Collection Summary
Paulikas, George, 1936-
George Paulikas papers
1960-1985
09588
7
cubic ft. (16 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
The George A. Paulikas collection contains professional correspondence, chronological files, and a few books from his years with national security space systems at the Aerospace Corporation, 1960-1985. He contributed to the Defense Support Program, the Defense Satellite Communications System, the Global Positioning System, Milstar, and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
Biography of George A. PaulikasDr. George A. Paulikas was born in Lithuania in 1936. He and his family arrived in the United States in 1949 and he attended high school in Chicago. He earned Bachelors and Masters degrees at the University of Illinois, and he earned a Ph.D. in physics at Berkeley in 1961. In the same year he joined the Aerospace Corporation as a member of the technical staff and worked his way up over the course of 37 years to become an executive vice president. He contributed to developments in space telemetry, space radiation, space military surveillance and space navigation. He changed from scientist to science-administrator in the late 1960s. He retired from Aerospace Corporation in 1998.
Scope and ContentThe George Paulikas papers contains published research papers, professional correspondence and reports, and commemorative books related to Paulikas’s 37 years with Aerospace Corporation.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no other known archival collections created by George A. Paulikas at the date of
processing.
Acquisition Information
The collection was acquired from George A. Paulikas between 1982 and 1989.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by John Hanks in January 2005.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, George Paulikas papers, 1960-1985, Collection
Number 09588, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Aerospace Corporation.
Stellar inertial navigation systems.
Space surveillance.
Extraterrestrial radiation.
Aerospace telemetry.
Science.
Technology.
Aerospace engineers.
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Container List
Series I.
Scientific Papers
1
1
Published papers including space, radiation and navigation
1960-1967, 1975-1979
Includes two photos of Defense satellites before launch.
Series II.
Professional Correspondence
2
1
1961-1963, 1964-1966
2
2
1966-April 1967, July 1967-1968
2
3
August-December, 1968
3
1
January-March, 1969
3
2
April-May, 1969
3
3
June-July, 1969
3
4
August-December, 1969
3
5
January-March, 1970
3
6
April-June, 1970
4
1
July-October, 1970
4
2
November-December, 1970
4
3
January-March, 1971
4
4
April-June, 1971
4
5
July-September, 1971
4
6
October-December, 1971
5
1
January-March, 1972
5
2
April-June, 1972
5
3
July-September, 1972
5
4
October-December, 1972
5
5
January-March, 1973
5
6
April-June, 1973
6
1
July-September, 1973
6
2
October-December, 1973
6
3
January-March, 1974
6
4
April-June, 1974
6
5
July-September, 1974
6
6
October-December, 1974
7
1
January-March, 1975
7
2
April-June, 1975
7
3
July-September, 1975
7
4
October-December, 1975
7
5
January-March, 1976
7
6
April-June, 1976
8
1
July-September, 1976
8
2
October-December, 1976
8
3
January-March, 1977
8
4
April-June, 1977
9
1
July-September, 1977
9
2
October-December, 1977
9
3
January-March, 1978
9
4
April-June, 1978
10
1
July-September, 1978
10
2
October-December, 1978
10
3
January-March, 1980
10
4
April-June, 1980
11
1
July-September, 1980
11
2
October-December, 1980
11
3
January-May, 1981
12
1
June, 1981-June, 1982
(Reports)
13
1
October, 1981-June, 1982
13
2
December, 1982-June, 1983
14
1
June, 1983-March, 1984
14
2
December, 1984-July, 1985
15
1
March, 1984-December, 1985
Series III.
Books
16
Space Physics at the Aerospace Corporation, by Robert A. Becker
March 1969
16
The Aerospace Corporation 1960-1970
1970
16
The Aerospace Corporation – Its People: 1980
1980
16
The Aerospace Corporation – Its Works: 1960-1980
1980