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- Snoopy Toy Commemorating Apollo 11 Landing on Moon, 1969 - Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy was no ordinary dog. He walked on two legs, showed a rebellious streak, and daydreamed of being "World Famous." Four months before a real man landed on the moon, Snoopy appeared in a "Peanuts" comic strip as "the World Famous Astronaut" walking on the moon. This Peanuts Pocket Doll commemorates the 1969 moon landing.
- 1969
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Snoopy Toy Commemorating Apollo 11 Landing on Moon, 1969
Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy was no ordinary dog. He walked on two legs, showed a rebellious streak, and daydreamed of being "World Famous." Four months before a real man landed on the moon, Snoopy appeared in a "Peanuts" comic strip as "the World Famous Astronaut" walking on the moon. This Peanuts Pocket Doll commemorates the 1969 moon landing.
- Postcard, NASA Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) Using the Atlas Launch Vehicle 67-D, 1961 -
- February 21, 1961
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Postcard, NASA Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) Using the Atlas Launch Vehicle 67-D, 1961
- Workers Installing a Sign for the Ticker Tape Parade Honoring the Apollo 11 Astronauts, August 13, 1969 - The crew of Apollo 11 -- Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (the first men to walk on the Moon) and Michael Collins (command module pilot) -- were given a hero's welcome upon their return from space. On August 13, 1969, Chicago, Illinois, hosted a ticker-tape parade for the astronauts. This photograph shows workers placing a sign along the parade route.
- August 13, 1969
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Workers Installing a Sign for the Ticker Tape Parade Honoring the Apollo 11 Astronauts, August 13, 1969
The crew of Apollo 11 -- Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (the first men to walk on the Moon) and Michael Collins (command module pilot) -- were given a hero's welcome upon their return from space. On August 13, 1969, Chicago, Illinois, hosted a ticker-tape parade for the astronauts. This photograph shows workers placing a sign along the parade route.
- Life Magazine, "Leaving for the Moon," July 25, 1969 - In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. <em>Life</em> magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- July 25, 1969
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Life Magazine, "Leaving for the Moon," July 25, 1969
In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. Life magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- Life Magazine Special Issue, "Off to the Moon," July 4, 1969 - In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. <em>Life</em> magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- July 04, 1969
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Life Magazine Special Issue, "Off to the Moon," July 4, 1969
In July 1969, the ambitious plan to land a person on the Moon--laid out by President John F. Kennedy less than a decade earlier--neared reality. Americans eagerly anticipated the Apollo 11 mission, during which astronauts would walk on the Moon. Life magazine produced several issues before and after the event to keep the public informed on this historic undertaking.
- Brochure, "Exploring Space... Project Mercury," 1961 - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration developed Project Mercury in 1958 to send a manned spacecraft into orbit. This brochure, published in early 1961, explained NASA's progress toward achieving that goal. Later, in May 1961, NASA would launch its first manned capsule. And in 1962, John Glenn orbited the Earth. Project Mercury ended in 1963 after six successful crewed missions.
- 1961
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Brochure, "Exploring Space... Project Mercury," 1961
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration developed Project Mercury in 1958 to send a manned spacecraft into orbit. This brochure, published in early 1961, explained NASA's progress toward achieving that goal. Later, in May 1961, NASA would launch its first manned capsule. And in 1962, John Glenn orbited the Earth. Project Mercury ended in 1963 after six successful crewed missions.
- Ford Aeronutronic Division Advertising, "how far is way out?", and "how quiet is quiet?", November 1961 -
- November 01, 1961
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Ford Aeronutronic Division Advertising, "how far is way out?", and "how quiet is quiet?", November 1961
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- April 01, 1982
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Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- circa 1980
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Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- Record Album, "First Men on the Moon," 1969 - Scholastic Magazines, Inc., a well-respected educational publisher founded in the 1920s, produced this documentary record commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. The album uses narration and excerpts from official NASA transcripts to recreate this significant event. The Scholastic company also produced a poster with space imagery and the album's text on the back so young readers could follow along.
- 1969
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Record Album, "First Men on the Moon," 1969
Scholastic Magazines, Inc., a well-respected educational publisher founded in the 1920s, produced this documentary record commemorating the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. The album uses narration and excerpts from official NASA transcripts to recreate this significant event. The Scholastic company also produced a poster with space imagery and the album's text on the back so young readers could follow along.