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This poster uses part of the song title from the musical film “Mary Poppins” (1964) to alert the viewer to the extreme fragility of spaceflight parts in transit. The main text reads, “Super-fragil-istic!” On the poster is the NASA label for spacecraft components in transit, “Critical Space Item / Handle with Extreme Care.”

During the Apollo program, people produced components at companies around the United States and in a few foreign countries. To assemble the giant Saturn V rockets and Apollo spacecraft, and ensure the safe return of the astronauts, NASA needed to ship spacecraft parts safely. It was imperative that each part arrive without damage.

NASA’s Manned Flight Awareness, a program begun in 1963, and later renamed Space Flight Awareness, created posters to enhance employee motivation for job quality and flight safety within NASA and its contractors.

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Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Posters Manufacturer NASA
 Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 26.7 × 20.3cm (10 1/2 in. × 8 in.)
 Materials Paper
Ink
 Inventory Number A20150476000 Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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