Parker, Otis Jerome, Papers Otis Jerome Parker Papers, 1963-1975 Ms.1987.065

Otis Jerome Parker Papers, 1963-1975 Ms.1987.065


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1987.065
Title
Otis Jerome Parker Papers 1963-1975
Quantity
0.2 Cubic Feet, 1 box
Creator
Parker, Otis Jerome, 1918-1995
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection includes the technical publications and internal communications from NASA's Langley Research Center, largely relating to Parker's work on "jet shoes" and other devices designed for extravehicular activity propulsion and maneuverability during the Apollo and Skylab projects.

Administrative Information

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The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Otis Jerome Parker Papers, Ms1987-065, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Otis Jerome Parker Papers were donated to the Special Collections and University Archives in 1987.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Otis Jerome Parker Papers were completed in May 2005.


Biographical Note

Otis Jerome Parker (1918-1995), an aerospace engineer, was employed by NASA's Langley Research Center during the 1960s and 1970s. He worked in the Flight Vehicles and Systems Division during the Gemini program and was named assistant manager of Langley's Apollo Applications Program Experiments Systems in 1969. In 1971, he was assigned the same position in the Skylab program. Parker was largely involved with the design and development of "jet shoes" and other devices intended to provide maneuverability during astronauts' extravehicular activity in spaceflight. During his work at NASA, Parker was granted patents as inventor or co-inventor of a despin weight release mechanism, a spacecraft separation system, an ullage compensator and a flared tube strainer.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the papers of Otis Jerome Parker, an aerospace engineer employed at NASA's Langley Research Center during the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab projects. The collection consists largely of a few NASA publications regarding the design and development of "jet shoes" and other devices intended to provide propulsion and maneuverability during extravehicular activity (EVA) in spaceflight. The collection also includes Langley inter-office communications regarding Parker and the projects on which he worked, as well as a small set of photographs of Parker and EVA propulsion devices. With the exception of one photograph, this collection consists of photocopied materials.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type, then chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
  • Inventors
  • Parker, Otis Jerome, 1918-1995
  • Science and Technology

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Otis Jerome Parker Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

box-folder 1 folder: 1
"A Simple Solar Orientation Control System for Space Vehicles" (NASA Technical Note D-1271) by Seymour Salmirs, S. Lawrence Kessler, and Otis J. Parker
1962-09
box-folder 1 folder: 2
"Flight Investigation of a Solar Orientation Control System for Spacecraft" (NASA Technical Memorandum NASA TM X-944) by Anthony Fontana, Julia D. Maynard, Marcus L. Brumfield and Otis J. Parker
1964-01
box-folder 1 folder: 3
"Program Management Report: Apollo Applications Programs" (T008 - Electrolysis Cell; T009 - Primates--Long Duration in Zero G; T013 - Vehicle Disturbances; T020 - Jet Shoes)
1967-03-24
box-folder 1 folder: 4
"An Outline of the Proposed 'Jet Shoes' Experiment in Extravehicular Activity for the Apollo Applications Program" by John D. Bird, Otis J. Parker and David F. Thomas Jr.
1967-04-10
box-folder 1 folder: 5
"Jet Shoes - An Extravehicular Space Locomotion Device" (NASA Technical Note NASA TN D-3809) by David F. Thomas, Jr.; John D. Bird, and Richard F. Hellbaum
1967-04
box-folder 1 folder: 6
Inter-office communications
1963-1975
box-folder 1 folder: 7
Photographs
1967-1971