Box 2
Container
Contains 41 Results:
Andromeda Strain. Crichton novel and fear of contamination by Apollo 11, 1969
File — Box: 2
Identifier: 1
Dates:
1969
Astrology. KJH note: "I gave extra credit to my stat[istics] students to refute that Pisces was a common sign for astronauts."
File — Box: 2
Identifier: 1
Dates:
1945-2011
Biomedical. Biometric: Notes on problems of humans in space
File — Box: 2
Identifier: 1
Dates:
1945-2011
Box 2
box — Box: 2
Identifier: Box 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Dr. Kenneth J. Hartman files are organized in three series. Series I: Subject Files (Boxes 1-3); Series II: Astronaut (biographical) Files (Boxes 3-4); and Series III: Astronauts? Wives and Women in Space (Boxes 4-5), concluding with miscellaneous materials in Box 5. Many of the file folders bear KJH annotations and have been retained. Nearly all photocopies and computer printouts have been annotated by KJH.
By 1962, Hartman was employed by North American Aviation, Inc., and became senior research engineer for crew performance and training in the manned space (Apollo) program. His assignment, he wrote, was to keep the design engineers from killing the astronauts with poorly or badly designed equipment and procedures. Most of his contributions to Human Factors Engineering were classified. The Apollo program came to an abrupt end in 1975.
KJH collected the present files long after retirement. Many were derived from articles, books, and web sites, with pages photocopied or...
Dates:
1945-2011