Includes personal research notebooks, correspondence, mission reports and transcripts, films, photographs, and ephemera collected by Kovach reflecting his role as a principal investigator for the Apollo 14, 16, and 17 missions. Film reels and photographs depict seismic experiments designed by Kovach and conducted by NASA astronauts. Also includes ephemera including NASA badges and related news clippings).

Robert L. Kovach serves as Emeritus Professor of Geophysics in the School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University. In 1965, Kovach was appointed Assistant Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, and subsequently began contributing work to the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Program. In 1972, Kovach conducted active seismic and lunar seismic profiling experiments for the Apollo 14, 16 and 17 missions. Professor Kovach received the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (ESAM) from NASA in 1973 for his contributions.

10 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

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