separate stage was driven by both technical improvements and NASA management decisions. He describes how Marshall Space Flight Center retained responsibility for the IU&#039;s design and systems integration while IBM developed the manufacturing capability and later produced the units under contract. Weber discusses key engineering decisions, including the use of lightweight bonded honeycomb construction, the modular three-section design originally intended for transportation, and the environmental control system, which was initially oversized because of changing mission requirements. He also reviews the history of the ST-124 inertial guidance platform, the advantages of gas-bearing gyros over liquid-bearing designs for Saturn&#039;s relatively short missions, and the evolution of the four-gimbal concept. The interview concludes with an overview of the IBM-built digital guidance computer, highlighting innovations in printed circuit technology, magnetic core memory, software development, and digital power conversion, while emphasizing that the IU&#039;s success resulted from careful trade studies, extensive testing, and close collaboration between Marshall engineers and IBM.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ohc_stnv_000050_A]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Weidner, Hermann K.]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[In this interview, Hans Widener reflects on the development of liquid hydrogen propulsion and Marshall Space Flight Center’s role in advancing the RL-10 engine, Centaur upper stage, and later Saturn propulsion systems. He explains that Marshall inherited responsibility for the Air Force–initiated RL-10 program, worked closely with Pratt &amp; Whitney to mature the engine into a highly reliable system, and ultimately transferred the program to NASA Lewis Research Center as Saturn development demanded Marshall’s full attention. Widener emphasizes that NASA’s organizational structure intentionally divided responsibilities between research centers like Lewis, which developed fundamental propulsion technologies such as hydrogen injectors, and development centers like Marshall, which integrated those technologies into flight-ready systems. He rejects claims that Wernher von Braun opposed liquid hydrogen propulsion, arguing instead that Marshall strongly supported its adoption once the technology was sufficiently mature. Throughout the interview, Widener describes how knowledge gained from the RL-10 and Centaur programs—including hydrogen handling, materials, cryogenic storage, insulation, and engine design—provided critical experience that enabled the successful development of the J-2 engine and Saturn upper stages. He also discusses NASA’s technology management process, the influence of headquarters leaders such as Abe Silverstein and Adelbert Tischler in coordinating propulsion research, the rapid expansion of large-engine development after Sputnik, and Marshall’s deliberately conservative engineering philosophy, which favored proven technologies, incremental &quot;building block&quot; development, and system reliability as the foundation for the Apollo program’s success.]]></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:identifier><![CDATA[ohc_stnv_000051_A]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://oralhistory.uah.edu/items/show/262">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Wernher K. Rosinski and Dr. Rudolf Hermann]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Part of the &quot;Our Future in Space: Messages From the Beginning&quot; oral history interview video series.]]></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[1987-1-1]]></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[ohc_dntr_000007]]></dcterms:identifier>
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