Martin Company / Naval Research Laboratory / Development Laboratories / Bell & Howell Co. / New York Stock Exchange / Overland Corp. / Marshall / NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory / International Business Machines Corp. / IBM Corp. / Saturn / /
Continent
America / /
Country
Ecuador / Suomi / United States / Soviet Union / /
Facility
Research Institute / George C. Marshall Space Flight Center / Naval Research Laboratory / Iowa State University / Marshall Center / State University of Iowa / University of Wisconsin / /
IndustryTerm
non-conductive paint / satellite program / satellite interior / red paint / red and silver exterior paint / air-dry silicone paint / satellite exterior / satellite skin / paint / satellite launchings / low energy particles / energy / scientific satellite / satellite experiments / white paint / satellite center band / exterior paint / satellite surface / ionospheric direct measurement satellite / earth satellite / solar energy / silver paint / little paint / /
Organization
Launch Operations Directorate / Marshall Center's Research Projects Office / Signal Corps / Ford Foundation / U. S. Weather Bureau / Research Institute for Advanced Studies / Iowa State University / Army / NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / Bartol Research Foundation / United States Army / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / University of Iowa / Marshall Center / University of Wisconsin / George C. Marshall Space Flight Center / /
Person
Phillip Schwed / Frederick C. Crawford / Gerhard Groetzinger / Charles H. Percy / James A. Van Allen / Henry Heald / Talbot Chubb / A. L. Williams / Harry Wexler / Thomas J. Watson / Herman E. La Gow / Braun / Keith Funston / Gerhard Heller / Herbert Friedman / Gene A. Zerlaut / Ward Canaday / A. K. Watson / William C. Snoddy / /
Position
deputy director of the Research Projects Division / president / chemist in the Engineering / project engineer / director / physicist in the division / /
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