White Sands Missile Range (N.M.) -- History

Interview with Cecil Post on his relationship with astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto, during the 1950s and 1960s. Post discusses coming to Las Cruces, New Mexico, his work at the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory and his involvement as an amateur astronomer in the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.

Interview with Clyde W. Tombaugh, astronomer and discoverer of the planet Pluto. Tombaugh discusses his early life, employment at the Lowell Observatory, his discovery of the planet Pluto, and employment at the White Sands Missile Range and New Mexico State University.

Interview with Tom Bruce on his relationship with astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto. Bruce discusses working for Tombaugh while a student at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later New Mexico State University) during the late 1950s through the mid 1960s. Bruce talks about the astronomical observation projects undertaken by Tombaugh and his team at NMSU and the early development of the astronomy department.

Interview with Walter H. Haas on his professional life as a mathematician, his work in amateur astronomer, his involvement with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and his relationship with Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto.

Interview with Walter H. Haas on his professional life as a mathematician, his work in amateur astronomer, his involvement with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and his relationship with Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto.

Interview with Walter H. Haas on his professional life as a mathematician, his work in amateur astronomer, his involvement with the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, and his relationship with Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of the planet Pluto.