Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Byron Gordon MacNabb Personal Papers
- Dates:
- bulk 1950-1980
- Abstract:
- Byron Gordon MacNabb served in the Navy from 1943 to 1948 as an ordnance officer, including early work in barrage anti-aircraft rockets tested to defend the carrier USS Midway from kamikaze attacks. He worked for Sandia in New Mexico, and then Pullman, directing pioneering research in production and storage of cryogenic liquid hydrogen for the nuclear weapons program. He was hired by Convair in 1953, becoming Operations Manager for the Atlas development flight test program at Cape Canaveral throughout the development and flight career of the Atlas missile. From 1966 to 1975 he worked for General Electric as Manager of Test and Operations for its military space projects.
- Extent:
- 2 Cubic Feet Content notes: The collection contains materials collected by Byron Gordon MacNabb The collection includes documents and photographs.
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Byron Gordon MacNabb served in the Navy from 1943 to 1948 as an ordnance officer, including early work in barrage anti-aircraft rockets tested to defend the carrier USS Midway from kamikaze attacks. He worked for Sandia in New Mexico, and then Pullman, directing pioneering research in production and storage of cryogenic liquid hydrogen for the nuclear weapons program. He was hired by Convair in 1953, becoming Operations Manager for the Atlas development flight test program at Cape Canaveral throughout the development and flight career of the Atlas missile. From 1966 to 1975 he worked for General Electric as Manager of Test and Operations for its military space projects.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to the Museum.
- Physical description:
- Description: This is a two box collection one measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5" and another measuring 22x15x2". The collection has been kept in original order. Content notes: The collection contains materials collected by Byron Gordon MacNabb The collection includes documents and photographs. Related SDASM Resources: Convair Collection, GD Astronautics Negatives
- Physical facet:
- Description: This is a two box collection one measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5" and another measuring 22x15x2". The collection has been kept in original order.
- Dimensions:
- This is a two box collection one measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5" and another measuring 22x15x2"
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-23 14:37:33 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to research. Some restrictions may apply.
- Terms of access:
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The collection is open to use. Some restrictions may apply.
- Location of this collection:
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2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa ParkSan Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 234-8291