Souvenir Card, Astronaut Alan Shepard Receiving Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy, 1961
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Artifact Overview
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. Here, President Kennedy awards NASA's Distinguished Service Medal to first U.S. astronaut, Alan Shepard, three days after his successful space flight on May 5, 1961.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Card (Information artifact)
Date Made
1961-1964
Subject Date
08 May 1961
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.54.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Rotogravure
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.75 in
Inscriptions
Text on back of print:
President Kennedy pins NASA's / Distinguished Service Medal on America's / First astronaut Cmdr. Alan B. / Shepard, Jr. in ceremonies at the White / House. Behind the hero are his wife, / Louise, and father, Alan, Sr.
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