Identifier:
2011.3.9
Description:
A promotional button (badge or pin) that has a black background with images of the planet Neptune in the top left and of a satellite in the lower right area. The word "Voyager 2" is printed in red in the center-left of the pin. Across the top of the button the words "Neptune - August 25, 1989" are printed.;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.;The twin space shuttles Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977. The primary mission was the exploration of Jupiter and Saturn. After making a string of discoveries there -- such as active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io and intricacies of Saturn's rings -- the mission was extended. Voyager 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune, and is still the only spacecraft to have visited those outer planets.
Date:
1989
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/
Related Entities:
Batka, Margaret (donor)
Andrea Melvin (identified by)
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