(Astronauts And The Space Station An exceptional content T.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Johnson Space Center, Houston, June 29, 1988, signed by 19 prominent astronauts urging President Ronald Reagan to support funding for the Space Station program. In part: "..We need a strong manned space program to ensure a strong country. In 1969, when we landed on the moon, we were clearly and unquestionably the leader in space exploration. Like Columbus, we had gone beyond our world in search of the unknown. We went first,. we were the best. the 1970s arrived. budget decision makers forgot the successes... others passed us by... we watch the Soviet Union take the lead... we risked our lives... The Space Station... will again establish our leadership in space... Only your voice can make a difference... " Signed at conclusion by Neil Armstrong, Charles Conrad, James Lovell, Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan, Richard Gordon, Walt Cunningham, Alan Bean, Fred Haise, Stuart Roosa, Harrison Schmitt, Joseph Kerwin, Owen Garriott, Gerald Carr, Ed Gibson, William Pogue, Donald Slayton, James Irwin, and Wally Schirra. The Space Station is slated for construction in the next six years. A historic letter III fine condition.