In this picture, negotiations are under way between officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 11, 1959.
In this picture, negotiations are under way between officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on August 11, 1959 concerning the transfer of the Army Development Operations Division to NASA, the transfer which lead to the creation of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Seated at the table with his back to the camera, is Dr. T. Keith Glennan, NASA Administrator. At the head of the table is Major General John Barclay, Commander of ABMA and at the right side of the table are Colonel John G. Zierdt of ABMA and Dr. Wernher von Braun
Image credit: NASA