NASA TV Needs Your Help!

[Squiggy]

NASA Television is working on a documentary on the 30th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle.

Specifically, we're looking for documents, pictures, letters, anything regarding the campaign to change the name of the test shuttle from Constitution to Enterprise. As this was just before my time, I'm looking back to the previous generation of Trekkies to help us out.

So, if you have anything or know of anyone who may have something that we may use in the documentary, please PM me. The people involved would get credited and I'm sure I could get a couple of DVDs of the program to them when it's released.

Thanks!
Squiggy
NASA TV

 

[RJDiogenes]

I think I signed a petition at a con once, but of course I have no documentation.

 

[MANT!]

Sacramento S.T.A.R. had it mentioned in it's fanzine...

In the following issues if I remember..

This one, had the letter campaign to NASA featured...
http://fanlore.org/wiki/File:Stardate9.jpg

The other one had the successful letter to the club printed in it showing the re-naming success..
http://fanlore.org/wiki/File:Stardateten.jpg

Stardate 10 was published in 1976, contains 51 pages, and was edited by Terry Whittier. It has the subtitle: "Special Star Trek Anniversary Issue."

• How to Calculate Star Dates by J. Broadbent
• Nichelle in Chicago (speech) by N. Nichols
• Letter From NASA
• Fan Info Sheet by B. Trimble
• How to Write an Effective Letter by BjoTrimble
• Why Star Trek? by Leslie Fish

http://fanlore.org/wiki/Stardate_(Star_Trek_news_zine)

 

[Squiggy]

Thanks guys. I was hoping that someone had an image of a letter itself that we could get our hands on.

 

[MANT!]

Terry Whittier might have it...

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5508628&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=DYPn&locale=en_US&srchid=2cff8d3e-e122-4cf1-b238-4ff75656a8cd-0&srchindex=4&srchtotal=4&pvs=ps&pohelp=&goback=%2Efps_*1_Terry_Whittier_*1_*1_*1_*1_*51_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2

 

[twfeline]

I'm not listed with LinkedIn.
As for the letter, I don't think I have a copy. Sorry.
Better to contact one of the old guard, like Bjo Trimble or someone close to her. She ran the effort to rename the shuttle.