Postcard featuring a photograph of the Apollo/Saturn V Facilities Vehicle on the way to the launch pad. Mike Cooper has written a note to "Mom + Dad" on the back of the card.
Postcard featuring a photograph of the view of Earth from the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Apollo 11 was about 98,000 nautical miles away from Earth at the time of the photo.
Reproduction of a stainless-steel commemorative moon plaque featuring the names of Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Richard Nixon.
Written on an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) letterhead, Mike Cooper addresses this letter to "Mom + Dad." Cooper describes enclosed pictures of the Apollo 11 launch.
This release provides information about rescue recovery crews responsible for providing support in case of a launch site emergency during the Apollo 12 launch. The team, under command of the United States Air Force, was composed of Patrick Air Force…
This press release from before the Apollo 12 launch provides information about tours of the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, and other points of interest. It also provides information about available bus transportation for the…
This black and white illustration is an artist's conception of the Soviet and American spacecraft guiding in to rendezvous in the first international manned space mission.
This small poster commemorates the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first international manned space mission. Published by NASA, it features an illustration of the spacecraft on the front, and information about the project on the back. The project…
This pamphlet celebrates the 15th anniversary of the joint USA-USSR Space Mission, Apollo-Soyuz. The pamphlet includes the story of the project, an event program, and thanks to contributors and sponsors.
Menu for the American astronauts during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission. The menu was calculated to provide an appropriate number of calories each day. It also details how each food is packaged.
Published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology and NASA, this report documents the findings of the Ad Hoc Mars Airplane Science Working Group, which was formed in 1978 to assess the possibility of a remotely…
Request from Robert R. Gilruth, directory of the Manned Spacecraft Center, to Edgar M. Cortright, director of the Langley Research Center. In the letter, Gilruth requests that William H. Phillips review the status of the Apollo Lunar Module's…
Willliam H. Phillips' copy of the review of the stabilization and control of the lunar module during approach and landing. The request for a review was directed at Phillips, but other engineers at the Langley Research Center also contributed.
Record of invention forms for an automatic aileron trim control device for airplanes. The forms detail when William H. Phillips and H. A. Kuehnel started work on the invention, when it was disclosed to to others, and what the device is used for.
William H. Phillips details a short theory on how a rotating body would be affected by the release of a despin device, including a figure drawn in pencil.
This black and white rendering shows NASA's manned space station. Part of the station is circled, likely because James Dean used it as a reference for another drawing.
Ink drawing of Titan II, an intercontinental ballistic missile that was adapted to function as a space launch vehicle. James Dean illustrated the launch of Titan II for Michael Collins' book, "Liftoff."
Volume 31, number 7 of Spectrum, a magazine published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This issue is titled "The Moon Landing: a 25th Anniversary Perspective."