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FINDING AID FOR THE ROBERT HESELMEYER PAPERS 1962-2002 (#2017-0011)

Contact Information University of -Clear Lake Archives Neumann Library 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston TX 77058 Phone: 281-283-3936 Email: [email protected] URL: www.uhcl.edu/library

Descriptive Summary

Repository (049): University Archives

Collection # (099): #2017-0011

Title (245): Heselmeyer Papers

Creator (100/110): Heselmeyer, Robert

Inclusive Dates: 1962-2002

Extent (300): 1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)

Language (546): English

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access (506): None

Restrictions on Use (540): None

Acquisition Information (541): Personal donation on August 23, 2016

Processed by (583): Greg Blackburn

Preferred Citation (524): Heselmeyer Papers (#2017-0011), University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note (545) Mr. Robert (Bob) Heselmeyer started work for NASA-JSC in 1966 as a Lunar Module (LM) flight controller for the Apollo Missions and then as a Biomed Officer in the (MCC) for the NASA Missions. After this, he worked early MCC requirements to support future Shuttle flights and was a Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) representative to the Program office for operations related activities. In 1981, Mr. Heselmeyer transferred to the (SSP) Flight Production Office and held various positions in the SSP until he retired from NASA in 2004 while having the position of Manager of the Management Integration Office.

Scope and Content (520) This collection represents material Mr. Robert (Bob) Heselmeyer gathered from his personal work files while employed by the US Government at the NASA .

Arrangement (351) Organized in 4 boxes, arranged in six (6) series with each of those sorted chronologically

Index Terms (6xx): Personal Names Robert Heselmeyer Bob Heselmeyer Eugene Kranz Joseph Allen Jim Wright Richard Truly

Corporate Names National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Subjects Space Shuttle Program National Space Transportation System (NSTS) Organizations

Document Types Publications Personal Papers Memos Reports

Places Houston

Functions Space Shuttle Program Operations

Items Separated Discarded duplicate of JSC Announcement of Space Shuttle Projects Office dated 6/27/83 Discarded duplicate of JSC Announcement of NSTS Program Office dated 6/27/83 Discarded duplicate of Space Shuttle Program Organization dated August 15, 1984

Related Material (544) None

Inventory

Box Folder Title Date Series I: Technical Papers and Notes 1 1 Flight Control Division Memos January 9, 1967- November 28, 1980 1 2 Flight Control Division Correspondence January 2,1975 – September 24, 1980 1 3 Personal Meeting Log Books September 8, 1980 – June 20, 1984 1 4 Shuttle Flight Production Office Weekly Activity July 31, 1981 – Reports September 5, 1986 1 5 Shuttle Flight Production Office Weekly Activity August 20, 1981 – Reports – Heselmeyer Inputs January 20, 1986 2 1 Various Memos on Comments to Kranz Apollo History 2001 Book 2 2 “System Briefs” Preparation Guidelines Undated Series II: Space Shuttle Operations Requirements 2 3 Shuttle Ground Systems Requirements Preparation March 1, 1976 Guide 2 4 STS Flight Operator Operations Phase Concepts January, 1977 2 5 Baseline Operations Plan for Space Shuttle March 1, 1977 Transportation Systems Operations 2 6 STS Operations Transition Baseline Operations Plan April 15, 1977 2 7 Orbiter Flight Test (OFT) Flight Operations Baseline July 15, 1977 Operations Plan – Rev A 2 8 Space Transportation System (STS) Flight Operations November 20, 1978 Baseline Operations Plan – Rev A 2 9 Various Memos and Notes on Level A Requirements 1977-1979 for the Shuttle Mission Control Center 2 10 STS Mission Control Center (MCC) and JSC Payload May 22, 1979 Operations Control Center (POCC) Mature OPS Timeframe Level A Requirements – Rev A 2 11 25 Years in Space – Planning and Analysis Office August 27, 1980 2 12 STS-17 Flight Implementation Schedule September 22, 1983, November17, 1983 2 13 Various Memos on Achieving “Realistic Flight 1984-1986 Schedules” for Flight Production Planning 2 14 National Space Transportation System (NSTS) June 7, 1989 Program Approval Document - Draft 2 15 NSTS Level 1 Program Requirements Document June 30, 1988 2 16 NSTS Level I and Level II Baseline Documentation Undated Tree 2 17 NSTS Configuration Management Requirements - Undated NSTS 7000 Appendix 4 2 18 Training of Space Shuttle Flight Controllers (Shelley) Undated Series III: Space Shuttle – Operations Requirements 2 19 Program Management Plan for Shuttle Flights to December 30, 1993 Russian Space Station MIR 2 20 Organization Plan for the Implementation of Human February 11, 1994 Space Flight Cooperation Programs (MIR/Shuttle) 2 21 NASA/RSA Joint Space Mission Requirements February 11, 1994 Agreement 3 1 Network and Facilities Document for Joint NASA- September 13, 1994 Russian Manned Space Flight Operations 3 2 Phase 1 Program Management Memo and Charts October 6, 1994 3 3 Joint Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance Policies 1994 for the Shuttle/MIR and NASA/MIR Programs (3-1) 3 4 MIR Safety Requirements (3-2M) 1994 3 5 Requirements for Space Shuttle Safety (3-2S) 1994 3 6 NASA/RSA Joint Space Mission Requirements December 14, 1995 Agreement 3 7 Phase 1 Program Documentation Plan (MP1P 60001) August 10, 1995 3 8 Phase 1 Joint Mission Information July 7, 1998 Series IV: Space Shuttle Program Organization 3 9 JSC Memo: Reorganization of the Space Shuttle August 19, 1974 Program Management Organization 3 10 NASA Memos: Realignment of Space Transportation October 28, 1981, System Functions at JSC January 11, 1982 3 11 Kennedy Organization Chart June 1, 1981 3 12 JSC Announcements of the Space Shuttle Projects June 6, 1983, Office April 26, 1985 3 13 National Space Transportation System (NSTS) June 27, 1983, Program Office Organization (JSC) August 15, 1984, August 7, 1985 August 12, 1985 3 14 NSTS Office Organization (JSC) August 23, 1985, September 27, 1985 3 15 NASA Memo: Organization and Operation of the November 5, 1985 NSTS Program 3 16 NSTS Program Management Integration Office December 11, 1986 Organization Charts 3 17 NSTS Organization (HQ) November 2, 1987 3 18 NASA HQ Office of Space Flight Organization Chart December 18, 1987 3 19 Space Shuttle Program Organization September 24, 1992, August 15, 1994 3 20 Marshall Space Flight Center Space Shuttle Projects Undated Office Organization Chart Series V: JSC Organization Announcements 3 21 JSC Flight Operations Division Organization December 10, 1962 3 22 JSC LM/Shuttle Systems Branch Organization December 18, 1970, October 7, 1971 3 23 JSC Flight Control Division Organization August 2, 1972, September, 1972, March 15, 1974, July 26, 1976, August 2, 1976, July 15, 1978, March 12, 1979, September 24, 1980 3 24 JSC – Shuttle Organization Chart January 21, 1974 3 25 JSC Flight Operations Directorate Organization April 17, 1974, June 26, 1981, Undated 3 26 JSC Announcements: Apollo Program June 7, 1974, July 25, 1974 3 27 JSC Ground Data Systems Division Organization July 30, 1974, October 1, 1979, July 7, 1983 3 28 JSC Payload Operations Division Organization February 9, 1977 3 29 JSC Center Organization March 28, 1983, June 15, 1994, Undated 3 30 NASA JSC Key Personnel Assignment February 28, 1983 - Announcements November 7, 2002 3 31 JSC Spacecraft Software Division Organization August 16, 1983 3 32 JSC Mission Operations Directorate Organization February 29, 1984, December 5, 1984, January 16, 1985, November 10, 1986 3 33 Roles and Responsibilities – Associate Administrator May 20, 1987 for Space Flight 3 34 NASA Memo: Space Station Host Center and Prime August 17, 1993 Contractor Announced 3 35 NASA Space Station Management Changes October 20, 1993 Announcement 3 36 NASA Memo: Reinventing NASA July 13, 1993 Series VI: NASA Correspondence and Publications 3 37 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (NASA SP- 1977 419) 3 38 Senator Jim Wright Memo to President Supporting March 29, 1977 Solar Power Project 3 39 Rockwell International Space Shuttle 1989 4 1 NASA Public Affairs Office (PAO) Memo to LA Times July 26, 1990 Memo in Response to NASA Article 4 2 NASA Memos in response to New Yorker Magazine September 10, 1991 Cooper Article - September 16, 1991 4 3 Richard Truly Letter of Resignation February 10, 1992 4 4 Space Shuttle Annual Report (1999) 1999 4 5 Space Shuttle Annual Report (2000) 2000 4 6 Space Shuttle Annual Report (2001) 2001 4 7 Space Shuttle Annual Report (2002) 2002 4 8 Apollo Program Flight Operations 35th Anniversary Undated Reunion and Mission History