The astronauts became famous celebrities and many people wanted their autographs. When requests came in to the astronaut offices in Florida or Houston they were often fulfilled by using an autopen signature on a crew portrait. I find these items fascinating and have an example of each Apollo crew portrait with autopen signatures in my […]
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This card was used in training by the astronauts of the Apollo 16 mission. It outlined the procedures to repressurize the cabin of the Command Module in an emergency. The card has duct tape on the side to easily grab and Velcro on the back to affix it to its place in the CM. Presumably
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The Escape Velocity Press Club was an organization for members of the press who covered the Apollo manned space missions. This card was issued to Fred Cambria from CBS Television. Escape velocity is the speed that spacecraft must attain to escape the earth’s gravity. Notice that the club membership card is signed by Jim Schefter
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Special guests who were invited to watch the launches of the Apollo program from a special viewing area were issued passes. These lucky few were entitled to be at a spot that was as close to the launch as one could safely get. I have a launch viewing pass from each Apollo mission in my
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Special guests who were invited to watch the launches of the Apollo program from a special viewing area were issued passes. These lucky few were entitled to be at a spot that was as close to the launch as one could safely get. I have a launch viewing pass from each Apollo mission in my
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These interesting passes issued to Fred Cambria from CBS Television entitled him to cover the launch from Kennedy Space Center and then cover the mission as it unfolded from the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston.
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Upon returning to earth, the crew of Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission spent many months touring the world as heroes. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins became three of the most famous people on earth. Nixon, who had a reputation of being distrustful of the press, used the Apollo 11 success as
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This handy little guide was produced by Boeing and distributed to members of the media who were present for the launch of Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the moon. Boeing was the prime contractor for the S-1 stage of the Saturn V rocket.
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Growing up in America in the 1960s, the excitement of space exploration was everywhere. As kids, we’d be glued to the TV as launches from Kennedy Space Center and splashdowns happened. My elementary school wheeled a TV into the cafeteria when the big day coincided with school so we wouldn’t miss a thing. But for
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The first human stepped foot on the moon in July 1969. Since then, only 12 men have walked on the moon’s surface in a hectic several years and we haven’t been back in more than 30 years. This blog is a way for me to showcase some of the fascinating memorabilia I have collected from
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