This recent find comes from the Estate of Retired NASA MSFC Engineer who served in WWII prior to becoming an engineer. He began his Aerospace career with the Materials Branch of the Guided Missile Development Division at Redstone Arsenal in 1951 and in 1960 transferred to NASA working under Wernher von Braun. He specialized in evaluating and testing materials for rockets and spacecraft including researching effects of low temp and hydrogen on materials (From White Sands to Redstone ABMA and MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. Mr. Charles Cataldo, Sr. was awarded Exceptional Service Medal and Yuri Gagarin Diploma among many others for his work on Jupiter "C" / Redstone Rocket, Saturn, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz and early Space Shuttle Development programs, Going on to work on the Shuttle Retooling and Space Station. Mr. Cataldo served as Deputy Chief of Materials Division and then later Assistant Director of the Material and Processes Laboratory. This listing is for a 1962-1970 APOLLO ERA Set of Reports/Research/Memos/Brochures PLUS 3 **RARE** CONCEPT PHOTOS of the Never Developed AAP (APOLLO APPLICATIONS PROGRAM) SATURN WORKSHOP PROGRAM (Pre Skylab Space Station Program). The AAP Program was a Wernher von Braun highly pursued project/program, but due to budget constraints was abandoned - See details below:
3 1st Generation NASA MSFC ORIGINAL CONCEPT PHOTOS - AAP (Apollo Applications Program) SATURN WORKSHOP PROGRAM - 2 (1969) AAP-1 LAUNCH CONFIGURATION and SATURN WORKSHOP ACTIVATION AND OPERATION and 1 (1970) AAP CLUSTER CONFIGURATION SATURN WORKSHOP 1 (These for a short period) were part of the Boeing catalog in the 1960s for Presentations
- NASA MSFC LUNAR FLIGHT PLAN SATURN V/APOLLO Brochure
- NASA MSFC MANNED FLIGHT AWARENESS SATURN I HIGHLIGHTS Brochure
- NASA GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MFA SATURN IB FINAL REHEARSAL FOR THE MOON TRIP Brochure
- 1 NASA APOLLO 11 FLOWN METAL MEDALLION (NASA MSFC EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION) in original case
- 4 NASA GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TECHNICAL MEMOS - 1965-1966 - stress corrosion tests/studies for alloys relating to space vehicles including Saturn V as well as others
- NASA MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Review Draft - 1969 Stress-Corrosion Cracking
- NASA BROWN ENGINEERING 1966 Memo Crack Detection by Radiographic and Dye Penetrant Methods - includes presentation pages with Photos
- 1962-1964 Various Memos/Reports on Alloys/Weldings/Tensil Properties and more! for Space Vehicles
- All are in Very Good condition for use and and age with some expected, but minor aging/storage wear. Some handwritten names/notations on covers and throughout. Please see condition description and all pictures. NOTE: International orders are subject to buyers Country charging tariff/customs fees upon entry - NOT included in Purchase/shipping price for item. To see more Vintage/Antique Collectibles from this Estate, other Estates and several picks, just VISIT My Store Link and Thank You for Looking!!!