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Space Program

Description

Approx. 40 items: a selection of editorials from 1958 to 1975, spanning the early space efforts of unmanned vehicles such as Explorer, through the Apollo landings on the Moon, to the 1975 outer space link-up of two space vehicles, one American (Apollo), the other Soviet (Soyuz).

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1958 - 1975
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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