Press Release RE: Contract Awarded to Ford Motor Company Aeronutronic Division to Study Methods for Detecting Life on Other Planets, April 17, 1962

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Press release

Date Made

1962

Subject Date

17 April 1962

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2003.1.1857.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

Press Release RE: Contract Awarded to Ford Motor Company Aeronutronic Division to Study Methods for Detecting Life on Other Planets, April 17, 1962