NASA books
The official NASA publications are a great resource. Some have become quite rare.
Press Related Items
Escape Velocity Press Club membership card
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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Press passes to cover the Apollo 11 launch and activities at mission control
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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Commemorative Apollo 11 stamp folio sent to members of the media by President Nixon
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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Press guide to Apollo 8 produced by Boeing
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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