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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 29 July 1958 as a civilian agency charged with managing the American Space Program. As with any corporate of government body, NASA issued press kits and releases to inform the media of its operations and gathered clippings to assess its public appearance and it stature with regards to other government agencies.
NASM.XXXX.0039
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1963-1980
No donor information, unknown, unknown, XXXX-0039, unknown
6.54 Cubic feet ((6 records center boxes))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of NASA press material from circa 1963 thru circa 1980. It includes general press releases, both 'NASA News' and 'NASA News Releases' [1967-70] and press kits for specific missions, mainly in the Apollo series. Also included are NASA related press clippings from the Apollo period [circa 1967-72] from both public and government periodicals.
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Manned space flight
Space flight
Astronautics
Astronautics and state
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Press releases
Publications