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Pete Sarmiento
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posted 07-17-2020 09:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Pete Sarmiento   Click Here to Email Pete Sarmiento     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here are samples of OPS CON badges from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. I did not realize the space items are collectible until I found out through this website.

MadSci
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posted 07-23-2020 03:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MadSci     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Joel Katzowitz:
Can anyone give more information about the stripes?
I'm not at all sure about whether this applies to all US government agencies, or if it is stable over time but currently I know that for one very large government agency the "contractor Stripe" is green.

As modern IDs carry your photo, this stripe usually runs through the person's eye, rather ruining the portrait.

denali414
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posted 02-09-2021 06:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I now have (4) different color VAB badges: tan, yellow, green and red. Are there more colors out there? Thanks.

denali414
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posted 11-10-2021 04:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
For the badge collectors, how would you rate the collectibility of various badges? For example, firing room, area permit, VIP guest stand, etc.?

New at collecting badges and seeing big swings in prices. Just trying to get a handle of rarity of different badges. Thanks!

David Carey
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posted 11-10-2021 08:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David Carey   Click Here to Email David Carey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't have a large collection of these but personally find the Mission Control badges most appealing.

The Agnew Apollo 11 launch pass badge up-thread would be the exception where provenance overrides the badge variant but certainly like the launch passes on their own too.

kosmo
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posted 10-15-2022 09:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for kosmo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I thought cS members would like to see a complete set of Apollo Launch Guest passes, minus Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz.

MOL
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posted 10-15-2022 05:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MOL   Click Here to Email MOL     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I noticed these Skylab 1 and 2 launch passes have yet to appear in this thread.

What is interesting is they didn't make separate passes for the Saturn V workshop and Saturn 1B launches since the original plan was they were supposed to launch within a day of each other — but then as we know, the crew launch was delayed by a few weeks due to the damage of the workshop at launch.

MartinAir
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posted 10-17-2022 07:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MartinAir   Click Here to Email MartinAir     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is there a difference between "dependent viewing area" and "viewing stand" passes?

Ken Havekotte
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posted 10-17-2022 09:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ken Havekotte   Click Here to Email Ken Havekotte     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Viewing stand badges mostly apply to one of the VIP sites, of which, there can be several types.

Dependent viewing badges are mainly for family members of accredited press and space workers, among a few other groups, with their viewing sites further away than with the closer VIP areas.

During the early shuttle program the main VIP site was located off Schwartz Road, about a couple miles south of the VAB. When the Apollo/Saturn V Center opened up during the later shuttle program years, NASA decided to use the center as the primary VIP site known as the Banana Creek Viewing site, about a couple of miles north of the VAB.

Most of the dependent badges and permits were located along NASA Causeway East over the Banana River during the Apollo and Shuttle program years.

The VIP viewing sites were mainly located within Launch Complex 39 near the VAB
alongside Saturn Causeway and with some secondary sites located on the eastern side of Kennedy Parkway North.

MartinAir
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posted 10-18-2022 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MartinAir   Click Here to Email MartinAir     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for clarification, Ken.

MoonyBlues
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posted 04-08-2023 12:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MoonyBlues   Click Here to Email MoonyBlues     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A while back I acquired a decent collection of Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz badges from the estate of a former Boeing employee who worked at Kennedy Space Center during that era. Most of them are easy enough to identify, but I'm having a little trouble with some of the earlier(?) Apollo badges that don't have the launch number stamped on them. Was wondering if anyone might have any additional knowledge and/or opinions as to what launch, or launches, they might belong with, so I can add them into their proper "place" in the collection.

So far, I've explored this site, the Apollo Launch Control website, and past American Space Museum auction listings to try figure out the ones pictured, but to no avail. Wasn't sure if there was any more definitive, or updated, info out there about them that I just happened to miss.

mroyster
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posted 04-10-2023 08:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mroyster   Click Here to Email mroyster     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am wondering does anyone know what was the issuing procedures for the Green MSC security badges that were issued during the Apollo era. I have a number of these badges that contain details of the named individual to whom they were issued.

I recently watched Apollo 11 movie directed by Todd Douglas Miller and noticed that in some footage showing the internal entrance to the building. To the side of the lady working on reception appears to be a large stand containing what appears to be these green badges together with their pink counterparts.

If anyone has any insight would love to know how these badges were issued and managed at the time.

kosmo
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posted 10-31-2023 12:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kosmo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just recently purchased an Apollo 12 launch badge with the presidential seal on it. Was this for people that were part of the presidential entourage? In the photo Dr. Thomas Paine is wearing one, I’m not quite sure why. Does anyone have any info on this?

MoonyBlues
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posted 03-27-2024 08:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MoonyBlues   Click Here to Email MoonyBlues     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Would anyone happen to know of the existence of any kind of a KSC Apollo 6 Permanent Firing Room Access badge, or what the nearest equivalent Apollo 6 version of that badge would be?

I'm trying to complete my "Permanent" collection of badges (Apollo 4 through Apollo-Soyuz), but wasn't sure if Apollo 6 used one of those Pink-ish badges that have have no launch stamped on them (I suspect), or if it might have been one of the White MSOB badges, etc. Thanks for any help!


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