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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)…

Report titled "Engineer special study of the surface of the Moon," by Robert J. Hackman and Arnold C. Mason, United States Geological Survey, 1961. Part of the Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations series, map I-351. Packet includes two maps; a third…

Map titled "Geologic map and sections of the Kepler Region of the Moon," by R. J. Hackman, published by the United States Geological Survey, 1962. Part of the "Geology of the Moon: Keplar Region" series, map I-355 (LAC-57).

Map titled "Geologic map and sections of the Letronne Region of the Moon," by C. H. Marshall, published by the United States Geological Survey, 1963. Part of the "Geology of the Moon: Letronne Region" series, map I-385 (LAC-75).

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,…

Items from Box One, Folder 5 of the Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection, circa 1964-1966. Folder contains memorandums, notes, and planning documents regarding mission constraints related to the Lunar Orbiter project. Includes seven (7)…

Report titled "The possible contribution of Lunar Orbiter A and B sites on Apollo launch window during 1968," likely prepared by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, circa 1966. Twenty-six (26) typed pages.

Photographic reproduction of concept art related to lunar missions, February 25, 1966. Depicts an astronaut filming the Luna 9 spacecraft on the Moon's surface. Typed in margin: "U.S. Lunanaut & Luna 9. 2-25-66. 2A224898."

Memorandum to V. C. Clarke, Jr. and T. H. Thornton, Jr. from W. J. O'Neil, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, April 18, 1966. Forwards information related to preliminary trajectory characteristics for Surveyor Mission B. Ten (10) pages.

Items from Box One, Folder 8 of the Donald D. Viele Lunar Orbiter Collection, circa 1966-1967. Folder contains press releases related to photographs taken during the Lunar Orbiter missions. Includes three (3) documents.