Presentation of Datasphere, Arts and Industries Building

Summary

Presentation of the Datasphere, the first instrumented package to be recovered from space by the United States, to the National Air Museum by the United States Air Force in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building, with Bernard A. Schriever, commander of the Air Research and Development Command (in uniform); and Secretary Leonard Carmichael.

Subject

• Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
• Schriever, Bernard A
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• National Air Museum (U.S.)
• National Air and Space Museum

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 14, Image No. SIA_000095_B57_F14_001

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1959
• May 15, 1959

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright

Topic

Special events

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B57_F14_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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