Richard Henry is an Academy Professor in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also Research Professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics & Astronomy. He is also Director of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium. He earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1967. In this oral history, Henry discusses his early interest in astronomy, the trajectory of his career, and the beginnings of the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Research Professor Paul Feldman has been affiliated with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University since 1967. He is principal investigator of a NASA-supported sounding rocket program and has been responsible for over three dozen sounding rocket launches. Feldman received his PhD in physics from Columbia University in 1964. In this oral history, he discusses how his interest in astronomy developed and some of the highlights of his professional career. This oral history is part of the Hopkins Retrospective oral histories series.

Admiral Bolster discusses the U.S. Navy's research and development programs for weapons, equipment, techniques for use, and personnel training. Dr. Hulbert describes the Naval Research Lab, established in 1923 to meet the scientific and technical needs of the navy. Its departments include chemistry, mechanics, optics, radio, metallurgy, sound nucleonics, radiation, electricity, and systems coordination. One of its specific programs is the radio telescope, shown on a film. Dr. Chapanis discusses how industrial design improves the accuracy and functionality of machines for humans. Using a mock-up of a radar indicator, he redesigns it to reduce user fatigue, allow the operator to sit or stand, facilitate readings, simplify controls, and clarify codings. Dr. Mead explains the tests featured in a film showing naval systems coordination, the integration of men and equipment and how well both perform under stress. In conclusion, Mr. Poole defines a system analyst.