Souvenirs
Advertising ➔ Promotional Button, Explorer I 20th Anniversary
Identifier:
2011.3.15
Description:
A promotional button (badge or pin) that is navy blue and elliptical in shape. In the center of the button is the image of a rocket. At the top of the pin the words "Explorer 1" and the date "1-31-58" are printed. At the bottom of the pin are letters "JPL-ABMA" and the words "20th Anniversary".;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.;Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into space on January 31, 1958.The Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the assignment to design, build and operate the artificial satellite that would serve as the rocket's payload.
Date:
1978
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://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/explorer/explorer-overview.html
Related Entities:
Batka, Margaret (donor)
Andrea Melvin (identified by)
