NASA Special Collection Database

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 9.5" X 6.5" X 1" Paperback book. Thomas, Kenneth S., McMann, Harold J., Book, Second Edition, Chichester, UK: Springer Praxis Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-4419-9565-0. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315005773200

Provenance Book purchased for researching artifacts for the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection.

Purpose This volume is used for NASA Special Collection research and for display purposes. Some volumes held by the collection may also be available in the main collection for circulation. Check online or with library staff for availability.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 11.5" X 8.5" Blue monograph, author Michael Cassutt, copyright 1987. Further bibliographic info accessed through SWAN. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315000901616

Provenance Given to us by Youth Services in October of 2011 to enhance the yearly NASA display.

Purpose This volume is used for NASA Special Collection research and for display purposes. Some volumes held by the collection may also be available in the main collection for circulation. Check online or with library staff for availability.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 6.25" X 9.75" laminated card entitled PUFF HARDWARE RETRIEVAL CUE CARD. Side one lists parts. Side two has a picture and session flow. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006310168

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Item is in original condition. Part of order #11-1.

Purpose PuFF stands for Pulmonary Function in Flight and PuFF hardware is used to determine the effects of no gravity, extra-vehicular activities and closed spacecraft environments have to crew health and well being. Our item has instructions for suggested configurations for the PuFF equipment. Further, it gives instructions on how to use the PuFF equipment on each crew member.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 2.1" x 3.4" Hard plastic card. The front has the NASA name and logo, along with the "space smart" emblem and a graphic of its robot mascot. The reverse reads Space Smart Explorer www.nasa.gov www.nasaspacesmart.com followed by the Space Smart logo. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315007330033

Provenance Shipped from Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library, NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #26-1

Purpose This card was used as part of a "technology driven kiosk experience" intended to show participants the benefits of space exploration and other NASA endeavors. The spacesmart website on the card was allowed to expire in 2011, and is now privately owned. The card is useful now only as a collector's item.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description Two - 11" X 14" white and blue certificates dated 7/16/69. No names written in. One 12" cardboard mailing tube with mailing labels of original owner. All items included are in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360940

Provenance Item given anonymously although family name is on mailing tube. Family name will not be identified in description. Item produced by Birdwatchers, P.O. Box 1533, Titusville, FL 32780.

Purpose For display purposes only.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 12" diameter foam core emblem. Includes names of all astronauts who participated in the mission along with shuttle illustration. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360718

Provenance Item shipped from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is a display piece. Part of order 18-1.

Purpose Emblem used for display purposes only. A representation of the item is located in the second floor display cases.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 8" x 11" Yellow Spiral Note Book. Plus one pink carrying bag. There are several labels on the carrying bag; one red and white label, two white labels denoting item, and a beige card giving item information. Item has three sets of blue velcro attached to item. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315005253823

Provenance Sent from Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Currently held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Part of order #1.

Purpose This logbook was used to track the correlation between light and sleep/wake activity patterns. Astronauts regularly experience insomnia like symptoms. The Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Light Exposure During Spaceflight (DSO 634) experiment used logbooks like ours to record sleep quality data.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 4.5" x 5.75" white flip card logbook with 7 pages. First 3 pages are 2000 and 2001 calendars. The second 4 pages are for logging hard drive usage. Front cover: BBND GMT & Logbook, P/N: SKG46117508-301, S/N: 1002, (barcode) HRF00055J. Back Cover: NASA ID sticker and 2 pieces of Velcro. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006850494

Provenance Shipped from George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, Greg Tate. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #23-1

Purpose Research found that artifacts like our logbook were used to record neutron radiation detected by the Bonner Ball Neutron Detector in the International Space Station during the years of 2000 and 2001. Neutron radiation needed to be detected and measured to understand the effects to astronauts.