Ethan Schreier Collection Addition

This collection consists of 4 record cartons of documents related to early development of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and the Hubble Space Telescope mission. The documents were produced between 1978 and 1989, with the bulk being produced between 1981 and 1985. The documents cover subjects including mission operations technical and data management plans, meeting minutes, contract deliverables, organizational reports and charts, and building plans and staff accommodation plans. Specific topics include Science Instrument Control and Data Handling (SI C&DH), Science Data Analysis Software (SDAS), High Level Command Language (HLCL), the Guide Star Selection System (GSSS), and Preliminary Operations Requirements and Test Support (PORTS).

Ethan Schreier received his PhD in physics from MIT in 1970. He began working with STScI at the time of its founding in 1981 as a tenured astronomer. Over the course of his career at the Institute, he worked as a Chief Data and Operations Scientist, an Associate Director for Operations, and head of Strategic Planning and Development. In 2001, he started working with Associated Universities, Inc. and became AUI’s president in 2004.

Sources:

“Ethan J. Schreier to Become President of Associated Universities, Inc.” Space News. May 3, 2004. https://spacenews.com/ethan-j-schreier-to-become-president-of-associated-universities-inc/.