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Takao Doi's Rice Flight Kit for Space Shuttle Endeavour

 Collection
Identifier: MS 552
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

Takao Doi, who received his doctorate from Rice, carried this cloth image of the Orion Nebula on the Unites States Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123. The image of the Orion Nebula is on a cloth that is 21.5 inches wide by 17 inches high. The cloth is of an unknown material and appears to be printed in color by a computer-generated technique. Also included with the cloth is a NASA certificate of authenticity and a letter from Rice President David Leebron thanking him Doi for his donation. The materials are in good condition.

Dates

  • 2008-2009

Conditions Governning Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Takao Doi's Rice Flight Kit for Space Shuttle Endeavour collection, MS 552 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Takao Doi, who received his doctorate from Rice, carried this cloth image of the Orion Nebula on the Unites States Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123. The Endeavour launched at 2:28 a.m. March 11, 2008 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Doi was a mission specialist on that mission.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Takao Doi, who received his doctorate from Rice, carried this cloth image of the Orion Nebula on the Unites States Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-123. The Endeavour launched at 2:28 a.m. March 11, 2008 from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Doi was a mission specialist on that mission. The image of the Orion Nebula is on a cloth that is 21.5 inches wide by 17 inches high. The cloth is of an unknown material and appears to be printed in color by a computer-generated technique. Also included with the cloth is a NASA certificate of authenticity and a letter from Rice President David Leebron thanking him Doi for his donation. The materials are in good condition. The collection is about 0.05 linear feet (one over size folder).

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to Takao Doi's Rice Flight Kit for Space Shuttle Endeavour materials
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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