Identifier:
2011.3.20
Description:
A promotional button (badge or pin) is white, yellow, teal, red and black in color. At the top left of the pin is the image of part of a planet next to the words "Pioneer Venus '78". Underneath this is the image of a red and black satellite, with the words "TDS Support Team" printed to the left of it.;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 Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched on the 20 May 1978 from the Kennedy Space Center aboard an Atlas-Centaur rocket. It went into orbit around Venus on 4 December 1978. The spacecraft was intended to operate in orbit for one Venusian year. In 1992 it entered Venus' atmosphere.
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
Related Entities:
Batka, Margaret (donor)
Andrea Melvin (identified by)
