American Rocket Company Records
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American Rocket Company Records 1958-1991 (bulk 1981-1984)
American Rocket Company
Scope and Content Note The records of the American Rocket Company span the years 1958-1991, with the bulk of the material dating from 1981 to 1984. The records are in English and are organized into the following sections: Space Enterprise Consultants, ARC Technologies, Starstruck Corporation, American Rocket Company, legislation, policy development, and miscellany. The American Rocket Company was preceded by a sequence of companies beginning with Space Enterprise Consultants followed by ARC Technologies and Starstuck Corporation. These companies developed and launched rockets into space for commercial purposes. Space Enterprise Consultants, based in Washington, D.C., existed alongside the other companies and served as a liaison between them and legislative and military bodies. The companies’ records, arranged alphabetically by type of material, include business plans, correspondence, financial records, legal records, meeting minutes and notes, organizational structure, reports, and technical papers. The officers of the companies regularly engaged in developing a national policy for the transition from government and military control of space to private commercial uses. Various legislative bills that were proposed are arranged alphabetically by the title of the bill. The collection documents the efforts of numerous government committees and private consultant groups as they attempted to formulate policies regarding launch safety and insurance, government agency oversight, licensing procedures, and fair pricing systems, among other issues. A miscellany section contains conference material, printed matter, and technical papers.
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Space Enterprise Consultants
Correspondence, 1981-1984
Financial records, 1981-1982
Notes, 1982
Reports, 1982
Space policy recommendations, 1982
ARC Technologies
Brazilian launch site, 1982
Briefings, 1982-1983
Committees
Budget, 1982
Services definition, 1982
Technical implementation, 1982-1983
Correspondence, 1982-1984
Federal Communications Commission, 1982
Financial records
Employee compensation, 1982
General, 1981-1983
Incentive stock options, 1982
Stocks, 1982
Incorporation papers, 1981-1982
Legal representation, 1980-1982
Meetings
Board of Directors, 1981-1983
Managers
Jan.-Nov.
Dec.
Shareholders, 1983
Washington, D.C., 1982
News clippings, 1977-1983
Notes, 1981-1982
Organization Task Force
Business plans, 1981-1982
Company structure, 1982
Emergence strategy, 1981-1982
Financing, 1981
Launch planning, 1981-1982
Notes, 1981-1983
Personnel
Biographies, 1982
Contracts, 1982-1983
General, 1982-1983
Position descriptions, 1982
Reports, 1982-1983
Technical papers, 1961, 1972-1982
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., 1982-1983
Starstruck Corp.
Correspondence, 1983-1985
Expendable launch vehicles, 1983-1984
Financial records, 1983-1984 Financial records, 1983-1984
Incorporation papers, 1983-1984
Insurance, 1983-1984
Marketing strategies, 1983-1984
Board of Directors, 1983-1984
Shareholders, 1984
Space Enterprise Task Force, 1983-1984
Staff, 1984
Military cooperation, 1981-1984
News clippings, 1983-1984
Notes, 1984
Personnel, 1983-1984
Reports, 1983-1984
Sale of company, 1984-1985
Technical papers, 1978-1985
American Rocket Co.
Board of Directors, 1986-1987
Business plans, 1985-1989
Contractors, 1989
Correspondence, 1986-1991
Financial records, 1985-1988
Incorporation papers, 1985
Reports, 1989-1991
Legislative material
Commercial Development of Outer Space Act, 1982
Commercial Space Launch Act (H.R. 3942), 1983-1984
High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act (H.R. 4475), 1983
International law, 1981-1982
Investment tax credit limitation, 1982
Joint Research and Development Act (H.R. 5041), 1984
Joint Research and Development Ventures Act (H.R. 1952), 1983
Land Remote Sensing Satellite Commercialization Act (H.R. 5155), 1984
Launch Vehicle Commercialization Act, 1983
Miscellany, 1982-1983
National Aeronautics and Space Act, 1958
National Aeronautics and Space Authorization Act
National Commission on Space Act (S. 955), 1983
Private Development of Commercial Satellite Launch Services Act, 1983
Private Satellite Launching Authorization Act (S. 2448), 1982
Private Space Transportation Services Act, 1982
Space Commerce Act,
Creation of Space Commerce Act,
Time of Creation of Space Commerce Act,
Space Enterprise Act, 1982
Space Transportation Services Act, 1983
Space Transportation Services Purchase Act (H.R. 2674), 1989
Strategic Trade Act, 1982
Tax Status of Space Act (H.R. 5975), 1984
Policy development
Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Moon Treaty), 1962-1967
Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade Working Group, 1984
Citizens Advisory Council on National Space Policy, 1981
Commerce Department, 1982-1983
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee
July-Sept.
Oct.-Dec.
Congressional committee hearings, 1983
Defense Department, undated
Industry Task Force, 1983
Interagency Space Launch Policy Working Group, 1983
Licensing process, 1982-1984
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958, 1977-1984
National Coordinating Committee on Space, 1981
News clippings, 1983
Office of Technology Assessment, study on space policy, 1984
Pricing issues, 1981-1984
Republican Task Force on High Technology Initiatives, 1983-1984
Space Enterprise Project, 1983-1984
Transportation Department, 1983
White House policy on space, 1978-1984
White papers, 1977-1989
Miscellany
Bennett, James, writings by, 1981-1983
Conferences
Earthport Project, 1982
Enterprise zones, 1980-1982
Federal Aviation Administration, undated
Free Zone Authority, Ltd., 1983
Japanese space industry, 1981
L-5 Society, 1980-1983
National Aviation Club, 1982-1983
Organization for European Economic Cooperation, 1984
Payload assist module development, 1976
Political campaigns, 1982-1984
Printed matter
Satellite transponder sales, 1982
Space Data Corp., 1981
Space Frontier Society, 1981
Space Services, Inc., 1982
Technical papers