Laubach, Charles
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Item Finding Aid for the Charles Laubach Papers, 1958–2006 (#2017–0009)(UHCL Archives staff, 2017) Laubach, CharlesThis collection contains the work papers of Charles H. Laubach (who went by "Chuck"), who served as a NASA Johnson Space Center logistics and maintenance engineer from 1958 until 2006. Laubach began his aerospace industrial career in San Diego, California, under General Dynamics--Convair Astronautics after graduation from Texas A&M University in 1958 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1962, Laubach moved back to Texas to begin his 25 year service with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. There, he dedicated his life as a design and logistics engineer for landmark projects such as the Atlas--Centauri, Project Orbiter, and Apollo Missions. While with NASA, Laubach worked on environmental acceptance testing (EAT), integrated logistics Support (ILS), logistics support analysis (LSA), and logistics support analysis records (LSAR). In 1987, Laubach left NASA and began a career working alongside McDonnel--Douglas and for the Boeing Company where he continued to act as a logistics engineer for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and his tireless work with the International Space Station Program (ISSP). While at Boeing, Laubach stood out amongst his peers and lead several projects in designing from start to finish various logistics efforts. He designed manuals and rafted presentations on the importance of logistical engineering and applied ground maintenance of grounded space shuttles and ISSP technology. While working with the ISSP, Laubach was able to travel to foreign nation-states, such as Italy and the Netherlands, in an effort to collaborate with nations around the world to maintain the vision of a united humanity undergoing space exploration. The majority of the Laubach collection spans over his years with Boeing while working in collaboration with NASA and the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The collection includes documentation from General Dynamics, Convair Astronautics, Apollo Environmental Acceptance Testing (EAT), McDonnel--Douglas, United Space Alliance (USA), Space Shuttle Program (SSP), International Space Station Program (ISSP), Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR), Logistics and Maintenance (LM), and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), Department of Defense (DOD) and Military Standard contracts.Item Exhibit "C", Task Order Number C90KO - 039D, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Technical Review(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, 1990-04-19)Integrated logistic support technical review.Item Benvenuti in Italia (Welcome to Italy), Tips for Your Visit(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, 2000-04-06)Cultural instruction on American behavior in Italy.Item ISS Astronaut Walk(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, Undated)Photograph of ISS astronaut walk.Item Integrated Logistics Support in the Space Station Program(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, Undated)Political cartoon on importance of integrated logistics support.Item ILWG Presentation, System Requirement Analysis (SRA), Logistics Interfaces, Logistics Flow Diagrams(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, Undated)Typed presentation over system requirement analysis.Item Space Shuttle Ground Maintenance(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, 2002-03-14)Ground maintenance of Space Shuttle.Item General Dynamics Centaur/Surveyor Stage Testing(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, 1964-04-10)Centaur/Surveyor with Atlas Booster and staging photographs.Item Environmental Acceptance Testing Program; Space Shuttle Program(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, Undated)Hand written presentation over environmental acceptance testing for Space Shuttle Program.Item Environmental Acceptance Testing Program; Project Orbiter(University of Houston-Clear Lake Archives, Undated)Hand written presentation over environmental acceptance testing for Project Orbiter.