Lunar Capsule for NASA Ranger 3 Spacecraft, January 26, 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

Photographic print

Subject Date

26 January 1962

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2002.1.1842.3

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

Lunar Capsule for NASA Ranger 3 Spacecraft, January 26, 1962