2 VERY RARE 1962 & 1964 CONVAIR NASA POSTERS ATLAS ROCKET LUNAR MISSION LAUNCH
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EXTREMELY RARE POSTERS! POSTER #1: ANNOUNCING THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE RANGER 6 LUNAR MISSION ROCKET. PRE-DATING EVEN THE EARLIEST OF THE NASA "MANNED FLIGHT AWARENESS" POSTERS, THIS MISSION WAS A PRECURSOR TO THE MANNED LUNAR MISSIONS AND WAS PART OF THE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PHOTOGRAPH VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. THE MISSION CALLED FOR THE SPACECRAFT TO SEND PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES BACK TO EARTH BEFORE IMPACTING ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.... THE RANGER 6 MISSION THAT THIS POSTER REFERENCES WAS SUCCESSFUL IN LAUNCHING (SEE PHOTOGRAPH) AND IMPACTING THE MOON BUT CAMERA FAILURE PREVENTED ANY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BEING SENT BACK TO EARTH.THIS POSTER MEASURES 27" x 21" AND IS MADE OF A VERY HEAVY-DUTY POSTER PAPER.THE OVERALL CONDITION IS EXCELLENT . ONE SMALL TEAR AT THE TOP CENTER. PIN HOLES IN EACH CORNER. AGE TONING THAT ONLY ADDS TO THE LOOK AND AUTHENTICITY.THE GRAPHICS AND DESIGN OF THIS POSTER IS INCREDIBLE.THIS POSTER IS TOUTING SOME SERIOUS SERIOUS STUFF AND IMPORTANT STEPS IN MAN'S VOYAGE TO THE MOON.
POSTER #2: ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE FINAL ATLAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EARLY EARLY POSTER THAT IS DATED DECEMBER 5, 1962. THIS ALSO MEASURES 27" X 21".EITHER/BOTH OF THESE POSTERS WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC FRAMED AND HUNG ON ANY COLLECTORS WALL. I GUARANTEE THAT THERE ARE VERY VERY FEW OF THESE IN EXISTENCE. HOW MANY HAVE YOU EVER SEEN?
THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE IS OF J(AMES).R(AYMON).DEMPSEY WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (CONVAIR DIVISION) AT THE TIME OF THE RANGER PROGRAM.CONVAIR WAS A MAJOR CONTRACTOR IN THE BUILDING OF THE ATLAS ROCKETS AND WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE LAUNCHING OF THE NASA MANNED MISSIONS. A VERY NICE POSTER CONSIDERING IT'S AGE, SCARCITY, AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. I COLLECT MANNED FLIGHT AWARENESS POSTERS AND HAVE COLLECTED FOR A DECADE OR MORE. I HAVE SEEN DUPLICATES ON MANY OF THOSE BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE. TWO INCREDIBLE EARLY SCARCE POSTERS FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE PROGRAM.
POSTER #2: ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE FINAL ATLAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EARLY EARLY POSTER THAT IS DATED DECEMBER 5, 1962. THIS ALSO MEASURES 27" X 21".EITHER/BOTH OF THESE POSTERS WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC FRAMED AND HUNG ON ANY COLLECTORS WALL. I GUARANTEE THAT THERE ARE VERY VERY FEW OF THESE IN EXISTENCE. HOW MANY HAVE YOU EVER SEEN?
THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE IS OF J(AMES).R(AYMON).DEMPSEY WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (CONVAIR DIVISION) AT THE TIME OF THE RANGER PROGRAM.CONVAIR WAS A MAJOR CONTRACTOR IN THE BUILDING OF THE ATLAS ROCKETS AND WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE LAUNCHING OF THE NASA MANNED MISSIONS. A VERY NICE POSTER CONSIDERING IT'S AGE, SCARCITY, AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. I COLLECT MANNED FLIGHT AWARENESS POSTERS AND HAVE COLLECTED FOR A DECADE OR MORE. I HAVE SEEN DUPLICATES ON MANY OF THOSE BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF THESE. TWO INCREDIBLE EARLY SCARCE POSTERS FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE PROGRAM.
