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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,…

Apollo 14 patch. Names of the crewmembers written on the bottom, "Shepard, Roosa, Mitchell." Circular patch with blue background, ring of gold and brown outline. Earth and the Moon in the center with a star shooting from Earth towards the Moon.

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.

Photograph of Homer Metz (far left, on phone) and others working in a control center at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1970. Typed on verso: "107-KSC-70C-1294 / UNCL. [illegible]/6/70 / NASA/Saturn / W/O F501-132 / Views of Control Center…

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the Space Shuttle, postmarked April 12, 1981. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the STS-1 mission, postmarked April 12, 1981. Features the STS-1 mission insignia depicting the Space Shuttle Columbia. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the STS-2 mission, postmarked November 12, 1981. Features the STS-2 mission insignia depicting the Space Shuttle Columbia. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.

Cacheted philatelic cover commemorating the STS-3 mission, postmarked March 22, 1982. Features the STS-3 mission insignia depicting the Space Shuttle Columbia. Includes an accompanying notecard with information about the Space Shuttle.