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Topic:	Shuttle Crew Escape Team oval patch

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by usafspace: [B]I have a patch similar to that. It's about a 5.5" oval patch "Pole Cats, Shuttle Crew Escape System."[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>shuttlesewer</TD><TD>A few years ago I bought a patch at an antique store in Titusville. It's got a royal blue outer border and an orange inner border. Besides "Shuttle Crew Escape Team" on the top and "Crew Survivability First" on the bottom, it has two words on the left: "Launch Orbit" and on the right "Enter Home." Astronauts are embroidered in the middle in orange and black. Any ideas of date of issue? Rarity?<center><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/shuttlecrewescapeteam_patch01.jpg" width="400" height="300"></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>usafspace</TD><TD>I have a patch similar to that. It's about a 5.5" oval patch "Pole Cats, Shuttle Crew Escape System."</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>SparkR_13</TD><TD>Was wondering if anyone had any information on this patch? Can it be tied into any specific group or division out o KSC? As per original question, issue time frame? Perhaps it is to changes post Challenger in 86? Thanks.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Orthon</TD><TD> I can't imagine how uncomfortable I would be wearing this patch. History has taught us that there never was much of a chance of survival under most circumstances. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Jacques van Oene</TD><TD>The above patch was worn by the close out crew at KSC, not sure when they started wearing the patch, but for the last Shuttle flights they did.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Ken Havekotte</TD><TD>I do not recall seeing or knowing about this particular shuttle crew escape team patch depicted here.It may have originated from NASA's Johnson Space Center, however, it was not worn by any of the primary seven closeout crew members on launch morning of STS-135 in July 2011, that I can see. But six of the seven closeout team (all but #2) did have their older "Astronaut Closeout Crew" patch that my firm had produced for the teams going back to the 1990s. The orbiter closeout members usually have our 5"-long patch, embroidered in colors of white, black, blue and red, attached to their upper right-hand arm shoulder.In addition to the standard astronaut closeout crew patch for the former LSOC and USA, sometimes other patches have been worn by closeout members, including two others that my firm had produced for other organizations. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>SparkR_13</TD><TD>Thanks for the information. Like all puzzles, each little piece makes it whole.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>The patch was worn on the right shoulder of the United Space Alliance techs who assisted the astronauts with getting suited up before heading out of the O&C and boarding the Astrovan. The techs would also load the helmets onto the Astrovan, which is where I (and perhaps Jacques) remember seeing it.The earliest use of the patch I can find in photos is STS-114, which would make sense given the focus being placed on crew safety after the loss of Columbia.<center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/shuttlecrewescapeteam_patch02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/shuttlecrewescapeteam_patch02.jpg" width="400" height="265" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/shuttlecrewescapeteam_patch03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/shuttlecrewescapeteam_patch03.jpg" width="400" height="265" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Jacques van Oene</TD><TD>Robert is right, that is were I saw them. I mixed them up with the close out crew.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Ken Havekotte</TD><TD>Now I see, as I knew they were not used for the closeout crew members, but were worn by some/or most of the suit techs.My firm was never involved with any suit tech patches, but I am still thinking the shuttle crew escape team patch may have originated from JSC's flight crew support division under a contract with USA.</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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