The following collection of posters were part of an estate of a former
NASA Michoud Facility manager. These posters, part of the Manned Flight
Awareness, were used to boost employee morale and were placed around
the facility during the 1960's and 1970's. These posters are rare because
only a small number of these posters were printed and used.
The 832-acre NASA Michoud Assembly Facility is located
in New Orleans. In 1940, with the outbreak of World War II, the U.S.
government purchased a 1,000 acre tract as the site of war-related
construction. Within three years, the world's largest building at
that time -- 43 acres under one roof -- was completed, and plywood
cargo planes and landing craft rolled off the production line to aid
the war effort. During the Korean conflict the facility was again
activated for the production of 12-cylinder air-cooled engines for
Sherman and Patton tanks.
In 1961, with the space race with the Russians heating up, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) took over the facility
for design and assembly of large space vehicles. The first space project
at the Michoud facility was the design and development of the first
stage of the powerful Saturn booster, destined to place man on the
moon. Construction of the Saturn S1B and S1C boosters continued at
the Michoud facility until the early 1970s, when the Apollo program
wound down and work began on the Space Shuttle, the next generation
launch vehicle.
| APOLLO 8
- What's in a Name? What's In a Number? What's In a Manned Flight? |
Measures 17x22". Has some wrinkles and pin
holes |
$29.99 |
| APOLLO 10 - ...next
up - Features photos of Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan and
John W. Young |
Measures 17x22". Has some wrinkles and pin holes |
$29.99 |
| APOLLO 12
- Ready to Go - Features the crew of Apollo 12: Lunar Module Pilot
Alan Bean; Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon and Commander Charles
Conrad |
Measures 17x22". Has some wrinkles and pin holes |
$29.99 |
| APOLLO 14 - 1969
- Poster features artwork head shots of the crew of Apollo 14:
Alan Shepard, Ed Mitchell, Stuart Roosa. Artwork by Ron Juge. |
Measures 17x22". Has several holes including a 1"
inch "chew" hole |
$29.99 |
| APOLLO 15 ... first
manned lunar roving vehicle- Apr 1971 - Posters features head
shots of the crew David R. Scott, Comander, Alfred M. Worden,
Command Module Pilot and James B. Irwin, Lunar Module Pilot |
Measures 17x22". Has pin holes in top. |
$29.99 |
| APOLLO 16 - Make the
Descartes Scene ... Features crew Charles M. Duke, Jr., Thomas
K. Mattingly, II and John W. Young. Artwork by Pettus. |
Measures 17x22". Has paint missing throughout poster; ragged
edges where some paint is missing; small dirt sports |
$19.99 |
| MIKE COLLINS
DAY - September 6, 1969 Honoring APOLLO 11 crewman MICHAEL
COLLINS. Features artwork of Ron Juge. |
Measures 17x22". Has pinholes. |
$29.99 |
| YOU WERE THERE
... with pride and craftsmanship. Features photos of astronauts
on moon. |
Measures 17x22". Has ragged edges across top with some paint
missing, approx. 1" tear on top, pin holes |
$29.99 |
| KNOW-HOW is the
KEY to safe handling of Oxygen. Review Your Procedures. |
Measures 17x22". Has small holes/pinholes |
$19.99 |
| IN YOU WE TRUST
- Aug. 1971 - Features Pettus artwork showing a hand holding 3
astronauts;, one astronaut holding the American flag. |
Measures 17x22". Has dirt and scuff marks; some small areas
where top layer of paper is missing but no hole. |
$29.99 |
| PHOTO BLOWUP
of a rocket blasting off. |
Measures 16x20". Has dirt and scuff marks. |
$19.99 |
