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Composite photograph of the Moon's surface, taken on one of the Lunar Orbiter missions, circa 1960s.

Booklet titled "The Lunar Orbiter: A Radio-Controlled Camera," produced by The Boeing Company and NASA Langley Research Center, circa 1960s. Includes information, illustrations, and diagrams related to the Lunar Orbiter camera system. Sixteen (16)…

Photograph of a technician assisting astronaut Alan B. Shepard with his spacesuit prior to the Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard seated in the Freedom 7 capsule prior to launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 5, 1961.

Photograph of astronaut Alan B. Shepard being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine Sikorsky S-58 helicopter after the Freedom 7 splashdown, May 5, 1961. The Freedom 7 capsule is visible in the water below.

Program Study Authorization document (PSA 63-64) authorizing the Lunar Orbiter program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, September 3, 1963. Outlines various components of the project, including scope, background, ground rules,…

Framed film strips taken by Lunar Orbiter spacecraft of the Moon's surface, circa 1966-1967.

Framed film strips taken by Lunar Orbiter spacecraft of the Moon's surface, circa 1966-1967.

Framed film strips taken by Lunar Orbiter spacecraft of the Moon's surface, circa 1966-1967.

Framed film strips taken by Lunar Orbiter spacecraft of the Moon's surface, circa 1966-1967.