Brochure, "Missile and Space Vehicle Department: A Department of the Defense Electronics Division," circa 1962

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Artifact Overview

General Electric formed its Missile and Space Vehicle Department in 1955 to research and develop a re-entry vehicle (or nose cone) for the Air Force Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The department later broadened its services to other space-related projects--satellites, probes, and human-crewed space vehicles--and created a Space Technology Center to test aspects of its research.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

circa 1962

Subject Date

circa 1962

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2002.1.1842.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.75 in (folded)
Width: 8.5 in (folded)
Height: 19.25 in (unfolded)

Brochure, "Missile and Space Vehicle Department: A Department of the Defense Electronics Division," circa 1962