An extensive record of over 3,000 artificial satellites

EPHEMERA From the Maurice Allward Aerospace Archives

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An extensive record of over 3,000 artificial satellites
launched since Sputnik I of 1957, including Mercury and Gemini orbital flights, extensive coverage of the Apollo missions to the Moon (particularly Apollo 11, 13, 15 and 17), with Royal Aircraft Eastablishment data, copies of initial reports received by NASA on early satellites, bound copies of "Results of the first US Manned Orbital Space Flight on 20 Feb 1962" issued by NASA, two bound copies of "Apollo Spacecraft News Reference", NASA's "History of Manned Spaceflight", the Apollo II final flight plan, contemporary press releases and hundreds of photographs constituting a comprehensive reference archive of the subject
(28 boxes)

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Maurice Allward is an aviation author whose published works include: Safety in the Air (1967)The Earth in Space (1969)
Daily Mirror Book of Space (1970)
The Look-it-up Book of Space (1970)
Hurricane Special (1975)
F-86 Sabre (1978)
Seaplanes and Flying Boats (1981)
Buccaneer (1982)
Contributions to Janes' All the World's Aircraft for over 30 years.