Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "You Can be Sure to Play an Important Part in the Exploration of Space," March 1962
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President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. It was also an overt Cold War strategy against the Soviet Union which launched the first man in space April 12, 1961. NASA published this ad series in 1962 to convince aerospace engineers and scientists to join them for the U.S. effort to conquer space.
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
March 1962
Subject Date
March 1962
Creators
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Creator Notes
Published by Scientific American magazine, March, 1962, for NASA.
Keywords
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.52.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Partial text from top of page down: You can be sure / to play an important part / in the exploration of space/ ...when you join NASA. / A factual statement on career opportunities for scientists and engineers / from James E. Webb, head of NASA / ...
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