A History of Central Florida, Episode 45: Diploma Plate
Podcasts
Documentaries
University of Central Florida
Education--Florida
Orlando (Fla.)
Episode 45 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Diploma Plate. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.<br /><br />Episode 45 features a discussion about the charter class and first graduating class of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida), as well as a diploma plate displayed at the University of Central Florida Libraries in Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Christopher Loss of Vanderbilt University, Retha Riley Underwood, Dr. Robert Bledsoe of the University of Central Florida, Joyce Hart Perkins, Mike Canavan, and Richard King.
Hazen, Kendra
Original 16-minute and 2-second podcast by Kendra Hazen, 2015: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://youtu.be/jAX3sVD8NuE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jAX3sVD8NuE</a>.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Loss, Christopher
Underwood, Retha Riley
Bledsoe, Robert
Perkins, Joyce Hart
Canavan, Mike
King, Richard
Cassanello, Robert
Dickens, Bethany
Clarke, Bob
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Kelley, Katie
Velásquez, Daniel
<a href="http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida Special Collections and University Archives</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
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Florida Technological University, Orlando, Florida
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Friendship 7 Lift Off at the Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Friendship 7 (Spacecraft)
John Glenn's (b. 1921) Mercury-Atlas vehicle (MA-6) lifting off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) on February 20, 1962. This was the first manned flight of a Mercury-Atlas spacecraft, which occurred after a few delays. Glenn would become the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn was later feted in parades from Cocoa Beach, Florida, to New York City, New York.
Original black and white photographic print, February 20, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin D.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Time Capsule Placed at Mercury 7 Monument
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Marine Corps
Monuments--United States
The time capsule is located at the Mercury 7 Monument, which was placed at the entrance to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14). Contents of the time capsule are said to include John Glenn's (b. 1921) Marine Corps pilot wings, capsule blueprints, and photographic film documentation. Standing to the head of the site is a sculpture of the emblem of Project Mercury. The "7" signifies the original 7 Mercury astronauts, known as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1. The astronauts were Alan Shepard (1923-1998), Gus Grissom (1926-1967), John Glenn, Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Wally Schirra (1923-2007), Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), and Deke Slayton.<br /><br />The marker, which was not in place when the photograph was taken, quotes President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963): "One of the most complex tasks ever presented to man in this country...the achievement of manned flight in orbit around the Earth." President Kennedy requested that the time capsule be opened 500 years, hence in 2464.
Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin D.
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Mercury 7 Monument, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Dr. Calvin D. Fowler Applying His Engineering Hallmark
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Dr. Calvin D. Fowler, the man who launched the final three Mercury-Atlas missions, is photographed here, applying his hallmark stamp to what appears to be a commemorative poster during the Apollo era. To assure proper checks and approvals by all appropriate individuals, small custom inked stamps called hallmarks were used by Apollo workers to ensure that checks were performed, and each worker who conducted one approved of the quality or conformance of the inspected item. These hallmarks are visible on equipment and reports of that era.
Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin D.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch Crew Members in Front of Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
A group of launch crew members in front of the Sigma 7 Mercury-Atlas launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad. Photographed, from the left to right, is: an unidentified individual, of Pan American Safety
Don Pechi, Complex Superintendent for Pan American
Jim Storky, Complex Engineer
Charlie Hodsden, Quality Control Supervisor
Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler, General Dynamics Launch Complex 14 Manager
George P. (last name unidentified), Missile Engineer
Nancy (last name unidentified), Secretary for Pan American
John Filer, Pad Supervisor for Pan American
(first name unidentified) Whitehurst, Second Lieutenant for the U.S. Air Force's 6555th Aerospace Test Group
(first name unidentified) Watson, Pa Supervisor for Pan American
Art Franklin, Complex Supervisor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mel Honeycutt, First Lieutenant for the Air Force's 6555th
and (first name unidentified) Meatti, Foreman for the General Dynamics Complex.
Original black and white photographic print, October 8, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin "Cal" D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Astronaut Gordon Cooper at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Astronauts--United States
While visiting the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launchpad before the launch of the Faith 7 Mercury-Atlas mission, astronaut Astronaut listens to Günter Wendt (1923-2010) of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, the man who supervised spacecraft preparation on the launchpad. Wendt was famous for his meticulous standards, which won the trust of the astronauts.<br /><br />General Dynamics/Astronautics Operations Manager B. G. MacNabb is seen in the center of the first photograph. In the second photograph, MacNabb is pictured on the left, Wendt is seen in the center, and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Manager Dr. Calvin D. Fowler is photographed on the right.
Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin D.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 Launch Site, Cape Canaveral, Florida
President John F. Kennedy Touring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Launch complexes (Astronautics)--Florida
Project Mercury (U.S.)
Presidents--United States
High-profile projects, such as Project Mercury, typically get a great deal of attention from Presidential Administrations. This presidential visit occurred on September 11, 1962, a month before the fifth Mercury flight. President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) toured Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) the day before he travelled to Houston, Texas, and addressed an audience at Rice University to proclaim that "we choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard," thus beginning the American space program's effort to put humans on the Moon.
Original black and white photographic print, September 11, 1962: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
<span><span>Fowler, Calvin D.</span></span>
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral, Florida
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 32: Launch Consoles: A Forgotten History
Podcasts
Documentaries
Titusville (Fla.)
Museums--Florida
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Episode 32 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Launch Consoles: A Forgotten History. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 32 examines the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville, Florida. Located on the riverfront, this 1,500-square foot museum is packed with artifacts from the Space Age, including the consoles used to launch missiles at a launch complex in Cape Canaveral. This podcast also includes interviews with former General Dynamics Aeronautics employee Murphy Wardmen and University of Central Florida professor Dr. Lori Walters.
Hermanstorfer, Mark
Original 16-minute and 8-second podcast by Mark Hermanstorfer, June 14, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 32: Launch Consoles: A Forgotten History." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
Walters, Lori
Wardmen, Murphy
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U. S. Space Walk of Fame Museum, Titusville, Florida
Cape Canaveral, Florida
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 6: Space, the Cocoa Beach Frontier
Podcasts
Documentaries
Cocoa Beach (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Merritt Island (Fla.)
Titusville (Fla.)
Episode 6 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Space, the Cocoa Beach Frontier. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 6 examines the history of the U.S. Space Program in Florida and how the program affected Cocoa Beach. This podcast includes an interview with Lori C. Walters, a professor of history at the University of Central Florida. In the late 1950s, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began constructing launch pads and towers on Florida's east coast as the "Missile Firing Laboratory." On July 1, 1962, NASA activated the Launch Operations Center, which was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in 1963. KSC has been the United States' launch site for every human space flight since 1968. In 2011, the Space Shuttle program ended, which resulted in the KSC workforce downsizing significantly.
Hermanstorfer, Mark
Original 16-minute and 32-second podcast by Mark Hermanstorfer, May 15, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 6: Space, the Cocoa Beach Frontier." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
Walters, Lori C.
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eng
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Launch Operations Center, Titusville, Florida
John F. Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Merritt Island, Florida
Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach, Florida
What To Do and See in the Cape Canaveral Area
Cape Canaveral (Fla.)
Cocoa (Fla.)
Cocoa Beach (Fla.)
Merritt Island (Fla.)
Eau Gallie (Fla.)
Melbourne (Fla.)
Titusville (Fla.)
Vero Beach (Fla.)
Satellite Beach (Fla.)
Indialantic (Fla.)
Melbourne Beach (Fla.)
Palm Bay (Fla.)
Booklet on tourism in the Cape Canaveral area including Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, and Titusville. The cover shows Mercury Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper. The booklet is an aid for people vacationing or moving to the area. It details activities, restaurants, events, sports, television listings, schools, real estate information, and more.
Original booklet, 1963: <em>What To Do and See in the Cape Canaveral Area</em> (Cocoa Beach, Florida: Brownell Associates, 1963): Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Brownell Associates
Martin Company
<a href="http://www.af.mil/" target="_blank">U.S. Air Force</a>
Cook, Thomas
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Merritt Island, Florida
Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne, Florida
Titusville, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Satellite Beach, Florida
Indialantic, Florida
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Palm Bay, Florida