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"I Shot an Arrow into the Air," originally aired January 15, 1960, is another episode in The Twilight Zone's first season dealing with space exploration. The plot is centered on the crash landing of the "first rocket into space" and the crew's…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtDPVeDKl8 This is a link to listen to David Bowie's "Space Oddity" with lyrics provided by the maker of this video. Just click on the link to truly experience this song.

"Probe 7, Over and Out" is one of the final episodes in The Twilight Zone to feature space explorers. Originally aired November 29, 1963, this episode's plot is focused on an astronaut, Adam Cooke, who crash landed on a planet far from his home. As a…

The first image is a photograph of the actual space capsule for sale in the ad found in Life Magazine.

The second image is the left hand text for the advertisement. This portion gives the description of the PowerMite II.

The Third image is of…

"From an 11 Year Old Boy to John Glenn" is a letter sent to Astronaut John Glenn after his famed orbit around the Earth in Friendship 7 on February 20th 1962. This letter was published in his book of edited letters in Letters to John Glenn.

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"From a School Girl to John Glenn" is a letter sent to Astronaut John Glenn after his famed orbit around Earth in Friendship 7 on February 20th 1962. It is published in his collection of edited letters in his book Letters to John Glenn.

The girl…

"From a Girl to John Glenn" is a letter to Astronaut John Glenn sent after his famed orbit around the Earth in Friendship 7 on February 20th 1962. It was published in his collection of edited letters in the book Letters to John Glenn.

The author…

"Satellite Monkey-bars" is a picture of a photograph featured in Life Magazine's article titled "Playgrounds Take a Space-Aged Spin" from its March 15, 1963 edition.

The picture shows children playing on a set of monkey-bars formed in the shape of…

"Rocket Ship Jungle Gym" is a picture of a photograph featured in Life Magazine's article titled "Playgrounds Take a Space-Aged Spin" from its March 15, 1963 edition.

The picture shows children playing on a rocket-shaped jungle gym. With the use…

"And the Children Shall Lead," aired October 11, 1968, is a Star Trek episode that depicts children in space. The episode is centered around the Enterprise taking aboard five children after their parents were discovered dead on the planet Triachus.…