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- "At Radiation, Challenge is Opportunity, Example: Bell System's TELSTAR," Radiation Incorporated Advertisement, 1962 -
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
"At Radiation, Challenge is Opportunity, Example: Bell System's TELSTAR," Radiation Incorporated Advertisement, 1962
- Brochure, "Project Telstar: Bell System Experiments in Active Satellite Communications," 1962 -
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Project Telstar: Bell System Experiments in Active Satellite Communications," 1962
- Brochure, "ECHO I Communication Satellite," 1961 -
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "ECHO I Communication Satellite," 1961
- "New TELSTAR Relays," Bell Telephone System Advertisement, 1962 -
- 11 August 1962-18 August 1962
- Collections - Artifact
"New TELSTAR Relays," Bell Telephone System Advertisement, 1962
- "From Beyond the Sky to Beneath the Seas," Bell Telephone Laboratories Advertisement, 1958 -
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
"From Beyond the Sky to Beneath the Seas," Bell Telephone Laboratories Advertisement, 1958
- Brochure, "Missiles and Rockets Astrolog," January 1962 -
- January 01, 1962
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Brochure, "Missiles and Rockets Astrolog," January 1962
- Brochure, "Courier... World's First Advanced Communications Satellite... Designed and Built by Philco," circa 1962 -
- circa 1962
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Brochure, "Courier... World's First Advanced Communications Satellite... Designed and Built by Philco," circa 1962
- Ford Advertisement, "A Better Idea in Space Communications: The NATO III Satellite from Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation," 1979 - 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.
- 1979
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Ford Advertisement, "A Better Idea in Space Communications: The NATO III Satellite from Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation," 1979
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.
- "The Satellite Bank", circa 1961 - Many early space toys depicted outer space as a futuristic fantasy world. But when space travel became possible, these toys became more realistic-looking. This bank, made about 1961, resembles rocket ships that launched people into orbit. It also commemorates the six U.S. astronauts chosen to be the first Americans in space.
- circa 1961
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"The Satellite Bank", circa 1961
Many early space toys depicted outer space as a futuristic fantasy world. But when space travel became possible, these toys became more realistic-looking. This bank, made about 1961, resembles rocket ships that launched people into orbit. It also commemorates the six U.S. astronauts chosen to be the first Americans in space.
- Brochure, "Missile and Space Vehicle Department: A Department of the Defense Electronics Division," circa 1962 - 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.
- circa 1962
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Brochure, "Missile and Space Vehicle Department: A Department of the Defense Electronics Division," circa 1962
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.