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Topic: 1973 'You've come a long way, baby' patch
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space4u
Member Posts: 269
From: Cleveland, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted January 31, 2007 06:00 PM
   
I need help for the identification of a patch that has a blue background and a red outline and says "NASA 73" and "You've come a long way baby!" There's also a R and N inside of flight wings and the number 12 in the center of the patch.Thanks so much for any help, Marcy |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2300
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted February 01, 2007 07:05 AM
That's an NASA Nurse patch. I believe Gene Dorr's website or spacepatches.nl can provide you with the details.Tim |
spacy
Member Posts: 14
From: Karlsruhe, southwest Germany
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted February 01, 2007 02:28 PM
Does it look like this? |
space4u
Member Posts: 269
From: Cleveland, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted February 01, 2007 03:54 PM
Yes that is exactly the patch in question. Was it ever used for anything specific?
Thanks for your help, Marcy |
spacy
Member Posts: 14
From: Karlsruhe, southwest Germany
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted February 02, 2007 11:18 AM
That's the info I found:"This patch was designed and ordered by 12 nurses who went through NASA astronaut training in 1973. The 12 passed with "flying colors" but were never given the option of joining the program." |
space4u
Member Posts: 269
From: Cleveland, OH USA
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted February 03, 2007 07:43 PM
Thanks for the information everyone!--Marcy |
perineau
Member Posts: 19
From: FRANCE
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted November 18, 2008 01:45 PM
Does anyone have the names of these 12 nurses? I've contacted different "women in space" websites and NASA with no success. Any help would be most appreciated! (It's for a space history project.) |
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