Souvenirs
Advertising ➔ Promotional Button, Voyager 2 At Uranus
Identifier:
2011.3.3
Description:
A promotional button (badge or pin) is a black round pin with a yellow stripe along it's outer edge. In the center of the pin is a light green/blue circle (planet). In the yellow stripe words printed in black are "Voyager 2 at Uranus" and the date January 24, 1986.;This collection of space-related buttons provides the Museum with concrete examples of souvenirs used to commemorate many of the space program's milestones of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The collection was put together by the donor's husband who worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) during those years. These types of buttons would have been given out to members of JPL project teams, but some were also available to general public, demonstrating the wide appeal of the space program. There are observable differences in the buttons that were clearly designed for more of a mass market, versus those designed to be souvenirs for JPL project team members.;Since launch on Aug. 20, 1977, Voyager 2's itinerary has taken the spacecraft to Jupiter in July 1979, Saturn in August 1981, and then Uranus. Voyager 2's next encounter was with Neptune in August 1989. Both Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, will eventually leave our solar system and enter interstellar space.
Date:
1986
Materials:
Metal, Plastic
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Pasadena, California Edward A. Batka Who Worked For 36 Years At Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Links:
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/science/uranus.html
Related Entities:
Batka, Margaret (donor)
Andrea Melvin (identified by)
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