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Corvettes, Astronauts, & GM’s Love for NASA

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Throughout the years, certain aspects of American culture have become indelibly ingrained into the very fabric of our nation’s heritage. Few can argue that the Chevrolet Corvette is not worthy of its rightful spot among such notable representations of pure American ingenuity.

Apollo 12 Astronauts photo: airspacemag.com
Photo: airspacemag.com

Chevrolet has sought to embrace this image, with the passing of subsequent decades. The advent of several patriotic-themed marketing campaigns have further cemented this connection, with the company’s “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet” advertisement perhaps being the most memorable.

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