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Robert Pearlman
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Retrorocket Emblems release
'Max Peck' Gag Name Tag Patch

It's been said that when NASA was interviewing Gemini astronaut candidates, they had them all register at the Rice Hotel in Houston as "Max Peck" (which turns out to be the name of the hotel manager). This patc requires some suspension of belief in order to imagine all of these pilots, test pilots and aviators mingling in the hotel lounge wearing all the same name tag, While this never happened, this name tag is a bit of a play on this imaginary moment of an actual event.

The patch is 3 1/2" wide and includes a matching decal. This patch will come mounted on Velcro, which is a first for Retrorocket Emblems. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did imagining it!

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