Recruiting Advertisement for NASA, "You'll Work on the Projects of 1970, Today," June 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
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Date Made
June 1962
Subject Date
June 1962
Creators
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Creator Notes
Published by Scientific American magazine, June 1962, for NASA.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.52.3
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: AT NASA, YOU'RE IN THE AEROSPACE CENTER OF THE FREE WORLD / AT NASA YOU'LL WORK / ON THE PROJECTS OF / 1970-- TODAY. / All qualified applicants will receive consideration... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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