Poster, NASA, Manned Flight Awareness

Object Details

Manufacturer

NASA

Summary

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.

Inventory Number

A20150476000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Posters

Materials

Paper

Ink

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 26.7 × 20.3cm (10 1/2 in. × 8 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Record ID

nasm_A20150476000

Metadata Usage (text)

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GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9de1655f0-987e-4042-aea4-49ba0b03adbc