Handwritten notes by theoretical physicist Richard Feynman from his time serving on the Rogers Commission, which investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. The unsigned notes, penned in black ballpoint by Feynman on an off-white 8.5 x 11 sheet of notebook paper, read, in full: “1/23 by new study, / (WPA project) / Trying to reconcile, 3 June 85, Kingsbury? / Sept brief Kingsbury [no pitch] etc that notes 10 -2 to 10 -3 / Crawford & Schultz.” In fine condition.
Feynman references James Kingsbury, engineering chief at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center during the time of the disaster. Kingsbury wasn't involved in the decision on whether to launch and was subsequently tapped to lead the team to redesign the solid rocket motors. However, that team was shuffled after the Rogers Commission questioned the redesign effort, and Kingsbury retired later in 1986.
From the Richard Feynman estate.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
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