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Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962

10 March 2010, 12:08 am

There was an article in today’s New York Times, the Science section, that immediately caught my eye. It looks at Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962 by Megan Prelinger, a book that shows the hopes, dreams and fears related to the space age/race in the form of magazine ads.

The article is here. The New York Times also offers a slide show of some of of selected aviation industry advertisements that revisit this time when outer space reigned here. Definitely check it out!

Tagged 1957-1962, Adventure, advertisements, Apollo Moon Missions, aviation, Exploration, futureistic, Golden Age, Grumman, industry ads, Madison Avenue, Martin and Republic Aviation, Megan Prelinger, missles, Moon Shot, new books, rockets, Saturn V, Science Fiction, Space Art, Space race

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