NASA Special Collection Database

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 23.5" X 29.5" X .75 foam-board mounted picture of a view of an unknown portion of Earth. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360775

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-3.

Purpose For display purposes only.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 48" X 48" foam-board mounted picture of a view of an unknown portion of Earth. Corners slightly damaged. Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315006360767

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-3.

Purpose For display purposes only.

Other EarthSat resources:
http://geo-pickmeup.com/color-explosion-the-last-nasa-beautiful-earth-sat-shot/

http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=261

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 48" X 48" foam-board mounted picture of a view of an unknown portion of Earth. Corners slightly damaged. Item is in superior condition.

Barcode 31315006360759

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-3.

Purpose For display purposes only.

Other EarthSat resources:
http://geo-pickmeup.com/color-explosion-the-last-nasa-beautiful-earth-sat-shot/

http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=261

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 29.5" X 20" foam board glossy poster denoting ten values of the team. Poster has shuttle logo and small photos of astronauts. background is beige. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006310499

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown but used. Part of order #12-2.

Purpose EVA or Extra-Vehicular Activity is defined as working on projects outside of a spacecraft. Our item describes key values and goals for each set of astronauts on EVA teams during a mission.

For more information about EVAs:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/index.html

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/faq/eva.html

Example of an EVA schedule:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/eva/

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp9/eva/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RllFH-hzcYw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8UCHvSK09E

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 19.75" X 15.75" X 1.75" picture of control room mounted on MDF or plywood. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360494

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 14-1.

Purpose Kennedy Space Center has four firing rooms; two for the purpose of launching craft and two for information technology secondary functions. The launch Control Center is arranged in banks that have differing functions.

Information gathered at:
http://enterfiringroom.ksc.nasa.gov/tour.htm

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/lps/fr.html

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/launch-team.html

http://enterfiringroom.ksc.nasa.gov/

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/firingroomsflyout.html#.VjfLz7F337Y

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 17" X 21" high contrast picture mounted on Bristol board and framed under glass. Picture has Neil Armstrong quote, "The Eagle has landed. That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969. Item is in need of repair. Item came with frame disassembled but nothing was damaged. This item gets a bad condition rating as the frame needs repair.

Barcode 31315006360809

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 17-3.

Purpose Classic picture of the first steps on the moon during the Apollo program. Item used for display purposes only. A representation of the item is located in the second floor display cases.

Information gathered at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html#.VN5oPPnF_F0

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 29" X 44.25" large foam board glossy poster of astronaut working in space, hovering over Earth. Item is professionally framed. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006310481

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown but used. Part of order #12-2.

Purpose Astronauts perform all kinds of tasks while they are on a mission. This picture shows an astronaut on an EVA or extravehicular activity.

Item used for display purposes only. Item located on the first floor in the Youth Services Department.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Extravehicular_Activity.html#.VN5h-fnF_F0

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/eva/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/584725main_Wings-ch3d-pgs110-129.pdf

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 30" X 30.5" framed photograph of shuttle payload in space. Frame originally gold-tone with out glass or acrylic on front. Item to be re-framed for display. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315006360528

Provenance Item shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 14-1.

Purpose For display purposes only.