What does NAA stand for?

The three countries said they would cooperate on a series of measures, including building infrastructure for emissions trading systems and making the North American aviation sector "carbon neutral.

I found one startling document signed by a North American Aviation representative allowing 109 pounds of flammable materials on board during the tests.

He was a chief scientist for North American Aviation, which later became Rockwell International, and helped the firm become a primary NASA contractor, the statement said.

Representing a triumph of systems management, the Saturn V program required that NASA juggle prime contracts with Boeing for the S-IC, first stage; North American Aviation, S-II, second stage; Douglas Aircraft, S-IVB, third stage; Rocket-dyne Division of North American Aviation, J-2 and F-1 engines; and IBM, Saturn instruments.

I think it'll be a great place for the community to learn about ways to make their neighborhood a safer place," said Bowling, whose late grandfather once worked for North American Aviation.

Other papers cover topics ranging from before World War II to the present, including liquid propellant engines in the Soviet Union, early French aeronautics, asphalt rocket propellants and a Japanese rocket fighter, the parking lot rocket experiments of North American Aviation, the development of the Veronique and Vesta, the Netherlands in space, flight termination of the first large solid propellant rockets, the "Black Prince," a French satellite and commercial satellites in general, Russian space suits, exploration of the solar system from 1961 to 2000, studies of space biology, a Russian super-heavy rocket, Argentinean sounding rockets in Antarctica, and Australian rocket retrieval in the dessert.

With modifications, the plane has received good pilot reviews in the North American aviation press as a rugged, dependable and versatile aircraft.

In 1955, Crossfield joined North American Aviation as a test pilot and consultant, working on programmes leading to manned space flight.