Thirteen items: Color booklet entitled “Log of Apollo 11,” 10 x 7.5, 12 pages, issued by NASA’s Office of Public Affairs, chronicling the highlights of the Apollo 11 mission, including man’s first steps on the moon; Grumman Plane News, 10.5 x 13.25, 15 pages, issued on July 28, 1969. Cover features Neil Armstrong’s historic first steps on the moon as well as his famous quote; Informative Apollo 11 principal events of Moon Mission poster, 17 x 22, issued by NASA. Poster shows artist’s images of various aspects of the moon mission, plus several news articles pertaining to the astronauts and mission. Poster bears a box which reads, “Release After July 11, 1969, Space Sheet Public Information Division, Vol. 7, No. 10”; NASA Fact sheet, 8 x 10.5, six pages, issued by the Public Affairs Office of the manned Spacecraft Center, issued after the Apollo 12 mission, detailing the ways the moon was being explored; Apollo 11 mission report, 8 x 10.5, 8 pages, issued by NASA, dated August 14, 1969, and numbered in the top right corner of the cover “MR-5.” This abridged mission report details the highlights of the mission; Log of Apollo 11, dated on the first page June 1979, but issued by NASA on the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, 8.5 x 11, 13 pages, providing highlights of the mission, including the lunar landing, and Armstrong’s first step on the moon; Five color glossy candid photos taken during the Apollo 11 recovery mission. Four identical 4.5 x 3 aerial photos of the USS Hornet, each signed on the reverse by members of the helicopter crew; and one 3 x 3 color glossy of a Navy helicopter landing on the Hornet, signed on the reverse by Commander Donald S. Jones; Apollo 11 release, 8 x 10.5, four pages, issued on July 6, 1969, summarizing the prime mission objective, the astronauts, and the shuttle’s schedule; and an original lunch while in quarantine. Light toning, and some mild to moderate creasing, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
