http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011084 American Rocket Company Records A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Donna Ellis Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2011

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2008085410

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2011 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary American Rocket Company Records 1958-1991 (bulk 1981-1984) MSS011084 American Rocket Company 6,000 items 17 containers 6.8 linear feet Collection material in English Manuscript Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Space rocket company. Business plans, correspondence, financial records, legal records, legislative material, meeting minutes and notes, printed matter, reports, and technical papers relating to the commercial use of space by a private company. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 Organizations American Rocket Company. ARC Technologies. ARC Technologies records. 1961-1984. Space Enterprise Consultants. Space Enterprise Consultants records. 1981-1984. Starstruck Corporation. Starstruck Corporation records. 1978-1985. Subjects Aeronautics, Commercial. Aeronautics--Safety measures. Space industrialization. Administrative Information Provenance

The records of the American Rocket Company were purchased by the Library of Congress in 2008.

Copyright Status

Copyright in the unpublished writings of the American Rocket Company in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

 Access and Restrictions

The records of the American Rocket Company are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, American Rocket Company, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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.

 Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged chronologically by the company's development and therein alphabetically by type of material.

 http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2008085410 Container List Container Contents 1 Space Enterprise Consultants 1 Correspondence, 1981-1984 1 Financial records, 1981-1982 1 Notes, 1982 1 Reports, 1982 1 Space policy recommendations, 1982 (2 folders) 1 ARC Technologies 1 Brazilian launch site, 1982 1 Briefings, 1982-1983 1 Committees 1 Budget, 1982 1 Services definition, 1982 1 Technical implementation, 1982-1983 (3 folders) 2 Correspondence, 1982-1984 (4 folders) 2 Federal Communications Commission, 1982 2 Financial records 2 Employee compensation, 1982 2 General, 1981-1983 2 Incentive stock options, 1982 2 Stocks, 1982 3 Incorporation papers, 1981-1982 (2 folders) 3 Legal representation, 1980-1982 3 Meetings 3 Board of Directors, 1981-1983 (4 folders) 3 Managers 3 1982 3 Jan.-Nov. 4 Dec. 4 Shareholders, 1983 4 Washington, D.C., 1982 4 News clippings, 1977-1983 4 Notes, 1981-1982 4 Organization Task Force 4 Business plans, 1981-1982 (2 folders) 4 Company structure, 1982 4 Emergence strategy, 1981-1982 (2 folders) 5 Financing, 1981 5 Launch planning, 1981-1982 5 Notes, 1981-1983 5 Personnel 5 Biographies, 1982 (5 folders) 5 Contracts, 1982-1983 5 General, 1982-1983 5 Position descriptions, 1982 5 Reports, 1982-1983 6 Technical papers, 1961, 1972-1982 (8 folders) 7 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., 1982-1983 7 Starstruck Corp. 7 Correspondence, 1983-1985 (4 folders) 7 Expendable launch vehicles, 1983-1984 (2 folders) 7 Financial records, 1983-1984 Financial records, 1983-1984 7 Incorporation papers, 1983-1984 7 Insurance, 1983-1984 7 Marketing strategies, 1983-1984 8 Meetings 8 Board of Directors, 1983-1984 8 Shareholders, 1984 8 Space Enterprise Task Force, 1983-1984 8 Staff, 1984 8 Military cooperation, 1981-1984 8 News clippings, 1983-1984 8 Notes, 1984 8 Personnel, 1983-1984 8 Reports, 1983-1984 (2 folders) 8 Sale of company, 1984-1985 8 Technical papers, 1978-1985 (2 folders) 9 American Rocket Co. 9 Board of Directors, 1986-1987 9 Business plans, 1985-1989 (2 folders) 9 Contractors, 1989 9 Correspondence, 1986-1991 9 Financial records, 1985-1988 (4 folders) 9 Incorporation papers, 1985 9 Reports, 1989-1991 (2 folders) 10 Legislative material 10 Commercial Development of Outer Space Act, 1982 10 Commercial Space Launch Act (H.R. 3942), 1983-1984 (4 folders) 10 High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act (H.R. 4475), 1983 10 International law, 1981-1982 10 Investment tax credit limitation, 1982 10 Joint Research and Development Act (H.R. 5041), 1984 10 Joint Research and Development Ventures Act (H.R. 1952), 1983 10 Land Remote Sensing Satellite Commercialization Act (H.R. 5155), 1984 10 Launch Vehicle Commercialization Act, 1983 10 Miscellany, 1982-1983 10 National Aeronautics and Space Act, 1958 10 National Aeronautics and Space Authorization Act 10 S. 1096, 1983 10 H.R. 4797, 1984 11 National Commission on Space Act (S. 955), 1983 11 Private Development of Commercial Satellite Launch Services Act, 1983 11 Private Satellite Launching Authorization Act (S. 2448), 1982 11 Private Space Transportation Services Act, 1982 11 Space Commerce Act, 1883 11 H.R. 1011 11 H.R. 7411 11 Space Enterprise Act, 1982 11 Space Transportation Services Act, 1983 11 Space Transportation Services Purchase Act (H.R. 2674), 1989 11 Strategic Trade Act, 1982 11 Tax Status of Space Act (H.R. 5975), 1984 11 Policy development 11 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (Moon Treaty), 1962-1967 11 Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade Working Group, 1984 11 Citizens Advisory Council on National Space Policy, 1981 11 Commerce Department, 1982-1983 11 Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee 11 1978-1979 11 1989 11 July-Sept. (2 folders) 12 Oct.-Dec. 12 1990 (2 folders) 12 Congressional committee hearings, 1983 (5 folders) 12 Defense Department, undated 12 Industry Task Force, 1983 12 Interagency Space Launch Policy Working Group, 1983 12 Licensing process, 1982-1984 13 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1958, 1977-1984 (2 folders) 13 National Coordinating Committee on Space, 1981 13 News clippings, 1983 13 Office of Technology Assessment, study on space policy, 1984 (2 folders) 13 Pricing issues, 1981-1984 13 Republican Task Force on High Technology Initiatives, 1983-1984 13 Space Enterprise Project, 1983-1984 (2 folders) 13 Transportation Department, 1983 14 White House policy on space, 1978-1984 (2 folders) 14 White papers, 1977-1989 (2 folders) 14 Miscellany 14 Bennett, James, writings by, 1981-1983 14 Conferences 14 1977-1982 (4 folders) 15 1983-1985 (4 folders) 15 Earthport Project, 1982 15 Enterprise zones, 1980-1982 15 Federal Aviation Administration, undated 15 Free Zone Authority, Ltd., 1983 15 Japanese space industry, 1981 15 L-5 Society, 1980-1983 15 National Aviation Club, 1982-1983 15 Organization for European Economic Cooperation, 1984 15 Payload assist module development, 1976 15 Political campaigns, 1982-1984 15 Printed matter 15 1968-1980 16 1981-1984 (5 folders) 16 Satellite transponder sales, 1982 16 Space Data Corp., 1981 16 Space Frontier Society, 1981 16 Space Services, Inc., 1982 16 Technical papers 16 1961-1967 17 1969, 1976-1984, 1991 (7 folders)