Vintage 1963 NASA Kennedy Space Center Press Kit Booklet Lot Saturn V Apollo For Sale
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Vintage 1963 NASA Kennedy Space Center Press Kit Booklet Lot Saturn V Apollo:
$99.99
Up for sale is an exceptional piece of original Space Race history: a vintage 1962–1965 NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Press Information Portfolio & Media Booklet Archive.Distributed exclusively to verified members of the press corps at "Cape Kennedy" during the initial infrastructure staging phase of Project Apollo, this rare media kit folder houses a fantastic collection of official internal booklets and technical fact sheets designed to explain the monumental engineering scale of the Manned Lunar Landing Program.This archive serves as a fascinating chronological time capsule. Because it was issued during a transitional phase for the space program, it features documents utilizing both the pre-1964 "NASA Launch Operations Center" branding and the updated "John F. Kennedy Space Center" nomenclature. The text captures a thrilling moment in history when a trip to the moon was still a future milestone, explicitly noting: "The first trip is scheduled for completion before the end of 1970."Complete Portfolio Inventory:- Official NASA Portfolio Cover: Textured white cardstock presentation pocket sleeve emblazoned with the classic NASA "Meatball" logo and the location bar reading John F. Kennedy Space Center / National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
- Official Multi-Page Illustrated NASA Booklets:
- NASA Launch Vehicles Booklet: A pristine, multi-page white and blue title-cover booklet showcasing America's rocket fleet. Includes a full-page monochrome plate of a Thor-Agena rocket launch vehicle.
- Saturn / Launch Operations Center Brochure: A beautiful cream-colored press brief outlining tracking sequences (Counting, Ignition, Liftoff, and Launch). Features rare internal photo plates showing a massive Saturn booster erection procedure on the launch pad.
- Launch Complex 34 Technical Booklet: An official technical brief detailing the 45-acre LC-34 complex. Contains an intricate, full-page labeled 3D engineering layout schematic diagram mapping out the pad, umbilical tower, service structures, and fuel facilities.
- Apollo Saturn V Booklet: A distinct blue-grey cardstock cover booklet issued specifically out of Cocoa Beach, Florida, profiling the flagship moon rocket.
- Chronological Technical Press Fact Sheets:
- Saturn V (Dual-Sheet Set): Complete overview sheet featuring structural blueprint line art of the Saturn V stack (S-IC, S-II, S-IVB stages, and Apollo Spacecraft) paired alongside a performance summary referencing President Kennedy's 1961 lunar mandate.
- Saturn I Fact Sheet: Line art diagram layout detailing the S-I and S-IV stages alongside a vital statistics metric chart.
- Dr. Kurt H. Debus Biography Release: Official press profile of KSC's inaugural Director, mapping out his historic trajectory alongside Wernher von Braun from Peenemünde and the V-2 program to America.
- Merritt Island Launch Area Construction Sheet: Features a rare panoramic construction photo plate capturing the raw structural steel framing of the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) under erection by heavy cranes.
- Cape Kennedy Overview Sheet: Historic text summary outlining the geographical timeline of the facility since its inaugural 1950 Bumper No. 8 launch.
- MILA / Launch Operations Center Duplicate Briefings: Two variations of the original regional operational fact sheets (one early LOC variant and one updated KSC transition variant).
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