[X] My Assistant

[PhilHorzempa]

I want the UMSF community to think about the concept of a Library
devoted to Space History. Perhaps, this is a function that is already
served by the Smithsonian Air and Space facility.

However, what concerns me is that there doen't seem to be one
main repository for all of the fascinating and significant data and
images and stories that I have seen displayed on the UMSF forum.

What does the community think about this concept? What can we
do to foster a library or an institute to serve as a entity devoted to
this subject that is dear to all of our hearts?


Another Phil

[ngunn]

I suggested an archive when we lost 'victoria on the horizon'. You can find Doug's response in the 'what happened' thread. I do think UMSF is important historically. Our discussions may be mainly (though not entirely) of transient import from the point of view of content, but as a landmark of constructive use of the internet and direct lay participation in the process of scientific discovery the site has no peer or precedent that I know of. That somebody will want to do a historical thesis on us one day I have no doubt. It would be good if they had all the original material to work with.