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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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James C. Elms
Title
James C. Elms
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Full Description:
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On October 1, 1966, James C. Elms was appointed Director of the NASA Electronics Resource Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Elms served as director until the closing of the ERC on June 30, 1970. Prior to his appointment as ERC Director, James Elms served as Deputy Director of NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas and then as Deputy Associate Administrator for them Manned Spaceflight Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The ERC opened in September 1964, taking over the administration of contracts, grants, and other NASA business in New England from the antecedent North Eastern Operations Office (created in July 1962), and closed in June 1970. It served to develop the space agencys in-house expertise in electronics during the Apollo era. A second key function was to serve as a graduate and post- graduate training center within the framework of a regional government-industry- university alliance. Research at the ERC was conducted in ten different laboratories: space guidance, systems, computers, instrumentation research, space optics, power conditioning and distribution, microwave radiation, electronics components, qualifications and standards, and control and information systems. Researchers investigated such areas as microwave and laser communications; the miniaturization and radiation resistance of electronic components; guidance and control systems; photovoltaic energy conversion; information display devices; instrumentation; and computers and data processing. Although the only NASA Center ever closed, the ERC actually grew while NASA eliminated major programs and cut staff in other areas. Between 1967 and 1970, NASA cut permanent civil service workers at all Centers with one exception, the ERC, whose personnel grew annually until its closure in June 1970.
Full_Description
On October 1, 1966, James C. Elms was appointed Director of the NASA Electronics Resource Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Elms served as director until the closing of the ERC on June 30, 1970. Prior to his appointment as ERC Director, James Elms served as Deputy Director of NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas and then as Deputy Associate Administrator for them Manned Spaceflight Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The ERC opened in September 1964, taking over the administration of contracts, grants, and other NASA business in New England from the antecedent North Eastern Operations Office (created in July 1962), and closed in June 1970. It served to develop the space agencys in-house expertise in electronics during the Apollo era. A second key function was to serve as a graduate and post- graduate training center within the framework of a regional government-industry- university alliance. Research at the ERC was conducted in ten different laboratories: space guidance, systems, computers, instrumentation research, space optics, power conditioning and distribution, microwave radiation, electronics components, qualifications and standards, and control and information systems. Researchers investigated such areas as microwave and laser communications; the miniaturization and radiation resistance of electronic components; guidance and control systems; photovoltaic energy conversion; information display devices; instrumentation; and computers and data processing. Although the only NASA Center ever closed, the ERC actually grew while NASA eliminated major programs and cut staff in other areas. Between 1967 and 1970, NASA cut permanent civil service workers at all Centers with one exception, the ERC, whose personnel grew annually until its closure in June 1970.
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Date:
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UNKNOWN
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NASA Center:
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Electronic Research Center
NASA_Center
Electronic Research Center
NASA Center
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Publication Information:
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Caption provided by Dr. Andrew Butrica. Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
Publication_Informat ion
Caption provided by Dr. Andrew Butrica. Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
Publication Information
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Subject Category:
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NASA-Center-Director s
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NASA-Center-Director s
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Subject Category:
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Historical-ERC
Subject_Category
Historical-ERC
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Keywords:
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Manned
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Center
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James
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Research
Keywords
Research
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Spacecraft
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Spacecraft
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ERC
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Electronics
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Electronics
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Keywords:
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Elms
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Audience:
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General Public
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General Public
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Washington
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Washington
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Texas
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Texas
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
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NASA Headquarters
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NASA Headquarters
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facet_who:
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James C. Elms
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James C. Elms
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September 1964
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September 1964
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July 1962
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July 1962
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June 1970
facet_when
June 1970
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facet_when:
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October 1, 1966
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October 1, 1966
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June 30, 1970
facet_when
June 30, 1970
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facet_when_year:
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1964
facet_when_year
1964
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1970
facet_when_year
1970
facet_when_year
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1962
facet_when_year
1962
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1966
facet_when_year
1966
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Image #:
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jameselms
Image_#
jameselms
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0220
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0220
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Center:
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ERC
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Center Number:
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jameselms
Center_Number
jameselms
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000220
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000220
GRIN DataBase Number
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
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DIGITAL
Original Source
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