Engineer with Model of Spacecraft to Carry a Lunar Capsule, Ford Motor Company Aeronutronic Division, 1960
THF144102 / Engineer with Model of Spacecraft to Carry a Lunar Capsule, Ford Motor Company Aeronutronic Division, 1960
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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
Photographic print
Date Made
1960
Subject Date
26 April 1960
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1790
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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