Blasting off to a new commercial era in space; [April 1981?]

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Identifier	mus.aaec1849
Alternate ID	AAEC1849
Title	Blasting off to a new commercial era in space; [April 1981?]
Description	From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam stands in front of a space shuttle ready for launch (attached to Saturn rocket and fuel assembly, upright on the pad). It is labeled "Columbia...First space cargo." Around the launch pad are four billboards, each with a NASA logo and a message: "For the long haul...Orbit for fast, fast service...The cargo movers...When it has to be there pronto." The cartoon caption reads, "Blasting off to a new commercial era in space."
Creator	Pletcher, Eldon, 1922-
Date	April 1981
Coverage (time period)	April 1981
Subject	United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Columbia (Spacecraft) Launch complexes (Astronautics) Launch vehicles (Astronautics) Space shuttles. Space shuttles--Payloads. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character) United States--Politics and government--1981-1989--Caricatures and cartoons.
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 1-page illustration.
Language	English
Publisher	New Orleans Times-Picayune. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Libary and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
Source	cartoon number 1849
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection.
File size	4781095 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	2399
Height	1835
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color
File name	AAEC1849.jpg

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