NASA Special Collection Database

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 34" X 25" Double-sided poster First Decade Lunar Landing 1969-1979 and Fifth Anniversary of the First Lunar Landing July 20,1969 - July 20, 1974. Item is yellowed on both sides. Two scuff marks are located at the top of back. Item is in average condition.

Barcode 31315006360486

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Display piece only, not flown. Item is in used condition. Part of order 15-3.

Purpose Double-sided poster preserved by NASA in celebration of the first landing on the moon. Item used for display purposes only. A representation of the item is located in the second floor display cases.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html#.VN509vnF_F0

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 29" X 40" foam board backed poster of the International Space Station and crew. Poster includes names of all the participating countries involved with the station. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315006360593

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 16-1.

Purpose Poster of a crew from the International Space Station. Year Unknown. Item used for display purposes only. A representation of the item is located in the second floor display cases.

For more information:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html#.VN5s0fnF_F0

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?channel=iss#.VN5tPvnF_F0

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.html#.VN5tdPnF_F0

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 23.75" X 23.75" picture mounted on foam board. Item has some scratches and has a green tint as if faded. Item is in above average condition.

Barcode 31315006360536

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.

Category Book/Print/Published Item

Description 18" X 23" Poster printed on glossy poster paper in color. Black background, letters are printed in blue and white. The poster displays all eight of our planets, and our moon. Item is in very good condition.

Barcode 31315005271619

Provenance Kelly A. Cuci purchased at Adler Planetarium. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Display piece only.

Purpose Item used for display purposes only.

Category Stowage/Protective Containers

Description 6.5" X 9" blue pouch with white strap and aluminum buckle. Blue Velcro closure. No markings. Came with tags that incorrectly identifies it at a restraint glove. Item is a stowage pouch. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315006850528

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 #22-1

Purpose This item's purpose is relatively unknown as the item was mislabeled. As it was labeled as a restraint glove and visually it is consistent with stowage pouches, it may be a pouch to hold EVA gloves.

Information on real restraint gloves and stowage pouches:
http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/suitnasa.html

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110008695.pdf

http://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/design_lib/ICES01-2163.phaseVI_glove.pdf

http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a410/A7PrelimStowage_HSI-29924.pdf

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/119111main_sts121_eva_checklist_tools_stowage.pdf

Category Medical

Description Three canvas pouches with Velcro closures. Two pouches are 1.5" X 2" X .75" and are labeled; Alcohol Wipes and the third pouch is 5.32" X 2" X .75" and is labeled Catheters. Serial numbers are printed on the back of each. The two smaller ones; SDD46107165-701 and the larger; SDD46107273-701. All three are contained in a small plastic bubble wrap bag. Items are in good condition.

Barcode 31315005265637*

Provenance Shipped from LBJ Space Center. Currently held in the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Not flown. Item is in original but soiled condition. Part of order # 4. Item shares box with Arm Sizing Insert.*

Purpose Astronauts submit blood, saliva, and urine sample for regular analysis of their health. These bags are labeled to hold sanitizing wipes and catheters for sample collection.

Category Clothing

Description Two restraints were received and are packaged in the box together. Each is 4.75" X 4.75", folded up. Beige canvas outer and yellow bladder fabric lining with elastic pieces to hold hair. Velcro on all four flaps and on canvas back. Items in very good condition.

Barcode 31315005275131

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. Was missing in original shipment. LBJ found the item in September 2013 and made arrangements to send. Of Note: We hold the pattern for this item too.

Purpose Many personal hygiene products are given to space shuttle crew members upon request. For hair products they are given brushes and combs, dry shampoo and hair barrettes/bands. These are stored in a pouch. Restraints are used to hold objects so they do not float away in zero gravity.

Category Electronics

Description L 7.5" x H 3.75" x D 1.5" Black plastic Sony Walkman Professional Stereo Cassette-Corder with standard Play, Stop, Pause, Rewind, and Fast Forward buttons at bottom, along with a volume slider for headphones (not included). The front face features a tape window (which has fallen away from its dried-out adhesive), a roll-over timer, and indicators to show the type of tape. Non-factory additions are Velcro strips on the front, back, and left sides, with a strap between the left and back, and a 22" woven brown string to attach the Walkman by a metal clip. Item is in good condition.

Barcode 31315007329878

Provenance Shipped from Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77062. Currently Held at the Orland Park Public Library NASA Special Collection. Item is part of order #26-2. Item was flown on STS-99

Purpose Before most technology started moving towards digitization (and even for a short time afterwards), magnetic tapes were the prevalent method for storing data, especially audio. Ordinary tape recorders were used to record all manner of sound in space, from mission logs, to experiment results, to personal audio diaries.

For more information:

NASA Piece on Apollo 11's Voice Logs
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/apollo11_audio.html#.WVaBgoTyvct

Transcript of the Challenger Operational recorder voice tape
https://history.nasa.gov/transcript.html

NASA Press Release on Galileo Tape Recorder Recovery:
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/text/gal_tape_3.txt