posted 01-25-2014 05:07 PM               

The documents, memos and other NASA ephemera that belonged to Apollo flight controller John Cooper is now being listed on eBay by his family. The seller, Cooper's niece, writes:

The material we have dates from ca. 1966 to 1972, so everything is at least 40 years old. There is a mixture of photos, manuals, draft manuals, Lunar Rover materials, tools, memos, maps, meeting notes, geology materials, and other ephemera including newspaper clippings from his files. I'm starting with the manuals and will begin listing other items and photos soon. All of the material, except some of the maps and photos, has some wear, as everything was actively used and handled; and many items have notes made by my uncle and in some cases other NASA employees. Looking at the names written on the items, and the names in the distribution lists, is a trip down memory lane for anyone who grew up in the Space Program. He worked for Gene Kranz during most of his NASA career, so his name appears on many of the memos.