Description: Up for sale is a very cool Vintage 1958-1962 NBC NASA Hard Hat from WFGA-TV 12 Florida This was obviously used by the television crew as WFGA-TV covered all the space coverage for NBC, According to Wikipedia: "Viewers across the country saw coverage of space launches at Cape Canaveral through WFGA-TV's cameras and facilities. Not only did WFGA-TV supply footage to NBC, but it often provided the press pool feed for other networks.[23]" And: "WFGA-TV broadcast its first test pattern on August 14, 1957,[15] with regular programming following on September 1.[16] It was affiliated from the start with NBC.[17] Management boasted that WFGA-TV was the first station designed and built with color telecasting in mind; the station had color as well as black and white studio cameras.[18]" This is an extremely cool item covering very early NASA programs: Lunar Probe Pioneer 1, August 1958 Lunar Probe II, October 1958 Lunar Probe IV, December 1958 Saturn I, SA-1 October 1961 Mercury Atlas 5 MA-5 November 1961 Mercury Atlas 6 MA-6 February 1962 Mercury Atlas 7 MA-7 May 1962 Centaur May 1962 This is a classic Fibre-Metal Made in USA vintage Hard Hat. It is in pristine condition!
Price: 350 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-10-19T21:34:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year: 1958-1962
Space Program: NASA Program
Theme: Astronauts & Space Travel
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
