Vintage 1963 George Mathis Original Print M-1 Rocket Engine Liquid-Hydrogen-Fueled Propulsion System Aerojet-General Corporation NASA

Vintage 1963 George Mathis Original Print M-1 Rocket Engine Liquid-Hydrogen-Fueled Propulsion System Aerojet-General Corporation NASA

My father, Dr. Martin L. Charles, was the Assistant Medical Director and Chief Doctor at Cape Kennedy Space Center 1964-1967. At that point he was also directing the medical program for Pan American Guided Missile Range Division at the Cape including medical surveillance of the Space travelers at Cape Kennedy and all down range facilities and personal.

All our NASA, Pan American and Space Exploration items are from that timeline. All pieces in our collection are original. We have a very large collection.

Signed in the lower left hand corner 1963 George Mathis with his logo.

M-1 ROCKET ENGINE
Liquid-hydrogen-fueled propulsion system for heavy payloads of future space missions, now under development for NASA by Aerojet-General Corporation

George Mathis (1909-1977) was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Washington State University, where he majored in art, and studied under William T. McDermott (1884-1961), who became a well-known western landscape painter. .

Between 1960 and 1970 George Mathis' artistic vision took on a new dimension. During this time he worked in Sacramento for Aerojet Corporation, America's largest producer of rocket engines. Here his versatility, imagination, and eye for detail were once again challenged, and he became one of the better known space artists of the time.

His illustrations include Gemini and Apollo space missions. The Smithsonian Institution acquired some of his of oil paintings of space art. Spanning western frontiers and deep space, Mathis' artistic career was truly unique, successful, and rewarding.

My name is written by me in script on the verse of the print.

We believe this photo is one of a kind from our large collection of vintage Pan Am, Cape Canaveral, and NASA collections.

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