‎Administration‎

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center‎

‎Untitled Photograph WB-57F; JSC2010E044008‎

‎Houston TX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 2010. Presumed First Edition possible multiple original. Photograph. Very good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 11 inches. Image is 6.75 inches by 10 inches. Image appears to be a WB 57F in flight viewed from the underside again a blue sky. The NASA WB-57 Program provides unique high-altitude airborne platforms to US Government agencies academic institutions and commercial customers in order to support scientific research and advanced technology development and testing at locations around the world. Mission examples include atmospheric and earth science ground mapping cosmic dust collection rocket launch support and test bed operations for future airborne or spaceborne systems. The NASA Johnson Space Center JSC in Houston Texas is the home of the NASA WB-57 High Altitude Research Program. Three fully operational WB-57 aircraft are based near JSC at Ellington Field. The aircraft have been flying research missions since the early 1960's and continue to be an asset to the scientific community with professional reliable customer-oriented service designed to meet all scientific objectives. The Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra is a specialized strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960s for the United States Air Force by General Dynamics from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber which itself was a license-built version of the English Electric Canberra. It was operationally assigned to the Air Weather Service for weather reconnaissance involving high-altitude atmospheric sampling and radiation detection in support of nuclear test monitoring but four of the 21 modified aircraft performed solely as strategic reconnaissance platforms in Japan and Germany. Three of the modified aircraft were destroyed with loss of their crews while performing operationally. The remainder were re-designated WB-57F in 1968. Four of the survivors were subsequently used by NASA for high-altitude atmospheric research. The others were retired from 1972 to 1974 and placed in storage. As of 2015 three WB-57Fs are the only B-57 aircraft model still flying in service with NASA. The WB-57 is a mid-wing long-range aircraft capable of operation for extended periods of time from sea level to altitudes well in excess of 60000 feet. Two crew members are positioned at separate tandem stations in the cockpit. The pilot station contains all the essential equipment for flying the aircraft. The sensor operator station contains both navigational equipment and controls for the operation of the payloads and payload support systems located throughout the aircraft. The WB-57 can remain aloft for approximately 6.5 hours flying both day and night so long as separation from hazardous weather can be maintained. With a range of 2500 miles the aircraft can be deployed to any continent. The WB-57 aircraft can carry up to 6000 lbs. of payload. The WB-57 employs a pallet system in the main fuselage area. The pallet system consists of interchangeable pallet modules. Pressurized and unpressurized pallets are available. The pallet system will carry a total of 4000 lbs. including pallet weight. Lighter payloads can also be carried in the aft fuselage tail cone wing pods wing hatches and/ or the nose cone.<br /> <br /> The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center JSC is NASA's center for human spaceflight originally named the Manned Spacecraft Center where human spaceflight training research and flight control are conducted. It was built and leased to NASA by Joseph L. Smith & Associates Inc. It was renamed in honor of the late US president and Texas native Lyndon B. Johnson by an act of the United States Senate on February 19 1973. It consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1620 acres 660 hectares in the Clear Lake Area of Houston which acquired the official nickname "Space City" in 1967. The center is home to NASA's astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the US and its international partners. It houses the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center which has provided the flight control function for every NASA human spaceflight since Gemini 4 including Apollo Skylab Apollo-Soyuz and Space Shuttle. It is popularly known by its radio call signs "Mission Control" and "Houston". The original Manned Spacecraft Center grew out of the Space Task Group STG headed by Robert Gilruth that was formed to coordinate the US crewed spaceflight program. The STG was based at the Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia but reported organizationally to the Goddard Space Flight Center just outside Washington D.C. To meet the growing needs of the US human spaceflight program plans began in 1961 to expand its staff to its own organization and move it to a new facility. This was constructed in 1962 and 1963 on land donated by the Humble Oil company through Rice University and officially opened its doors in September 1963. Today JSC is one of ten major NASA field centers. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80977

‎U. S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎National Security: Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex NPTEC; DOE/NV --1062‎

‎Las Vegas NV: U. S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is 8.5 inches by 11 inches. One sheet printed on both sides. Illustrations on each side. Front side has narrative under the headings of: Introduction Background and Today. The other side has narrative under the headings of: The Facilities and Conclusion. The Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex NPTEC is the world's largest facility for open air testing of hazardous toxic materials and biological simulants. The Nevada National Security Site N2S2 or NNSS known as the Nevada Test Site NTS until August 23 2010 is a United States Department of Energy DoE reservation located in southeastern Nye County Nevada about 65 miles 105 km northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds the site was established on January 11 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices covering approximately 1360 square miles 3500 km2 of desert and mountainous terrain. Nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site began with a 1-kiloton-of-TNT 4.2 TJ bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat on January 27 1951. Over the subsequent four decades over one thousand nuclear explosions were detonated at the NTS. Many of the iconic images of the nuclear era come from the NTS. During the 1950s the mushroom clouds from the 100 atmospheric tests could be seen from almost 100 mi 160 km away. The city of Las Vegas experienced noticeable seismic effects and the mushroom clouds which could be seen from the downtown hotels became tourist attractions. A further 921 nuclear tests were carried out underground. The Nevada Test Site contains 28 areas 1100 buildings 400 miles 640 km of paved roads 300 miles of unpaved roads 10 heliports and two airstrips. Currently the Mission Support and Test Services MSTS the successor of the NSTech is the civilian contractor for the test site's management and further oversees the overall operations of the test site. The MSTS manages and operates the Nevada Test Site for the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA while The Security Protective Force SPF is responsible for providing the safeguards and security to the NNSS. U. S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80974

‎National Nuclear Security Administration‎

‎High-Energy-Density Physics Study Report; A Comprehensive Study of the Role of High-Energy-Density Physics in the Stockpile Stewardship Program‎

‎2001. Fourth Printing stated. Velobound. Very good. Various paginations approximately 180 pages. Illustrations color. Bibliography. Appendices A-K includes Glossary and Acronyms. Figures. Distribution memorandum laid in. In its fiscal year FY 2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Congress directed the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA to complete a study that "includes conclusions as to whether the full-scale NIF National Ignition Facility is required in order to maintain the safety and reliability of the current nuclear weapons stockpile and whether alternatives to the NIF could achieve the objective of maintaining the safety and reliability of the current nuclear weapons stockpile." To meet this requirement the NNSA has conducted a detailed study of the role of high-energy-density physics HEDP and NIF in the Stockpile Stewardship Program SSP. The principal finding of this study is that a vital HEDP Program is an essential component of the SSP. Based on this finding the Office of Defense Programs DP recommends the continuation of the baseline HEDP Program including 192-beam NIF with the goal of achieving ignition. Section 3.4.6 addresses an aspect of nuclear weapons effects testing. Section 4.4 is entitled Weapons Effects. The SSP was established in response to the FY 1994 National Defense Authorization Act P.L. 103-160 Sect. 3138 which called on the Secretary of Energy to "establish a stewardship program to ensure the preservation of the core intellectual and technical competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons." In the absence of nuclear testing the SSP must: 1 support a focused multifaceted program to increase the understanding of the enduring stockpile; 2 predict detect and evaluate potential problems due to the aging of the stockpile; 3 refurbish and remanufacture weapons and components as required; and 4 maintain the science and engineering institutions needed to support the nation's nuclear deterrent now and in the future. The principal outcomes of the SSP are confidence in safety security and reliability of U.S. nuclear weapons and a cadre of nuclear-skilled personnel underpinning nuclear deterrence. The NNSA national laboratories agree that a strong and diverse HEDP Program is an essential component of the SSP. An excellent understanding of high-energy-density physics is required to understand the operation of nuclear weapons. The fundamental requirements for the baseline HEDP Program are driven by meeting the needs of the stockpile and by a commitment to related broader national scientific interests. Based on these requirements the HEDP Program has developed a set of strategic goals in the following areas: weapons physics ignition high yield radiation effects basic science and supporting technologies. To determine if the HEDP Program is properly optimized to meet the needs of DP's mission DP invited senior members of the defense and scientific communities to examine high-energy-density activities conducted throughout the SSP. These study panel members were asked specifically to assess the role of high-energy-density physics within the SSP and to examine the facilities and program elements within the HEDP Program to assure that the goals of the SSP are met in the near and long term. Two areas that were not included directly in this study were HEDP activities within the Advanced Simulation and Computing Campaign and the cost considerations associated with developing and operating the necessary experimental computational manufacturing and production capabilities required for the SSP. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80996

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎NASA Patch‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration pre-2010. Patches. Very good. Approximately 3 inches in diameter with two small extensions approximately .5 inches on the left side and one longer extension approximately 1 inch on the right side. This is an old style NASA logo patch with the letter A clear with the bar in the center unlike the newer version where an inverted V replaced the A. This was found together with materials dated in 2010. This NASA insignia was first designed in the late 1950s then retired in the mid-1970s. It was reinstated as the official agency insignia in 1992 Information from NASA. The NASA Insignia more commonly referred to as the "meatball" reflects the history and tradition of the Agency and is used in all of the Agency's day-to-day communications materials. Designed in 1959 by former NASA employee James Modarelli the NASA Insignia contains the following elements: The sphere represents a planet; The stars represent space; The vector represents aeronautics; and The orbit represents space travel. The NASA logo dates from 1959 when the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA transformed into an agency that advanced both astronautics and aeronautics-the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA seal--In the NASA insignia design the sphere represents a planet the stars represent space the red chevron in the alternate shape of the constellation Andromeda is a wing representing aeronautics the latest design in hypersonic wings at the time the logo was developed and then the orbiting spacecraft going around the wing. It is known officially as the insignia. The NASA "meatball" insignia--After a NASA Lewis Research Center illustrator's design was chosen for the new agency's official seal the executive secretary of NASA asked James Modarelli the head of Reports Division at Lewis Research Center to design a logo that could be used for less formal purposes. Modarelli simplified the seal leaving only the white stars and orbital path on a round field of blue with a red vector. He then added white N-A-S-A lettering. NASA "worm" logotype--In 1974 as part of the Federal Graphics Improvement Program of the National Endowment for the Arts NASA hired Richard Danne and Bruce Blackburn to design a more modern logo. In 1975 the agency switched to the modernist NASA logotype nicknamed "the worm" a red stylized rendering of the letters N-A-S-A. The horizontal bars on the A's are removed in the worm logo. Retirement and return of the 'worm'--The NASA logotype was retired from official use on May 22 1992 by NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. The design was used only for special occasions and commercial merchandising purposes approved by the Visual Identity Coordinator at NASA Headquarters until 2020 when it was brought out of retirement by administrator Jim Bridenstine. The reinstated logo was unveiled on the booster for SpaceX's Crew-Demo 2 Mission. This marked its first official use since 1992. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80969

‎National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development‎

‎RS2010--Remote Sensing Program Review Agenda; DOE Nevada Support Facility Las Vegas Nevada May 18-19 2010‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development 2010. Presumed First printing thus. Ephemera. Very good. 2 sheets printed on both sides stapled in upper left corner. Minor ink notation at bottom of last page. The Program Review had the following focus areas: Spectral Sensing of Solids Poster Session Passive Spectral Sensing Development Active Spectral Sensing Development Millimeter-Wave and RF Sensing Optical Remote Sensing Enabling Technologies and a limited attendance SCI Session. One of the enduring programs within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development is to develop remote sensing technology that supports detection and characterization of signatures or activities related to nuclear proliferation The Remote Sensing Program has been a cornerstone in the national capability for the detection of facilities and activities related to the proliferation of foreign nuclear programs. Remote Sensing research encompass a wide variety of capabilities to detect signatures associated with the development of nuclear weapons. The research areas in the Remote Sensing program include sensor development image processing and digital signal processing techniques for analysis and characterization of observed phenomena. The list of presenters representers the key researcher and program performers from Argonne Los Alamos Livermore Oak Ridge Sandia Savannah River and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories the Remote Sensing Laboratory the Special Technologies Laboratory and the Nevada National Security Site management and operating contractor along with Federal program officials. The Remote Sensing Laboratory RSL is a center for creating and using advanced technologies that provide a broad range of scientific technological and operational disciplines with core competencies in emergency response operations and support remote sensing and applied science and technologies in support of counterterrorism and radiological incident response. The Atomic Energy Commission originally established the "Aerial Measurements Operations" at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nevada in the 1950s. It was created to serve the worldwide emergency system by providing rapid response to radiological emergencies. In 1976 the DOE established an Aerial Measurements Operations at Andrews Air Force Base - now called Joint Base Andrews - in Maryland to provide scientific and technical support to counterterrorism efforts during U.S. Bicentennial events in Washington D.C. With a location on each coast the RSL has served for over 50 years as a valuable national asset for nuclear emergency response and remote sensing capabilities. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80981

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs‎

‎Management Technology & Production MTP and Production Support PS FY10 Program Review and FYNSP Planning Meeting November 17-18 2010; Enabling the Nuclear Security Enterprise to meet weapon production requirements‎

‎Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs 2010. Presumed First Edition First printing --number of copies assembled is unknown. Three Ring Binder. Very good. The Table of Contents is: MTP 32 vugraphs 4 per page PS 59 vugraphs 4 per page KCP 20 vugraphs 1 per page PX 55 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SRS 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Y12 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LANL 38 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LLNL 48 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SNL 158 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Agenda 3 pages and Participant list 1 page. In the back pocket is a November 2010 Updated to the NDAA of FY 2010 Section 1251 Report and a stapled seven sheet compilation of Budget Requirements. Some material was marked Official Use Only but this limitation is understood to not longer apply due to the passage of time and public dissemination of comparable information. Approximately 2 inches of material in the binder. The Production Support Program is a DSW Program that funds multi-system manufacturing-based activities that provide individual site production capabilities and capacity for the LEPs LLC production weapon surveillance and weapon assembly and disassembly operations. The Production Support Program also enables the modernization of production capabilities to improve efficiency and ensure that manufacturing operations meet future requirements. This includes maintenance/calibration services for manufacturing operations to meet DoD War Reserve requirements. Collectively these activities directly support execution of systems engineering concepts and production integration. The Production Support Program provides DSW with the capability to conduct life extension work stockpile surveillance dismantlement work neutron generator production and detonator cable assembly production. The Management Technology and Production MTP Program's work scope is a multi-system production-based program that promotes nuclear security enterprise integration and enhances efficiency. MTP activities provide the products components and/or services for multi-weapon system surveillance laboratory/flight test data collection and analysis; weapons reliability reporting to DoD; DSW requirements tracking and execution; management and operation; and stockpile planning. The MTP Program funds plant and laboratory personnel to sustain the stockpile through activities related to surveillance; weapons response process improvements; engineering authorizations; safety assessments; use control technologies; containers; base spares; studies and assessments for nuclear operation safety; production of weapon components for use in multiple weapons systems; and transportation/handling gear for use in multiple weapons systems. The MTP Program also includes activities that benefit the nuclear security enterprise mission as differentiated from Production Support activities which support internal site-specific production missions. National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80986

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Atmospheric Tests at the Nevada Test Site; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - -716 - Rev 1‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First printing for Rev 1. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. One hundred atmospheric nuclear tests were detonated at the Nevada Test Site originally the Nevada Proving Grounds between 1951 and 1963. The first Nevada series code-named Ranger was conducted during January and February 1951 immediately after President Harry S. Truman had approved the establishment of a continental test site in Nevada. During the early years testing schedules remained on a campaign basis alternating between the Nevada Test Site NTS and the Pacific Proving Ground. <br/><br/>In the early days of testing there was an urgent need to understand the science and engineering of these powerful new weapons their use on the battlefield and their effects. Tests were conducted for a variety of reasons-to test and prove new designs to assess the effects of nuclear weapons to develop warheads for specific delivery systems. Meteorologists monitored weather patterns pilots flew airplanes through the radioactive clouds to sample radiation levels and scientists "chased" fallout clouds across the Nevada desert to better understand offsite impacts. Ranger the first test series at the NTS was conducted in early 1951 with nuclear devices designed by Los Alamos scientists and airdropped from bombers out of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque New Mexico. The next NTS series Buster-Jangle was a joint Los Alamos-Department of Defense DoD operation conducted during October-November 1951. The series tested both new weapons configurations and weapons effects. The DoD tests were designed to better understand the cratering capabilities of nuclear weapons for the battlefield. The test code-named Sugar was the only test ever detonated at the surface on the ground in Nevada-as opposed to an airdrop tower or balloon shot. It created a crater twenty-one feet deep and ninety feet wide. Buster-Jangle also involved the first troops from the U.S. Army's Atomic Maneuver Battalion stationed at Camp Desert Rock outside the test site town of Mercury. Between 1951 and 1955 thousands of military personnel from all service branches served at Desert Rock participating in maneuvers at the test site witnessing atomic blasts from trenches marching toward ground zero after detonations and collecting radiation effects information. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81038

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Gravel Gertie; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 710 - Rev 1‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First printing Rev 1. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. A Gravel Gertie is a type of bunker designed to provide containment during the nuclear weapons assembly process when the plutonium or highly enriched uranium "pit" is mated with the high explosive components and wired into the electronics the "physics package" of the warhead. The Gravel Gertie was developed for the Atomic Energy Commission in 1957 by Sandia National Laboratories. It was named after the character of the same name from the Dick Tracy comics; the compressed mass of gravel forming the ceiling of the bunker reportedly reminded researchers of Gertie's grey curly hair. A modification of existing domed munitions bunkers the Gravel Gertie was designed specifically to contain nuclear materials in the event of a catastrophic "low order" detonation of a bomb being serviced. Full nuclear detonation was highly unlikely and impossible to design against but high-ton/low-kiloton level "fizzles" were a very real risk during assembly disassembly and maintenance especially when servicing older designs with fewer redundant failsafes and more room for error. A Gravel Gertie has thick reinforced concrete walls and roof but a large vent in the top to prevent the shell from rupturing in an explosion. Below the roof however is approximately 7 meters of loosely compressed porous gravel suspended from steel cables above a false ceiling over the work area. In the event of an explosion the mass of gravel is designed to compress and move upward with the initial blast sealing the hole in the roof while allowing some of the gas pressure to escape by passing through the gravel. This "filters" the escaping gases and prevents the building from rupturing. The mass of gravel then falls down into the room when the gases cool trapping large amounts of radioactive particles under and within the gravel further minimizing leakage. The design specification called for an ability to "sufficiently contain" a 1 kiloton fizzle. According to tests at Sandia the Gravel Gertie successfully reduced the expected level of external airborne contamination by a factor of 10 which was considered satisfactory to limit exposure to the immediate area. The bunkers were installed at all US and British facilities that performed warhead arming and de-arming. The distinctive shape of the Gertie also makes it impossible to conceal its purpose from outside observers. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81058

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Apollo Astronauts Train at the Nevada Test Site; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - -772 - Rev 1‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First printing for Rev 1. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. Before Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon on July 20 1969 Armstrong and astronauts Dick Gordon Buzz Aldrin Dave Scott and Russell "Rusty" Schweikart left their footprints on the Nevada Test Site now known as the Nevada National Security Site NNSS as part of their lunar training. Their three-day visit began on February 16 1965. It was the first training mission by a group of astronauts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA. Their mission was to carry out geological and geophysical studies at<br /> Sedan crater and Buckboard Mesa which later aided the astronauts in observing and collecting material from the moon's surface and helping expand knowledge and understanding about our solar system. During their visit to the Nevada Test Site astronauts were briefed by geologists from the Atomic Energy Commission's Nevada Operations Office Special Projects Branch and the United States Geological Survey Astrogeology Branch. The first group of astronauts visited Sedan crater on the first day where they practiced making geophysical observations around the lip of the crater. On the second day they flew by helicopter over the rough Nevada terrain near the western edge of the site. While there they stopped and studied the geology of the ancient volcanic formations made by the Timber Mountain caldera the largest caldera known in the United States whose features are similar to those on the surface of the moon. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81039

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Runaway Train at the Nevada Test Site; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 1049‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. The Nevada Railway Museum at Boulder City has a diesel locomotive with an interesting history. It was built by General Electric in March 1953 makers number 31827. It's described as a 'B-B-160/160'. The customer was the United States Navy and it carries its 'Navy Plates' - 'LOCOMOTIVE DE 80 TON 56-1/2 IN GA 0-4-4-0 CLASS'. '56-1/2 IN GA' just meant standard gauge. The locomotive was transferred to the Atomic Weapons Testing Site in Nevada which had its own internal railway. The lighthearted title of 'The Jackass and Western Railroad' stuck and the name appears in black on each side of the yellow-liveried locomotive. In the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas there is a model of the railway on the test site which seems to have been used as a training aid. I also found the 'Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity' authorizing the operation of the railway on the test site. This was issued on 7th April 1975 by the Public Service Commission of Nevada and allows the Jackass and Western Railroad to operate a freight and passenger service within the confines of the Nevada Test Site. A copy of this certificate is held at the Railway Museum at Boulder City. On the morning of March 8 1968 during routine operations the brakes failed and the train gained speed becoming a runaway. There was an attempt to derail the runaway train which was successful. The train was determined to be carrying too much weight. The heavy shipping containers were essentially undamaged the same could not be said of the train or the track. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81059

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Civil Effects Tests; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - 714 Rev 1‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First printing for Rev 1. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Black and White illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. The Civil Defense Apple-2 shot on May 5 1955 was intended to test various building construction types in a nuclear blast. An assortment of buildings including residential houses and electrical substations were constructed at the site nicknamed "Survival Town". The Federal Civil Defense Administration FCDA also paved streets set up a radio station and a telephone system and scattered the so-called "Survival Town" with automobiles and fire trucks. The buildings were populated with mannequins and stocked with different types of canned and packaged foods. Not all of the buildings were destroyed in the blast and some of them still stand at Area 1 Nevada Test Site. A short film about the blast referred to as "Operation Cue" was distributed by the FCDA. The houses are still standing at 37.04476°N 116.07416°W at the east and west ends of the road loop. They are stops on the Nevada National Security Site NNSS tour. From declassified documents dated February to May 1956 the Apple-2 shot as part of Operation Teapot Project 35.5 "Effects of Nuclear Explosion on Records and Records Storage Equipment" was staged on the Nevada Test Site to determine the effects of nuclear explosions on various types of records and record storage equipment. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81036

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎The Nuclear Testing Archive; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - - 1019‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2004. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. The Nevada Field Office NFO of the NNSA opened the Coordination and Information Center - now referred to as the Nuclear Testing Archive - on July 17 1981 to collect and make available all historical documents records and data dealing with radioactive fallout from all U.S. testing of nuclear devices. The Nuclear Testing Archive collects and consolidates historical documents records and data for long-term preservation. The collection includes documentation on the detection and measurement of radioactive fallout and the related factors resulting from nuclear test device activities at the Nevada National Security Site NNSS the Trinity event the Pacific Proving Grounds and other on-continent test locations as well as information on the health effects of radiation and various related scientific and technical studies and reports. This collection of over 386000 documents is available to the public through use of the Nuclear Testing Archive Public Reading Facility. This facility maintains more than 40000 documents relating to Human Radiation Experiments by our predecessor the Atomic Energy Commission AEC as well as over 346000 documents dealing with the U.S. nuclear testing program. The bibliographic information for the collection at the Nuclear Testing Archive can be accessed through OpenNet. OpenNet is the DOE's bibliographic database containing declassified and publicly available documents. It is an automated searchable database which enables the interested stakeholder to identify documents of interest determine their location within the DOE complex and obtain ordering information. The Nuclear Testing Archive also maintains the complete DOE Human Radiation Experiments collection. These documents are available in full text retrieval through DOE Human Radiation Experiments site above. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81045

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs‎

‎Atomic Culture; Nevada Test Site History DOE/NV - -1042‎

‎Las Vegas NV: National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Office of Public Affairs 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Single sheet printed on both sides. Very good. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Illustrations and text on both sides. The Nevada Test Site was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992; 928 announced nuclear tests occurred there. Of those 828 were underground. Sixty-two of the underground tests included multiple simultaneous nuclear detonations adding 93 detonations and bringing the total number of NTS nuclear detonations to 1021 of which 921 were underground. The site is covered with subsidence craters from the testing. The NTS was the United States' primary location for tests smaller than 1 Mt 4.2 PJ. 126 tests were conducted elsewhere including most larger tests. Many of these occurred at the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands. The last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada Test Site was "Little Feller I" of Operation Sunbeam on July 17 1962. Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki people in the United States and around the world have reacted to the atomic bomb with joy devastation hope fear and many other emotions. We have used cultural expressions to convey these sentiments a phenomenon known as atomic culture. Atomic culture has manifested itself in popular culture such as films music and fashion and in high culture such as literature poetry and theater. Atomic culture is also prevalent in the daily lives of Americans becoming so ordinary that we don't even notice the extent to which the bomb has permeated our society. The word 'atomic' became an adjective that was short hand for anything powerful or modern. Between 1951 and 1962 atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site affected popular films novels music television art and advertising. Hundreds of titles of popular songs mention the atom bomb in one form or another as did many movies and pulp novels that used atomic war or testing as their main plot points. National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office, Office of Public Affairs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 81040

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎Viking; Release No: 75-42‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1975. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Good. 2 26 and 7 additional illustrations pages. This is a Fact sheet containing information of NASA's Viking program. Contains sections on Viking; Viking Investigations Communications Management Responsibilities Viking Science Teams and Viking Questions and Answers. Illustrations. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched two spacecraft to Mars in 1975 to soft-land on the surface and test for signs of life. Even if no signs of life extant or extinct were found on Mars it is crucially important to study the nature of other planets presumed to have originated at about the same time and by the same processes as Earth. In this context finding that Mars is without life could be nearly as important as the discovery of life forms. The study of a planet--not too dissimilar from Earth--which has evolved in the absence of life would provide us with a yardstick with which to determine for example how the atmosphere of Earth has been influenced by the advent of biological processes. Comparative planetology will be of great value in understanding our own Earth and in formulating measures to protect our own environment. These possibilities make the exploration of Mars the most important objective of planetary exploration for many decades to come. NASA's Viking Mission to Mars was composed of two spacecraft Viking 1 and Viking 2 each consisting of an orbiter and a lander. The primary mission objectives were to obtain high resolution images of the Martian surface characterize the structure and composition of the atmosphere and surface and search for evidence of life. Viking 1 was launched on August 20 1975 and arrived at Mars on June 19 1976. The first month of orbit was devoted to imaging the surface to find appropriate landing sites for the Viking Landers. On July 20 1976 the Viking 1 Lander separated from the Orbiter and touched down at Chryse Planitia 22.27° N 312.05° E planetocentric. Viking 2 was launched September 9 1975 and entered Mars orbit on August 7 1976. The Viking 2 Lander touched down at Utopia Planitia 47.64° N 134.29° E planetocentric on September 3 1976. The Orbiters imaged the entire surface of Mars at a resolution of 150 to 300 meters and selected areas at 8 meters. The lowest periapsis altitude for both Orbiters was 300 km. The Viking 2 Orbiter was powered down on July 25 1978 after 706 orbits and the Viking 1 Orbiter on August 17 1980 after over 1400 orbits. The Viking Landers transmitted images of the surface took surface samples and analyzed them for composition and signs of life studied atmospheric composition and meteorology and deployed seismometers. The Viking 2 Lander ended communications on April 11 1980 and the Viking 1 Lander on November 13 1982 after transmitting over 1400 images of the two sites. Many of these images are also available from NSSDCA online and as photographic products. The results from the Viking experiments gave our most complete view of Mars. Volcanoes lava plains immense canyons cratered areas wind-formed features and evidence of surface water are apparent in the Orbiter images. The planet appears to be divisible into two main regions northern low plains and southern cratered highlands. Superimposed on these regions are the Tharsis and Elysium bulges which are high-standing volcanic areas and Valles Marineris a system of giant canyons near the equator. The surface material at both landing sites can best be characterized as iron-rich clay. Measured temperatures at the landing sites ranged from 150 to 250 K with a variation over a given day of 35 to 50 K. Seasonal dust storms pressure changes and transport of atmospheric gases between the polar caps were observed. The biology experiment produced no definitive evidence of life at either landing site. National Aeronautics and Space Administration paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 81078

‎National Nuclear Security Administration‎

‎ADAPT Campaign; 90-Day Study Report‎

‎Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration 2002. Contemporary Xerox-style copy. Staplebound. Good. 4 18 18 pages of Risk & Opportunity Assessment 19-21 pages Fold-outs. This 90=day study was commissioned at the request of NA-12 senior management with the express purpose of finding weaknesses in the current ADAPT Campaign-level management and administrative processes and developing fixes alternatives and/or instituting new processes. The study was facilitated by experts from Westinghouse Savannah River Corp. and used their approach to systems engineering. The core members of the analysis team consisted of the seven ADAPT site manages and three MTE Major Technical Effort managers. The team was lead by the NA-12 Campaign Manager in collaboration with the NA-11 and NA-12 HQ ADAPT leads. The team developed a new vision for ADAPT with the future of the Nuclear Weapons Complex NWC in mind. Supporting the vision was a set of eleven goals that were intended to support a balance between short-term vs. long-term development needs efficient processes and procedures vs. effective stewardship and optimization of limited funds site-unique capability improvement vs. increased multi-site cooperation and collaboration; and improved communication of priorities problems expectations and requirements both from and to designers weapons program managers other campaigns and senior management. One of NNSA's core missions is to ensure the United States maintains a safe secure and reliable nuclear stockpile through the application of unparalleled science technology engineering and manufacturing. The Office of Defense Programs carries out NNSA's mission to maintain and modernize the nuclear stockpile through the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program. The Stockpile Stewardship Program enables NNSA to extend the lifespan and ensure the continued safety reliability and effectiveness of weapons that have reached the end of their original design life through life extension programs. These life extensions address aging and performance issues enhance safety features and improve security.<br/><br/>As with any complex mechanical system components in nuclear weapons degrade over time even when kept in storage. A life extension program comprehensively analyzes all of a weapon's components and determines whether to reuse refurbish or replace them to extend the service life of the weapon. When planning life extension programs NNSA must develop specific solutions to extend the lifetime of each weapon type because each is unique. Life extension programs also require NNSA to certify the weapon's protected period its new lifetime for 20 to 30 years. By extending the time that a weapon can safely and reliably remain in the stockpile NNSA is able to maintain a credible nuclear deterrent without producing new weapons or conducting underground nuclear explosive tests.<br/><br/>NNSA also conducts alterations of weapons at the system sub-system or component level to make sure the weapons is safe secure and effective. An alteration is a limited scope change that affects assembly tests maintenance and/or storage of weapons. An alteration may address identified defects and component obsolescence however it does not change a weapon's operational capabilities. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80753

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Y-12 Site Office‎

‎Technical Qualification Training Program; Y-12 Site Office Operating Procedures Manual‎

‎Oak Ridge TN: National Nuclear Security Administration Y-12 Site Office 2002. Revision 5. Disbound held together with a binder clip. Good. 1. 38 pages. References. Ink notation on top right corner of first page. The purpose of this manual portion was 'To assign responsibilities and provide guidance and instruction for establishing maintaining monitoring and evaluating personnel development qualifications requalification training programs and activities to fully implement all applicable requirements set forth in U.S. Department of Energy DOE Order 360.1A. The scope was applicable to all National nuclear Security Administration NNSA Y-12 Site Office YSO personnel filling technical positions defined in the Technical Qualification Program TQP. Facility Representative training. Technical Qualification Program TQP. The objectives of this program are as follows:<br /> <br /> Identify the competencies that employees must possess to ensure DOE defense nuclear facilities are operated in a safe manner.<br /> Establish a program that clearly identifies and documents the process used to demonstrate employee technical competence.<br /> Ensure that employees maintain their technical competencies.<br /> Maintain a cycle of continuous performance improvement through structured individualized training and development programs.<br /> <br /> The TQP currently features qualification standards some of which are listed herewith: Aviation Safety Chemical Processing Criticality Safety Electrical Systems and Safety Oversight Emergency Management Facility Representative Fire Protection Engineering General Technical Base NNSA Package Certification Engineer Nuclear Explosive Safety Study Nuclear Safety Specialist Occupational Safety Quality Assurance Radiation Protection Safeguards and Security Safety Software Quality Assurance Senior Technical Safety Manager Technical Program Manager Technical Training Transportation and Traffic Management Waste Management and Weapons Quality Assurance. National Nuclear Security Administration, Y-12 Site Office unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80755

‎National Nuclear Security Administration‎

‎NNSA Ignition Review Panel; National Ignition Campaign Review--June 2-3 2011 Volume 3‎

‎Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration 2011. Presumed First thus. Held together with a binder clip. Very good. Volume 3 ONLY. C. Deeney's copy per cover sheet. While stated as Volume 3 this appears to be a stand-alone item documenting the Third Review Panel Meeting. It is labeled on the cover shee as NIC Preliminary Data. The agenda covers June 2 and June 3 2011. Among the topics and presentations at tabs are NIC Overview by E. Moses NIC Technical Framework by J. Lindl Ignition Tuning Experiments by N. Landen Progress on Target Layering by J. Atherton Implosion Experiments by J. Edwards and ITF/ITFX Assessment by J. Lindl and NIC FY11 Go-Forward Schedule by J. Atherton. The presentations are printed with four frames per page with substantial use of color. The National Ignition Facility NIF is a large laser-based inertial confinement fusion ICF research device located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore California. NIF uses lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel with the goal of inducing nuclear fusion reactions. NIF's mission is to achieve fusion ignition with high energy gain and to support nuclear weapon maintenance and design by studying the behavior of matter under the conditions found within nuclear weapons. NIF is the largest and most energetic ICF device built to date and the largest laser in the world. The National Ignition Campaign NIC was a multi-institution effort established under the National Nuclear Security Administration of DOE in 2005 prior to the completion of the National Ignition Facility NIF in 2009. The scope of the NIC was the planning and preparation for and the execution of the first 3 yr of ignition experiments through the end of September 2012 as well as the development fielding qualification and integration of the wide range of capabilities required for ignition. Besides the operation and optimization of the use of NIF these capabilities included over 50 optical x-ray and nuclear diagnostic systems target fabrication facilities experimental platforms and a wide range of NIF facility infrastructure. The goal of ignition experiments on the NIF is to achieve for the first time ignition and thermonuclear burn in the laboratory via inertial confinement fusion and to develop a platform for ignition and high energy density applications on the NIF. The goal of the NIC was to develop and integrate all of the capabilities required for a precision ignition campaign and if possible to demonstrate ignition and gain by the end of FY12. The goal of achieving ignition can be divided into three main challenges. The first challenge is defining specifications for the target laser and diagnostics with the understanding that not all ignition physics is fully understood and not all material properties are known. The second challenge is designing experiments to systematically remove these uncertainties. The third challenge is translating these experimental results into metrics designed to determine how well the experimental implosions have performed relative to expectations and requirements and to advance those metrics toward the conditions required for ignition. At project completion in 2009 NIF lacked almost all the diagnostics and infrastructure required for ignition experiments. About half of the 3 yr period covered in this review was taken up by the effort required to install and performance qualify the equipment and experimental platforms needed for ignition experiments. Ignition on the NIF is a grand challenge undertaking and the results presented here represent a snapshot in time on the path toward that goal. The path forward presented at the end of this review summarizes plans for the Ignition Campaign on the NIF which were adopted at the end of 2012 as well as some of the key results obtained since the end of the NIC. National Nuclear Security Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80403

‎National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs‎

‎Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties; QMU Workshop August 9-10 2006 Washington DC‎

‎Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs 2006. Presumed First thus. Three Ring Binder. Good. This binder has seven tabs five with information. After a table of contents the tabs are: Agenda Attendee Listing NA-11 Opening Comments Draft QMU Business Operating Procedure missing Definition of Terms QMU Site Differences missing and White Paper on "National Certification Methodology for the Nuclear Weapon Stockpile" . The White Paper is 8 pages with color illustrations. The Table of Contents has the name Deeny sic Deeney written in the upper right corner. This is believe to have been the copy of a Dr. Christopher Deeny then a senior executive in the office of Assistant Deputy Administrator for Research Development and Simulation NA-11. He later rose to the Assistant Deputy Administrator position. The agenda included assessments of QMU Methodologies at each lab a W76 Nuclear example a W80 example QMU differences between sites QMU Inconsistencies and a Path Forward discussion. There are 30 attendees listed from Sandia Los Alamos Livermore Argonne DOE Office of Science and NNSA. The NA-11 Opening Comments is a nine vugraph presentation that addressed workshop purpose goals description history external interest and desired outcome. The White Paper was authored by Bruce T. Goodwin then of Livermore and Raymond Juzaitis then of Los Alamos later head of the LLC that operated the Nevada National Security Site. This is a rare surviving snapshot of the U.S. Weapons Program development and assessment of Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties in the context of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program absent underground testing. Derived from Wikipeida: Quantification of Margins and Uncertainty QMU is a decision-support methodology for complex technical decisions. QMU focuses on the identification characterization and analysis of performance thresholds and their associated margins for engineering systems that are evaluated under conditions of uncertainty particularly when portions of those results are generated using computational modeling and simulation. QMU has traditionally been applied to complex systems where comprehensive experimental test data is not readily available and cannot be easily generated for either end-to-end system execution or for specific subsystems of interest. Examples of systems where QMU has been applied include nuclear weapons performance qualification and stockpile assessment. QMU focuses on characterizing in detail the various sources of uncertainty that exist in a model thus allowing the uncertainty in the system response output variables to be well quantified. These sources are frequently described in terms of probability distributions to account for the stochastic nature of complex engineering systems. The characterization of uncertainty supports comparisons of design margins for key system performance metrics to the uncertainty associated with their calculation by the model. QMU supports risk-informed decision-making processes where computational simulation results provide one of several inputs to the decision-making authority. There is currently no standardized methodology across the simulation community for conducting QMU; the term is applied to a variety of different modeling and simulation techniques that focus on rigorously quantifying model uncertainty in order to support comparison to design margins. The fundamental concepts of QMU were originally developed concurrently at several national laboratories supporting nuclear weapons programs in the late 1990s including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The original focus of the methodology was to support nuclear stockpile decision-making an area where full experimental test data could no longer be generated for validation due to bans on nuclear weapons testing. The methodology has since been applied in other applications where safety or mission critical decisions for complex projects must be made using results based on modeling and simulation. Examples outside of the nuclear weapons field include applications at NASA for interplanetary spacecraft and rover development missile six-degree-of-freedom simulation results and characterization of material properties in terminal ballistic encounters. QMU focuses on quantification of the ratio of design margin to model output uncertainty. The process begins with the identification of the key performance thresholds for the system which can frequently be found in the systems requirements documents. These thresholds also referred to as performance gates can specify an upper bound of performance a lower bound of performance or both in the case where the metric must remain within the specified range. For each of these performance thresholds the associated performance margin must be identified. The margin represents the targeted range the system is being designed to operate in to safely avoid the upper and lower performance bounds. These margins account for aspects such as the design safety factor the system is being developed to as well as the confidence level in that safety factor. QMU focuses on determining the quantified uncertainty of the simulation results as they relate to the performance threshold margins. This total uncertainty includes all forms of uncertainty related to the computational model as well as the uncertainty in the threshold and margin values. The identification and characterization of these values allows the ratios of margin-to-uncertainty to be calculated for the system. These M/U values can serve as quantified inputs that can help authorities make risk-informed decisions regarding how to interpret and act upon results based on simulations. Verification and validation V & V of a model is closely interrelated with QMU. Verification is broadly acknowledged as the process of determining if a model was built correctly; validation activities focus on determining if the correct model was built. V&V against available experimental test data is an important aspect of accurately characterizing the overall uncertainty of the system response variables. V&V seeks to make maximum use of component and subsystem-level experimental test data to accurately characterize model input parameters and the physics-based models associated with particular sub-elements of the system. The use of QMU in the simulation process helps to ensure that the stochastic nature of the input variables as well as the underlying uncertainty in the model are properly accounted for when determining the simulation runs required to establish model credibility prior to accreditation. National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80402

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎Rocket and Gantry at night no title on the photograph--description of the image; NASA B-59-714‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Good. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket in front of a gantry taken at night. There is a group of people gathered at the base of the rocket. This may be a photograph of the Mercury Redstone or the Mercury Atlas rocket. Mercury-Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury that included most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big Joe subprogram. The photo is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights some using animals and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven" and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. The Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle was the first crewed launch vehicle in the United States space program. The Mercury-Redstone provided NASA with an opportunity understand performance aspects of the Mercury spacecraft the effect of a weightless environment on astronauts and launch and recovery operations at Kennedy Space Center. Development of the Redstone missile began directly after the transfer of the Fort Bliss rocket team to Huntsville Alabama in 1950. The fuselage of the Redstone was developed in-house at the Army's Guided Missile Development Division with Chrysler serving as prime contractor. Peenemunde veteran William A. Mrazek was placed in charge of developing the structure that consisted of pressurized aluminum propellant tanks. The tail unit consisted of a riveted aluminum structure with four stabilizing fins and air rudders with carbon jet vanes extending into the exhaust stream. The initial flight test of the Redstone occurred on August 20 1953 at Cape Canaveral. Between August 1953 and November 1958 37 Redstone missiles were fired altogether with only 13 experiencing any sort of malfunction. On October 7 1958 NASA formally organized Project Mercury to place a manned space capsule in orbital flight around the Earth investigate man's reaction to this new environment and recover the capsule and the pilot safely. The Army agreed to provide ten Redstone and three Jupiter vehicles for NASA's manned space program. Funding for the eight Redstone boosters was provided to the Army Ordnance Missile Command at the Arsenal in January 1959. "Man-rating" for human spaceflight what was previously a ballistic missile was not an easy project. Requirements for the project included launching a two-ton payload to an apogee of 100 nautical miles. The vehicle also had to meet important criteria of safety during launch adequate human factors consideration and necessary performance margins. A key development decision involved using the Jupiter C variation of the Redstone for the project. The Jupiter C design included a propellant tank six feet longer than the Redstone a lighter overall structure and improved performance capable of 78000 pounds of thrust. The elongated tanks of the Jupiter C provided the vehicle with an engine burn time of 143.5 seconds a twenty seconds increase over the Redstone. On July 1 1960 a core group from the Army Ballistic Missile Agency ABMA transferred from the Army to NASA formally creating the Marshall Space Flight Center. With this transfer came overall responsibility for the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicles. By October of that year a status report on Marshall's involvement in Mercury noted that the first two Mercury-Redstones had been assembled by the Marshall Center with many of the components fabricated at Marshall. The Chrysler Corporation had assembled an additional six launch vehicles. The first four of the eight Mercury-Redstone vehicles had been static fired and the first Mercury-Redstone was on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral after a capsule-booster compatibility checkout in Huntsville. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80611

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎Rocket lifting off near Gantry at night no title on the photograph--description of the image; NASA B-59-557‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Good. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket lifting off next to a gantry taken at night. This may be a photograph of the Mercury Redstone rocket. It is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights some using animals and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven" and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. The Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle was the first crewed launch vehicle in the United States space program. The Mercury-Redstone provided NASA with an opportunity understand performance aspects of the Mercury spacecraft the effect of a weightless environment on astronauts and launch and recovery operations at Kennedy Space Center. Development of the Redstone missile began directly after the transfer of the Fort Bliss rocket team to Huntsville Alabama in 1950. The fuselage of the Redstone was developed in-house at the Army's Guided Missile Development Division with Chrysler serving as prime contractor. Peenemunde veteran William A. Mrazek was placed in charge of developing the structure that consisted of pressurized aluminum propellant tanks. The tail unit consisted of a riveted aluminum structure with four stabilizing fins and air rudders with carbon jet vanes extending into the exhaust stream. The initial flight test of the Redstone occurred on August 20 1953 at Cape Canaveral. Between August 1953 and November 1958 37 Redstone missiles were fired altogether with only 13 experiencing any sort of malfunction. On October 7 1958 NASA formally organized Project Mercury to place a manned space capsule in orbital flight around the Earth investigate man's reaction to this new environment and recover the capsule and the pilot safely. The Army agreed to provide ten Redstone and three Jupiter vehicles for NASA's manned space program. Funding for the eight Redstone boosters was provided to the Army Ordnance Missile Command at the Arsenal in January 1959. "Man-rating" for human spaceflight what was previously a ballistic missile was not an easy project. Requirements for the project included launching a two-ton payload to an apogee of 100 nautical miles. The vehicle also had to meet important criteria of safety during launch adequate human factors consideration and necessary performance margins. A key development decision involved using the Jupiter C variation of the Redstone for the project. The Jupiter C design included a propellant tank six feet longer than the Redstone a lighter overall structure and improved performance capable of 78000 pounds of thrust. The elongated tanks of the Jupiter C provided the vehicle with an engine burn time of 143.5 seconds a twenty seconds increase over the Redstone. On July 1 1960 a core group from the Army Ballistic Missile Agency ABMA transferred from the Army to NASA formally creating the Marshall Space Flight Center. With this transfer came overall responsibility for the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicles. By October of that year a status report on Marshall's involvement in Mercury noted that the first two Mercury-Redstones had been assembled by the Marshall Center with many of the components fabricated at Marshall. The Chrysler Corporation had assembled an additional six launch vehicles. The first four of the eight Mercury-Redstone vehicles had been static fired and the first Mercury-Redstone was on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral after a capsule-booster compatibility checkout in Huntsville. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80609

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Public Information Division‎

‎Current News Wednesday July 30 1969‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Public Affairs Public Information Division 1969. Compilation of reprinted news articles contemporary compilation. Staplebound. Good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 pages. 50 pages of excerpts from NASA related news coverage including editorial cartoons. Ink initials on front page. Among the topics covered are: Apollo 11 mission Apollo 11 seismometers picked up 14 lunar landslides Mariner Probe approached Mars Moon rocks and Space Program. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Public Information Division unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80618

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Program Office‎

‎Apollo 14 Mission Events; January 31 1971 Launch‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Program Office 1971. Presumed First Edition First printing. Single sheet printed on both sides. Good. Format is approximately 6.5 inches by 5.5 inches folded in half and printed on both sides. Item has some wear and soiling. Front side has a detailed listing of events such as liftoff Translunar Injection Midcourse Correction Lunar Orbit Insertion etc. The other side continues with a listing of events but has two graphics detailing the events of Apollo 14 EVA-1 and Apollo 14 EVA-2. The Apollo program also known as Project Apollo was the third U. S. human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. It was first conceived during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration as a three-person spacecraft to follow the one-person Project Mercury which put the first Americans in space. Apollo was later dedicated to President Kennedy's national goal for the 1960s of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in an address to Congress on May 25 1961. It was the third US human spaceflight program to fly preceded by the two-person Project Gemini conceived in 1961 to extend spaceflight capability in support of Apollo. Kennedy's goal was accomplished on the Apollo 11 mission when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their Apollo Lunar Module LM on July 20 1969 and walked on the lunar surface and landed safely on Earth on July 24. Five subsequent Apollo missions also landed astronauts on the Moon the last Apollo 17 in December 1972. In these six spaceflights twelve people walked on the Moon. Rare surviving Apollo 14 ephemera. Apollo 14 was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program the third to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. It was the last of the "H missions" targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs or moonwalks.<br /> The mission was originally scheduled for 1970 but was postponed because of the investigation following the abort of Apollo 13 and the need for modifications to the spacecraft as a result. Commander Alan Shepard Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on Sunday January 31 1971 at 4:03:02 p.m. EST. Liftoff was delayed forty minutes and two seconds due to launch site weather restrictions the first such delay for an Apollo mission. En route to the lunar landing the crew overcame a series of malfunctions that might have resulted in a second consecutive aborted mission and possibly the premature end of the Apollo program. Shepard and Mitchell made their lunar landing on February 5 in the Fra Mauro highlands - originally the target of Apollo 13. During the two walks on the surface 94.35 pounds 42.80 kg of Moon rocks were collected and several scientific experiments were deployed. To the dismay of some geologists Shepard and Mitchell did not reach the rim of Cone crater as had been planned though they came close. In Apollo 14's most famous incident Shepard hit two golf balls he had brought with him with a makeshift club. While Shepard and Mitchell were on the surface Roosa remained in lunar orbit aboard the Command and Service Module performing scientific experiments and photographing the Moon including the landing site of the future Apollo 16 mission. He took several hundred seeds on the mission many of which were germinated on return resulting in the so-called Moon trees that were widely distributed in the following years. After liftoff from the surface and a successful docking the spacecraft was flown back to Earth where the three astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on February 9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Apollo Program Office unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80614

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎Rocket and Gantry at night no title on the photograph--description of the image; NASA B-59-555‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Good. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a rocket next to a gantry taken at night. There are many people visible at ground level. This may be a photgraph of the Mercury Redstone rocket. It is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights some using animals and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven" and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. The Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle was the first crewed launch vehicle in the United States space program. The Mercury-Redstone provided NASA with an opportunity understand performance aspects of the Mercury spacecraft the effect of a weightless environment on astronauts and launch and recovery operations at Kennedy Space Center. Development of the Redstone missile began directly after the transfer of the Fort Bliss rocket team to Huntsville Alabama in 1950. The fuselage of the Redstone was developed in-house at the Army's Guided Missile Development Division with Chrysler serving as prime contractor. Peenemunde veteran William A. Mrazek was placed in charge of developing the structure that consisted of pressurized aluminum propellant tanks. The tail unit consisted of a riveted aluminum structure with four stabilizing fins and air rudders with carbon jet vanes extending into the exhaust stream. The initial flight test of the Redstone occurred on August 20 1953 at Cape Canaveral. Between August 1953 and November 1958 37 Redstone missiles were fired altogether with only 13 experiencing any sort of malfunction. On October 7 1958 NASA formally organized Project Mercury to place a manned space capsule in orbital flight around the Earth investigate man's reaction to this new environment and recover the capsule and the pilot safely. The Army agreed to provide ten Redstone and three Jupiter vehicles for NASA's manned space program. Funding for the eight Redstone boosters was provided to the Army Ordnance Missile Command at the Arsenal in January 1959. "Man-rating" for human spaceflight what was previously a ballistic missile was not an easy project. Requirements for the project included launching a two-ton payload to an apogee of 100 nautical miles. The vehicle also had to meet important criteria of safety during launch adequate human factors consideration and necessary performance margins. A key development decision involved using the Jupiter C variation of the Redstone for the project. The Jupiter C design included a propellant tank six feet longer than the Redstone a lighter overall structure and improved performance capable of 78000 pounds of thrust. The elongated tanks of the Jupiter C provided the vehicle with an engine burn time of 143.5 seconds a twenty seconds increase over the Redstone. On July 1 1960 a core group from the Army Ballistic Missile Agency ABMA transferred from the Army to NASA formally creating the Marshall Space Flight Center. With this transfer came overall responsibility for the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicles. By October of that year a status report on Marshall's involvement in Mercury noted that the first two Mercury-Redstones had been assembled by the Marshall Center with many of the components fabricated at Marshall. The Chrysler Corporation had assembled an additional six launch vehicles. The first four of the eight Mercury-Redstone vehicles had been static fired and the first Mercury-Redstone was on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral after a capsule-booster compatibility checkout in Huntsville. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80608

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration‎

‎Pilot/Astronaut in a flight suit/spacesuit seated on a chair no title on the photograph--description of the image; NASA B-59-896‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1959. Contemporary print. Photograph. Good. Sheet is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. Black and white photographic image is approximately 9 inches by 6.5 inches. This is printed on photographic paper stock. The image is of a Pilot/Astronaut in a flight suit/spacesuit seated on a chair. Based on comparison with NASA early photographs of the Mercury 7 Astronauts this appears to be an astronaut in their spacesuit. It may be Gordon Cooper in the picture. The photo is contemporary with Project Mercury. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA it conducted twenty uncrewed developmental flights some using animals and six successful flights by astronauts. The program took its name from Roman mythology. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven" and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. On April 9 1959 NASA's first administrator Dr. Keith Glennan announced the names of the agency's first group of astronauts at a news conference in Washington D.C. Now known as the "Original Seven" they included three Naval aviators M. Scott Carpenter Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Alan B. Shepard Jr.; three Air Force pilots L. Gordon Cooper Jr. Virgil I. Gus Grissom and Donald K. Deke Slayton; along with Marine Corps aviator John H. Glenn Jr. This group photo of the original Mercury astronauts was taken in June 1963 at the Manned Spacecraft Center MSC now Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas. The astronauts are left-to-right: Cooper Schirra Shepard Grissom Glenn Slayton and Carpenter. Project Mercury became NASA's first major undertaking. The objectives of the program were to place a human-rated spacecraft into orbit around Earth observe the astronaut's performance in such conditions and safely recover the astronaut and the spacecraft. The Mercury flights proved that humans could live and work in space and paved the way for the Gemini and Apollo programs as well as for all further human spaceflight. National Aeronautics and Space Administration unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80613

‎National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Public Information Division‎

‎Current News Monday July 28 1969‎

‎Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Public Affairs Public Information Division 1969. Compilation of reprinted news articles contemporary compilation. Staplebound. Good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 pages. 52 pages of excerpts from NASA related news coverage including editorial cartoons. Ink initials on front page. Among the topics covered are: Apollo 11 mission Apollo 11 seismometers picked up 14 lunar landslides Mariner Probe approached Mars Moon rocks and Space Program. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Public Information Division unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 80617