Author:

Craddock, R. A  Search this

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center  Search this

Subject:

Apollo 11 (Spacecraft)  Search this

Project Apollo (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

1 book (63 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.) + 1 booklet (40 pages ; 18 cm.) + 1 folded star chart + 1 folded lunar surface map + 3 portrait photographs + 1 facsimile invitation in envelope + 1 cloth patch + 10 miscellaneous facsimile printed items, in container 24 x 17 x 7 cm

Type:

Kits

Place:

Moon

Date:

2003

C2003

Notes:

Title from container.

"Published in collaboration with: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center"--Promotional leaflet.

Summary:

"This 'museum in a box' features 18 meticulously reproduced artifacts from the Apollo 11 space flight, tracking the mission from heart-pounding launch to historic splashdown. Inside you'll find: Charts and logs used by the three astronauts; Flight Director's Log from Mission Control, Houston; Apollo 11 cloth mission patch; Neil Armstrong's travel voucher; Mission menus for each astronaut; A White House invitation to a post-mission dinner; Telegram to journalists aboard the recovery ship; Mike Collins's Lunar Surface Map; Washington Post front page; A guidebook that explains the significance of each artifact and the full story of the mission"--Promotional leaflet.

Topic:

Space flight to the moon  Search this

Space vehicles--Landing  Search this

Call number:

TL789.8.U6 A5113 2003

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1069658