Souvenirs
Advertising ➔ Promotional Button, Solar System Radar
Identifier:
2011.3.12
Description:
A promotional button (badge or pin) with a white background and the words "Solar System Radar" printed in blue at the top. In the center of the pin is the image of a satellite with four red zigzag arrows pointing out from it in four directions. Surrounding the center image are astrological symbols positioned in a circular shape. On the upper sides of the edge of the pin the trademark "NASA" and the letters "JPL" are printed. At the bottom of the pin the letters "AFFVLGE VIDEQVE" 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 Goldstone Solar System Radar has become a NASA-sponsored facility science instrument for performing scientific observations of nearby asteroids, the surfaces of Venus or Mars, the satellites of Jupiter, and other objects in the solar system.
Date:
circa 1980
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://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/95_20/gold.htm
Related Entities:
Batka, Margaret (donor)
Andrea Melvin (identified by)
