Description:

This collection features 16 prepaid telecom collectible phone cards, each showcasing iconic moments and subjects from NASA's space exploration history. The cards include high-quality images related to space crafts, shuttles, astronauts, launches, and moon landings, emphasizing NASA’s significant achievements in outer space and aeronautics.

Among the cards, images represent the Mercury Astronauts dated April 9, 1959, and the Apollo 11 moon landing with an astronaut setting up equipment on July 20, 1969. Multiple cards highlight the Space Shuttle program, including the first shuttle Columbia at the launch pad, the Discovery shuttle in atmospheric monitoring over Kamchatka Peninsula, and the “Endeavor” shuttle atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter. Additionally, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope by the Discovery shuttle on April 25, 1990, and the “Atlantis” shuttle atop a Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft on December 8, 1991, are featured.

Other notable images include the Galileo spacecraft’s view of the Earth’s moon on December 9, 1990, the "Freedom 7" launch of the first American in space, Alan B. Shepard, on March 3, 1961, and a close-up of the NASA "Meatball" emblem on a T-38 trainer aircraft established on October 1, 1958. The cards also show the modular design of a space station concept, the capturing of Intelsat VI aboard Endeavor, and the Columbia and Discovery shuttles at Kennedy Space Center on September 8, 1990.

Each card lists a NASA identification number and respective face value, highlighting key historic spacecraft, missions, and astronauts within the framework of the Space Shuttle and Mercury programs, all tied to the Kennedy Space Center and NASA's broader aerospace endeavors.

Since we have the world's largest inventory of USA phonecards for collectors, you will not necessarily receive the identical serial/batch/PIN number that we have scanned/pictured.