Apollo 8 Mission Promotional Posters
Apollo 8 Mission Promotional Posters
Produced by Crosse & Blackwell as a free giveaway with ‘Spaghetti Rings’, these promotional posters mark the historic voyage of Apollo 8, the first crewed spacecraft to leave Earth orbit and reach the Moon.Crosse & Blackwell were one of many companies that used the excitement surrounding NASA’s Apollo Program for promotional material.
Apollo 8 was a significant moment in history, as no human had ever seen Earth as a whole planet before or witnessed the far side of the Moon. It produced many iconic images, including the famous image of the Earth rising above the Moon.
The 5 posters depict:
Apollo 8 Flight Plan
Apollo 8 Saturn V Launch
Apollo 8 Astronauts in Capsule – Anders, Lovell, Borman
Apollo 8 View of Earth from Moon
The Recovery of the Apollo 8 Space Capsule
More information
Object number
2014-36
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Height: 38.1cm
Width: 50.9cm
Material
Paper
Card
Object Production Date
1969
Object Production Organisation
Crosse & Blackwell
On Display Status
Not on display
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