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"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.…

"Apollo-Saturn Model Rocket" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a model rocket.

The advertisement, targeted toward adult Christmas shoppers, encourages parents to buy this four foot tall, 1/96th scaled model of the Apollo…

"Astronaut Costume" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for an astronaut costume made for children. The astronaut costume is picture number 6 and is labeled as "astronaut uniform" in the corresponding description below the…

"Astronaut GI Joe" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a space themed GI Joe action figure.

The advertisement encourages Christmas shoppers to buy this space themed GI Joe for their son. Included in the set being sold is…

"Blast Off to the Moon" is an advertisement from the 1969 Sears Christmas Book for a water propelled rocket.

The advertisement, directed toward adult Christmas shoppers, encourages parents to buy this water propelled model Apollo rocket with lunar…

"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…

"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 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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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…

"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…