Lunar Capsule and Retrorocket for NASA Ranger 3 Spacecraft Being Assembled, April 1960
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Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.
Ford Motor Company established the core of its aerospace division in 1956. Based in Newport Beach, California, the division and its subsidiaries manufactured satellites, missiles, and defense systems. It also played an important role in developing the Mission Control facility near Houston, Texas, that directed NASA's Gemini and Apollo space missions. Ford sold its aerospace division in 1990.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
January 1962
Subject Date
26 April 1960
Keywords
United States, California, Newport Beach
Assembling (Additive and joining process)
Ford Motor Company. Ford Aerospace. Aeronutronic Division
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.1.1842.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.125 in
Width: 8 in
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