Curator, Civilian Applications/Satellites, and Head, Oral History Project, Division of Space History
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
MRC 311
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Email: collinm at si.edu
Research Interests
History of post-World War II science and technology; history and culture of communications satellites; oral history and archives.
Current Research Projects
1. History of the Iridium communications satellite venture as an exploration of 1990s culture and the economics and politics of the post-Cold War period
2. Documentation project on the effects of satellite communications on culture and daily life in regions, nations, and communities around the world
Current or Projected Exhibits
Cold War Laboratory: RAND, the Air Force, and the American State, 1945-1950 (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002)
Updated -12/27/07
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