Northrup Grumman Capistrano Test Site Special Collection, 1963-2010

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains documents relating to the Capistrano Test Site used by Northrop Grumman from 1963.
Extent:
0.8 Cubic Feet 2 Boxes
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:

[Item], Capistrano Test Site Special Collection, Archives, San Diego Air & Space Museum

Background

Scope and content:

This is a collection of the documents created during the HABS/HAER recordation and documentation program at the Capistrano Test Site, host of the Lunar Excursion Module engine testing. Items include oral history transcripts with accompanying DVDs, photographs, maps, and assessments.

Biographical / historical:

Nestled in the hills of Southern California near San Clemente, Northrop Grumman’s Capistrano Test Site (CTS) has been a proving ground for state-of-the-art technologies since 1963. The 2,700-acre site contains test areas used to develop and test spacecraft and rocket propulsion systems. It was the development site for the engine that landed Apollo astronauts on the moon six times.

Equipment at the site is operated under licenses from a variety of agencies including the South Coast Air Quality management District (AQMD). Northrop Grumman meets all local, state and federal regulations. CTS has conducted over 50,000 tests on space propulsion, directed energy, and advanced energy projects from organizations including the National Air and Space Administration (NASA), the Missile Defense Administration (MDA), the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force, the Department of Energy, and commercial customers.

Test sites and buildings within CTS include the High Energy Propellant Test Stand, the Vertical Engine Test Stand, the Fossil Energy Test Site, the Chemical Laboratory, and Administration buildings.

Acquisition information:
This collection of materials was donated in November 2010.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to the public by appointment.

Terms of access:

For copyright and use restrictions please consult the library director.

Preferred citation:

[Item], Capistrano Test Site Special Collection, Archives, San Diego Air & Space Museum

Location of this collection:
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 234-8291
archives@sdasm.org
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