1969 Primrose Confectionary : Space Race Sweet Cigarettes
The Space Race card series was released in 1969 by Primrose
Confectionery Co., Ltd. The 50-card collection was distributed in England with
boxes of Space Race Sweet Cigarettes. Each card measures approximately 2.6 x 1.3 inches (65 x 33 mm). The series was printed on cardstock and thin paper variants.
The illustrated series features astronauts and spacecraft from Project Mercury, Gemini, Apollo. Neil Armstrong appears uncredited on card #40, "Landing on the Moon." The image depicts Armstrong in the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) on May 6, 1968. Armstrong was forced to eject and the LLRV was destroyed.
The illustrated series features astronauts and spacecraft from Project Mercury, Gemini, Apollo. Neil Armstrong appears uncredited on card #40, "Landing on the Moon." The image depicts Armstrong in the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) on May 6, 1968. Armstrong was forced to eject and the LLRV was destroyed.
Candy cigarettes have been prohibited in many countries including Canada and
the United Kingdom. In 1970 and 1991, unsuccessful attempts were made to ban
candy cigarettes in the United States. The products remain available in
similar packaging, but can not be labeled as cigarettes.
| Checklist | ||
| 1 | Worshipping the Moon | |
| 2 | A Chinese Inventor | Wan Hu |
| 3 | The German V.2 America's Rocket Starting Point | |
| 4 | Flying Guppy | Aero Spacelines Super Guppy |
| 5 | Into Orbit | |
| 6 | Firing in Flight | |
| 7 | Model of a Communication Satellite | |
| 8 | Flying Target | |
| 9 | Launching a Missile | |
| 10 | Manoeuvrable Missile | DART XSSM-A-23 |
| 11 | A Weather Satellite | TIROS-1 |
| 12 | Photographing the Moon | |
| 13 | Launching a Depth-charge Missile | |
| 14 | Positioning a Missile | |
| 15 | Studying Meteorites | |
| 16 | The "Life Support Pack" | |
| 17 | Communication Satellite | Intelsat 2 |
| 18 | Studying the Earth's Surface | GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) |
| 19 | Preparing for Flight | |
| 20 | Design for Moon Landing | |
| 21 | Holding Things in Space | |
| 22 | Destruction from the Sea | |
| 23 | Designing a Space Suit | |
| 24 | Keeping Track of Satellites | |
| 25 | Re-Entry Probe | XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior |
| 26 | Launching the "Surveyor" | Atlas-Centaur AC-10, Surveyor SC-1 |
| 27 | Researcher in Space | Explorer 22 |
| 28 | Launching a Rendezvous Satellite | Project Gemini Atlas-Agena |
| 29 | Dual Purpose Rocket | Aerobee |
| 30 | The Polaris Missile | UGM-27 Polaris |
| 31 | Long Range Deterrent | LGM-30 Minuteman I |
| 32 | Towards a Space Rendevous | Gemini 6: Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford |
| 33 | Docking in Space | Gemini 8: Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle |
| 34 | TV Satellite | Intelsat I Early Bird, Thor-Delta D |
| 35 | A Gemini Spacecraft | Project Gemini Spacecraft |
| 36 | The First American to Walk in Space | Gemini 11: Richard Gordon EVA |
| 37 | Operation Recovery | Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7, Alan Shepard |
| 38 | Return from Space | Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7, Alan Shepard |
| 39 | Sea Landing | Gemini 6: Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford |
| 40 | Landing on the Moon | Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV): Neil Armstrong |
| 41 | Apollo Into Orbit | Saturn 1 |
| 42 | Operation Mars | |
| 43 | Mars, Earth's Sister Planet | |
| 44 | Exploring Rough Terrain | |
| 45 | Hazards of Space Travel | |
| 46 | The Rings of Saturn | |
| 47 | Living on the Moon | |
| 48 | Dangers in Space | |
| 49 | Planet Motorcycle | |
| 50 | Life on Other Planets? | |
