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This license plate frame is a piece of memorabilia of one team of businesses participating in developing early concepts for a space station to be built and flown by the United States. In the 1980s, different groups of companies planned and bid on the contracts to construct their concepts. Rockwell International Corp. led a team bidding for the framework, superstructure and computer contract. The team included Grumman Aerospace, Harris Corp., Intermetrics Inc., Unisys Corp., United Technologies, and TRW. Sperry also participated. The logo that they developed is on the bottom right corner of the frame.

A set of two such frames was owned by F. Peter Simmons, an aerospace engineer who studied at the George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Simmons worked as Director of Space Astronomy at Grumman Aerospace Corporation.

Simmons gave the frames to the Museum when he donated his papers to the Museum's Archives in 2005.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-People Dimensions 3-D: 31 × 0.7 × 16cm (12 3/16 × 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.)
 Materials aluminum, paint
 Inventory Number A20120264000 Credit Line Gift of F. Peter Simmons Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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