Learning
ALETRO, in conjunction with several prominent American universities, is developing data and primary resources for use in course development, hands-on learning, and historical education in the lab and the classroom.
Participating institutions include Utah State University and the University of Colorado. Interested institutions should contact ALETRO for information about course and curriculum development and grant-funded opportunities.
Collections
Ottinger Collection
C. Wayne Ottinger, president of ALETRO, was NASA Flight Research Center Project Engineer and NASA plant representative at Bell Aerosystems during the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) design and fabrication. Ottinger then directed the flight test program on the LLRV until he became Technical Director at Bell for the subsequent Lunar landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) program and setup the Bell flight test operation at Ellington Field for the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston.
Digitization of the Ottinger Collection is nearly complete. We will provide collection statistics as soon as these are finalized.
C. Wayne Ottinger Bio, February 2008 (PDF)
C. Wayne Ottinger Oral History (NASA), July 1971 (PDF)
Grimm Collection
Dean Grimm served as engineer for General Dynamics, Boeing and the FAA prior to his work with NASA, where he worked with Flight Crew teams for the next twenty years. As part of his tenure with Flight Crew aspects of the Apollo Program, Grimm was the NASA MSC LLRV/LLTV Program Manager.
The Grimm Collection is being prepared for digitization. The collection includes text documents, bound volumes, audio and video archives.
Dean F. Grimm Bio, June 2000 (PDF)
Dean F. Grimm Oral History (NASA), August 2000 (PDF)
Matranga Collection
Gene Matranga served as both assistant LLRV Program Manager and, replacing Donald Bellman, Program Manager at the NASA Flight Research Center, now the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC).
The Matranga Collection has largely been digitized and is being organized. The collection consists largely of text documents and bound volumes.
