Historical
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Whether you’re a Researcher, Student, Parent, Educator, or Employee, AACLA invites you to explore the captivating history of Arthur A. Collins and the Collins Radio Company. Discover a fascinating world of technology as we serve the curious minds of today, and inspire the innovators of tomorrow.
- Legacy
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA advertise on their web page, “The tail fin of our aircraft are adorned by portraits of...
- Legacy
Increasingly crowded skies and faster, more sophisticated airplanes have made the pilot’s responsibilities greater than even a decade ago. In...
- Avionics
In 1955 Collins Radio had developed the necessary ingredients to bring about a revolutionary change in the field of high...
- History
Before Collins Radio Company existed, there was Collins Transmitters, a very small company owned and operated by Arthur A. Collins...
- History
On May 29, 1975 Neil Armstrong, the first man to step onto the Moon, visited Rockwell Collins. That evening he...
- Space
In the early 1960s Collins Radio Company entered into a contract to design and manufacture UHF and HF transceivers and...
- History
On July 1 and July 26 of 1946, two nuclear test detonations were performed at the Bikini Atoll of the...
- Arthur A Collins
Art and Peg sent my Mom several personal holiday greeting cards with pictures of Art, Peg and their children inside....
- Arthur A Collins
In a departure from a traditional Christmas card based on a photograph, Margaret (“Peg”) Collins created the 1954 card by...
- History
When Arthur’s home-based manufacturing company gradually expanded, it became apparent that his business entity should be an s-corporation – with...
- WWII
World War II began on September 1, 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. The war expanded over the next months...
- History
We can trace the beginnings of the Collins Radio Company back to 1931 when a young Arthur Collins began building...
- History
The Rockwell Collins Museum is located at the rear of Bldg 120. It was established in 1983 using Collins government-based...
- History
Often one can catch a glimpse of Collins equipment on TV or at the Movies. It’s always interesting to see...
- History
This convention was held in conjunction with the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and featured a technical program presented by a...
- Space
Collins’ work in radio astronomy centered on design of a precision tracking device known as the radio sextant. This provided...
- Space
During November, scientists of Collins Radio Company and the National Bureau of Standards used the moon as a giant reflector...
- Space
Initial Trajectory of the Army’s first space probe, launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in December under the direction of the...
- Space
A Collins engineer is dwarfed by the tremendous size of this 60-foot-diameter parabolic reflector for a deep space tracking antenna....
- Space
This electronics complex, located near the Gulf of Mexico at Corpus Christi, Texas, forms a vital link in the global...
- Space
During August NASA succeeded in orbiting the silver “sateloon,” as it was nicknamed, of Project Echo. The proper name of...
- Space
At the world’s most famous shooting gallery – Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 15 of this year, officials of the...
- Space
If America’s passive communication satellite program does nothing else, it will have brought the realities of the space age closer...
- Space
First details are released on the 14 electronic systems that will provide voice contact, radio command, beacon tracking and telemetry...
