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In Article <11748.409.uupcb@the-matrix.com> "george.gassaway@the-matrix.com (George Gassaway) " says:
> I am currently researching Apollo-7 for the purposes of creating and 
> documenting detailed drawings of the Saturn-IB launch vehicle. This is for 
> the purpose of building detailed scale models. 
> 
> [deleted stuff]
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> I know that NASA created some videodiscs about 10 years ago or so that 
> catalogued thousands and thousands of photos, I think one disc was 
> dedicated to the Apollo program itself. I would like to obtain such a disc 
> to be able to go through it photo by photo to locate the kinds that would 
> be useful, assuming that the photos on ths video disc did include the 
> photo number for each, then I could use those numbers to get good quality 
> 8 x 10 photographs printed by the appropriate NASA photocontractor.
 
I too am researching Apollo with similar intentions; however, my interest is
in SA-6 and SA-7 (Saturn I, Block 2).  I too would be interested in the disc 
to which George refers.  
 
Or if any one has photos (and/or photo numbers) I'd appreciate the info. 
 
Specifically I am looking for: 
 
 Details of the H2 vent plumbing on the outside of the interstage and 
 associated aerodynamic fairings on the S4. 
 
 Exterior markings on the S4 and the adapter between the S4 and the 
 instrumentation module.
 
 Details of the boiler plate capsule.
 
Unfortunately all of the photos I have of this detail are copy stand prints 
lacking the reference numbers and too many generations old to be useful if 
they were blown up.
 
Thanks.
- Roger
 
PS.  So that's what you're working on for NARAM, George.
     Tired of LJ-II's?  :-)
 

In article <19930126133842.Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu>, Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu  (Roger Wilfong) writes:
> In Article <11748.409.uupcb@the-matrix.com> "george.gassaway@the-matrix.com (George Gassaway) " says:
>> I am currently researching Apollo-7 for the purposes of creating and 
>> documenting detailed drawings of the Saturn-IB launch vehicle. 
> I too am researching Apollo with similar intentions; however, my interest is
> in SA-6 and SA-7 (Saturn I, Block 2).  I too would be interested in the disc 
> to which George refers.  

Oh, well, if there are *two* of you guys out there, there may well be
more, so I shall post this old 1989 article instead of simply mailing
it to Roger and George...

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I just received a catalog of aviation history books from the Smithsonian
Institution Press.  It includes six videodiscs full of stills at fifty-five
bucks apiece.  I don't have a player, but maybe some readers will be
interested.

"The National Air and Space Museum is reproducing its entire photo archives aon
videodiscs.  Ten discs are currently planned...[these laser NTSC 525-line
discs] can be played on all laser videodisc players." 
 Two of the six discs are relevant to students of spaceflight.  Quoting from
the catalog:
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Archival Videodisc 6
 
The Lunar Missions Imagery Disc documents the history of manned and unmanned
lunar missions with over 70,000 images.  The unmanned Ranger, Surveyor, and
Lunar Orbiter missions are represented with a selection of over 6,000
black-and-white images on side A, followed by 23,000 color and black-and-white
images taken by the Apollo astronauts.  Because many of these images were shot
in rapid sequence, they provide an "animated" re-creation of many aspects of
the Apollo missions when played in an auto forward mode.  Each image is
referenced with an index.  

Also on Side A are chronologies of American and Soviet lunar missions,
photodocumentaries of lunar explorations, and biographies of the Apollo
astronauts.  Details of lunar mapping are provided as a cross reference to the
Apollo photographs.

Side B stores roughly 47,000 frames of Apollo panoramic photography from Apollo
15, 16, and 17.  A mapping index is provided for Side B.
ISBN: 0-84747-939-5S  $55.00 (Smithsonian members $44.00)

Archival Videodisc 5
[NASA history, U.S. space program, Shuttle Hasselblad photography from STS-1 to
STS-61C.] Index included.
ISBN: 0-84747-936-0S  $55.00 (Smithsonian members $44.00)
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The other discs are of interest to aviation buffs:
#1  Aircraft, alphabetical by manufacturer (100,000 images)
#2  More aircraft, personalities, events
#3  USA(A)F through 1954, including 50,000 WWII images
#4  USAF pre-1954, Korea, art collection (Single-sided, 50,000 images)

If you're interested, contact:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Dept. 900
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17294-0900
(717)794-2148

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