Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of an artistic depiction of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, signed in black felt tip by Richard Truly and Al Crews, and in gold ink by Bud Evans. In fine condition, with some graininess to image and contrast to one signature. Part of the United States Air Force's manned space flight program, the MOL was developed from early concepts of manned space stations to be used for NASA survey purposes, but was ultimately canceled during the height of the Apollo program in 1969, when more cost-effective unmanned reconnaissance satellites were found to achieve similar results. NASA's space station program went ahead full-blast in the mid-1970s with the advent of Skylab. This photo originates from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a portion of the proceeds for the sale of this item will be donated to the ASF.
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