preface

SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME IV
NASA RESOURCES 1969-1978

Illustration Credits

Pages Credits . 6 Top - NASA Photo number 74-H-236, April 1, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 76-H-721, September 21, 1976. 7 NASA photo number 78-H-613, October 6, 1978. 32 Top - NASA photo number 76-H-63, January 26, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-710, July 11, 1975. 44 NASA photo number 69-H-1711, September 11, 1967. 82 Top - NASA photo number 69-H-1224, July 26, 1969. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-1016, December 18, 1975. 96 Top - NASA photo number 74-H-799, July 1, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 69-H-1299, July 1969. 129 Top - NASA photo number 71-H-709, April 30, 1971. Bottom - NASA photo number 72-H-1578, December 1972. 139 NASA photo number 75-H-768, July 15, 1975. 158 NASA photo number 73-H-206, March 26, 1973. 208 NASA photo number 77-H-586, September 5, 1977. 247 NASA photo number 71-H-1415, August 11, 1971. 282 Top - NASA photo number 74-H-193, March 21, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 72-H-1272, September 26, 1971. 290 Top - NASA photo number 76-H-122, February 11, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 73-H-225, April 2, 1973. 293 NASA photo number 78-H-100, February 22, 1976. 304 Top - NASA photo number 76-H-55, January 26, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 79-H-559. 312 Top - NASA photo number 75-H-381, May 14, 1975. Bottom - NASA photo number 76-H-410, May 10, 1976. 314 NASA photo number 72-H-114B, August 10, 1972. 320 Top - NASA photo number 76-H-445, May 29, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-975, September 19, 1975. 323 NASA photo number 73-H-474, May 25, 1973. 328 Top - NASA photo number 68-H-651, July 29, 1968. Bottom - NASA photo number L-71-3972, 1971. 330 NASA photo number L-72-6722, 1972. 336 Top - NASA photo number 76-H-66, January 28, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 73-H-235, April 5, 1973. 339 NASA photo number Plum Brook-Fac-9. 346 Top - NASA photo number S-74-31585, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number S56-55600, October 1966. 349 NASA photo number S-68-34803, May 22, 1968. 356 NASA photo number 76-H-80, February 9, 1976. 358 NASA photo number 72-H-1093, July 26, 1972. 359 NASA photo number 70-H-788, May 12, 1970. 366 NASA photo number 78-H-566, August 30, 1978. 386 NASA photo number 76-H-53, January 26, 1976. 389 NASA photo number 73-H-993, September 17, 1973.

PREFACE


This volume is the fourth in a series of monographs intended to present a statistical summary of the activity of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from its inception. Volume IV, NASA Resources 1969-1978, is an update of the initial volume in the series, NASA Resources 1958-1968. The present volume treats briefly, as did its predecessor, NASA's history, organization, management, financing, personnel, and procurement matters during the second decade of its existence. Its primary objective is to provide the reader with comprehensive statistical data to illustrate the status of NASA in the decade after the first man set foot on the moon.
Volume IV is organized in the same way as the first volume. Each chapter of the present volume deals with the same subject matter as the first one. There are some differences, however. Whereas the first volume provided statistical data not only for the individual installations but also for each installation's component facilities as well, this volume combines statistical data of the component facilities with the data of the parent installation. There are two reasons for this. First, many of the component facilities were consolidated with their parent installation between 1969 and 1978. Second, increasingly during this decade NASA offices themselves tended to consolidate all statistical data on the particular installation. The statistical tables in this volume contain some gaps simply because the prerequisite data were not available. Finally, until 1976 the fiscal year began in July and ended at the end of June. Starting October 1976, it began in October and ended at the end of September. Whenever information was available, data were provided for the so-called "transition quarter" (TQ) to cover the period July 1, 1976, to September 30, 1976. Otherwise, the transitional quarter is combined with 1976.
The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions of numerous individuals to this volume. The author expresses his gratitude to Dr. Roger D. Launius, the Chief Historian of NASA's History Division, Lee D. Saegesser of NASA's History Division, and others at NASA who contributed their guidance, extensive knowledge, and research materials. He is particularly grateful to his colleague, Helen Fedor, who worked with him on this project formatting the large number of tables in this volume and entering the data into them. Special thanks are owed David P. Cabitto, who designed the artwork on the title page of each chapter and oversaw the preparation of the map and graphic work. Finally, the author is especially grateful to Andrea T. Merrill for her diligence in the editing and preparation of the manuscript.

Ihor Y. Gawdiak
February 1993

Pages	Credits
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6	Top - NASA Photo number 74-H-236, April 1, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 76-H-721, September 21, 1976.
7	NASA photo number 78-H-613, October 6, 1978.
32	Top - NASA photo number 76-H-63, January 26, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-710, July 11, 1975.
44	NASA photo number 69-H-1711, September 11, 1967.
82	Top - NASA photo number 69-H-1224, July 26, 1969. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-1016, December 18, 1975.
96	Top - NASA photo number 74-H-799, July 1, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 69-H-1299, July 1969.
129	Top - NASA photo number 71-H-709, April 30, 1971. Bottom - NASA photo number 72-H-1578, December 1972.
139	NASA photo number 75-H-768, July 15, 1975.
158	NASA photo number 73-H-206, March 26, 1973.
208	NASA photo number 77-H-586, September 5, 1977.
247	NASA photo number 71-H-1415, August 11, 1971.
282	Top - NASA photo number 74-H-193, March 21, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number 72-H-1272, September 26, 1971.
290	Top - NASA photo number 76-H-122, February 11, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 73-H-225, April 2, 1973.
293	NASA photo number 78-H-100, February 22, 1976.
304	Top - NASA photo number 76-H-55, January 26, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 79-H-559.
312	Top - NASA photo number 75-H-381, May 14, 1975. Bottom - NASA photo number 76-H-410, May 10, 1976.
314	NASA photo number 72-H-114B, August 10, 1972.
320	Top - NASA photo number 76-H-445, May 29, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 75-H-975, September 19, 1975.
323	NASA photo number 73-H-474, May 25, 1973.
328	Top - NASA photo number 68-H-651, July 29, 1968. Bottom - NASA photo number L-71-3972, 1971.
330	NASA photo number L-72-6722, 1972.
336	Top - NASA photo number 76-H-66, January 28, 1976. Bottom - NASA photo number 73-H-235, April 5, 1973.
339	NASA photo number Plum Brook-Fac-9.
346	Top - NASA photo number S-74-31585, 1974. Bottom - NASA photo number S56-55600, October 1966.
349	NASA photo number S-68-34803, May 22, 1968.
356	NASA photo number 76-H-80, February 9, 1976.
358	NASA photo number 72-H-1093, July 26, 1972.
359	NASA photo number 70-H-788, May 12, 1970.
366	NASA photo number 78-H-566, August 30, 1978.
386	NASA photo number 76-H-53, January 26, 1976.
389	NASA photo number 73-H-993, September 17, 1973.