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EXTREMELY RARE Vintage Martin Marietta Aerospace Poster - "Come Explore A New World" by Doug Ratcliff – Unrecorded Internal Employee / Executive Issue
Description:
Up for sale is an incredibly scarce, potentially unique survivor of Space Age corporate history. This original vintage promotional poster was commissioned by aerospace titan Martin Marietta and illustrated by the renowned commercial artist Doug Ratcliff. Titled "Come Explore A New World," it features a spectacular, vibrant retro-futuristic deep-blue graphic design mapping out a conceptual vision of cosmic deep space exploration.
Collector's Note on Rarity:
This is not a mass-produced commercial print. Exhaustive archival and marketplace database searches yield no other known copies of this poster in active or historical circulation. It is highly probable that this was an unrecorded, low-print-run internal release or a commemorative gift distributed exclusively to executives, project engineers, or scientists at Martin Marietta's aerospace facilities during the peak of their late-20th-century operations (such as the Titan rocket or Viking Mars programs).
Company: Martin Marietta Corporation
Artist: Doug Ratcliff
Theme: Deep Space Exploration / Mid-Century Sci-Fi Concept Art
Color Palette: Rich, vivid midnight blues, electric cobalt, and cosmic golds.
Format: Unframed vintage poster print.
