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NASA Information for the Press

 Collection
Identifier: SC-077

Scope and Contents

Series I: Reports, 1990-2002, holds mainly Space Transportation System (STS) mission press kits and Space Shuttle Mission Chronology reports.

Series II: Maps, 1996-1997, contains maps depicting the facilities at John F. Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Cape Canaveral Air Station.

Dates

  • created: 1990-2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The entire collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical or Historical Information

The items presented here were collected by University of Central Florida (UCF) Librarian Meg Scharf and her husband Rick Scharf. Mrs. Scharf has worked for UCF since June 1984 and is currently Associate Director for Communication, Assessment, and Public Relations. Her husband Rick worked as a member of the press and attended a number of launches at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Bulk of the collection includes Mission Press Kits (Reports) which are produced by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for shuttle flights to be distributed to press close to the event date such as launch, landing, encounter, and anniversary. Press kits provide important facts about each Space Transportation System (STS) mission. It includes media services information, mission background, mission overview, payload and cabin details, crew biographies, and quick look facts.

Space Shuttle Mission Chronology reports (1981-2001) can also be found in the collection which documents each STS mission's name, crew members, backup crews, orbiter preps, launch date, landing date, and mission highlights.

John F. Kennedy Space Center facility maps from 1996 and 1997 provides detailed information about Shuttle Landing Facility, Launch complex 39 VAB area, Launch complex 39 Pads A & B, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Industrial area, and Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) Industrial Area.

Extent

0.6 Linear Feet (1 Box, 1 Flat File)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains a variety of mission press kits (1990-2002) produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). These materials were donated to the University of Central Florida, Libraries by Meg and Rick Scharf. Mr. Scharf attended a number of launches as a member of the press and collected these press kits. A few Space Shuttle Mission Chronology reports (1981-2001) and John F. Kennedy Space Center Facility maps (1996-1997) can also be found in the collection.

Arrangement Note

This collection is divided into two series by reports and maps:

Method of Acquisition

Meg Scharf and Rick Scharf donated these materials to the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2007 (CFM2007_12).

Related Materials

NASA Photographs Collection, 1974-2001, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida.

Share Your Mercury Memories Time Capsule Collection, 1960-2003, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida

Scott H. Simpkinson Collection, 1943-1989, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida

Wagar Space Collection, 1945-1986, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida

NASA Ephemera Collection, 1969-2006, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando Florida

Processing Information

The materials were taken out of the box and removed all the staples and metal paper clips. Then, the materials were placed in acid free folders and housed in a proper archival box. The three maps within the collection were unfolded and placed in an acid free flat file folder. Processed by Elizabeth Ann Pamblanco; finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Ann Pamblanco

Title
NASA Information for the Press
Author
Elizabeth Ann Pamblanco
Date
00/00/2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the UCF Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections & University Archives
University of Central Florida Libraries
P.O. Box 162666
Orlando Florida 32816-2666 US
(407) 823-2576