MS-377 Major Blanton NASA Patch Collection

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1 MS-377 Major Blanton NASA Patch Collection Wright State University Special Collections & Archives Processed by Aaron Buczkowski July, 2008

2 Scope and Content Note The Maj. Blanton Patch Collection contains over 280 patches. These patches are of the marrowed-edge, souvenir variety. The greater portion of the collection relates to space shuttle missions. The breadth of the mission patches runs from the beginning of the space shuttle program with Space Transport System, STS-1 in April, 1981 and ending with STS-63 in February of As well, there is the mission patch for STS-110 of April, The remaining series in the collection contain other space related patches, military patches, and a number of novelty patches, many pertaining to aircraft and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. A finding aid is included. Series I, Space Shuttle Mission and Related Patches Series I contains 103 space shuttle mission and mission related patches. The patches span shuttle missions 1 in 1981 through 63 in Along with copies of the official mission patches, there are patches that relate to the specific experiments conducted on the given mission. The patches are organized chronologically in order of mission launch date. Series II, Other Space Programs and NASA Projects Other than the Space Shuttle Patches Series II contains 100 patches that pertain to space technologies other than the shuttle. The series is arranged alphabetically by topic. Some of the topics included are the European Space Agency, other NASA related projects, and patches of the Soviet Union space program. Series III, United States Military Patches Series III contains patches issued by the branches of the United States armed forces. There are 26 patches in this series. The majority of these patches were issued by the Air Force or the Navy. There is one Army issued patch in the series. Series IV, Novelty Patches Series IV is the last series of the collection. It contains 56 novelty patches. Many of them are aircraft related. Two of the patches are comedic commentary on the Navy s Tailhook scandal. As well, there are a number of patches that relate to America s foreign engagements of the latter part of the 20 th century.

3 Series I: Space Shuttle Mission and Related Patches Box File Description Date 1 1 Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Canadarm (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System) Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS-8 (Night Launch) Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS-9 (Unofficial Patch) Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS-41-B ACES (Acoustical Containerless Experiment System) Mission Patch STS-41-C Mission Patch STS-41-D OAST-1 (Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology) Mission Patch STS-41-G Mission Patch STS-41-G (Canadian Patch) Mission Patch STS-51-A Mission Patch STS-51-C Mission Patch STS-51-D 1985

4 23 Mission Patch STS-51-D (Walker and Garn Not Listed) Mission Patch STS-51-D (Senator Jake Garn) Mission Patch STS-51-B Spacelab 3 Microgravity Spacelab 3 ATMOS Mission Patch STS-51-G Mission Patch STS-51-G (French CNES) Mission Patch STS-51-G (Same Style as STS-51-D, Error?) Mission Patch STS-51-F Spacelab Mission Patch STS-51-I Mission Patch STS-51-J Mission Patch STS-61-A Mission Patch STS-61-A Science Astronaut ESA/NASA Spacelab Erste Deutsche Spacelab Mission (First German) Mission Patch STS-61-B Mission Patch STS-61-C NASA Hitchhiker Mission Patch STS-51-L Challenger Memorial Teacher in Space Mission Patch STS-61-E (Canceled) Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS

5 48 Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS JPL-NASA Magellan Mission Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS ASTRO Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Spacelab Life Sciences Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS International Microgravity Laboratory Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS

6 73 Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Spacelab J Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS German D-2 Atomic Oxygen Exposure Tray Mission Patch STS European Retrievable Carrier Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Spacelab Life Sciences Mission Patch STS st Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS OAST Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS International Microgravity Lab Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS Mission Patch STS

7 98 Mission Patch STS Space Shuttle 100 Space Shuttle SPC Team 101 Shuttle Carriers of America DFRC JSC 102 Gulfstream Shuttle Trainer 103 Shuttle Chase Team Series II: Other Space Programs and NASA Projects Other than the Space Shuttle Patches Box File Description Date Canadian 104 Canadian Astronaut Program Department of Defense Strategic Defense Initiative Patches 105 Pegasus-Lightsat-Microsat 106 Defense Support Program 107 Department of Defense Strategic Defense Initiative 108 SPAS III 109 BSTS A Posse Ad Esse European Space Agency Patches 110 Ariane Rocket 111 Earthnet 112 Eureca 113 Spacelab 114 Space Telescope Project 115 Olympus 1

8 Government 116 Joint Planning Staff for Space Patch NASA Aircraft Patches 117 XV X-29 A 119 X National Aero-Space Plane NASA Commemorative Patches 121 Friendship Apollo Apollo-Soyuz 124 Astronauts Killed in Action NASA Dryden Flight Research Center 125 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center 126 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Ames Research Center 127 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, SRV 128 NASA Dryden-Langley, DAST 128A NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Digital Electronic Engine Control NASA General Patches th Anniversary Endeavour Shuttle Crew Escape Team Member 132 Space Camp 132A Space Exploration Team NASA Kennedy Space Center

9 133 Launch Processing System (LPS-19) 134 Manned Space Flight Engineer 135 Mission Control (With Rocket) 136 Mission Control (Without Rocket) 137 National Space Technology Lab NASA Missions 138 List of All NASA Missions 139 Mars Probe 140 Viking 141 Voyager NASA Programs 142 Access 143 Ease/Access Mission 144 Freedom Space Station 145 GPS NAVSTAR 146 HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology) 147 MMU (Manned Maneuvering Unit) 148 Mission Adaptive Wing 149 Oblique Wing 150 Small Self-Contained Payloads 151 W Winglets 152A Simulations and Compatibility Test Branch 152B TDRSS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System) NASA-Vandenberg Air Force Base

10 153 California Astronautics and Space Administration 154 Discovery Launch Site 155 S-Cargo Ops 156 Space Shuttle Vandenberg AFB 157 Van D. Berg Space Mechanic 158 Vandenberg Pad Operations 159 Western Shuttle Spaceport Rockets/Missiles 160 Atlas 161 ASAT 162 British Aerospace HOTOL 163 Delta II 164 Hermes 165 IUS (Internal Upper Stage) 166 Martin Marietta Small ICBM (Midgetman Missile) 167 Orbital Sciences Corporation 168 PAM D II 168A Pegasus 169 MM-CDB/PCK You Can Run-You ll Only Die Tired 170 Missile Experimental (Peacekeeper) 171 Missile Experimental Guidance and Control (Peacekeeper) 172 Missile Experimental Test Team (Peacekeeper) 173 Peacekeeper Flight X 174 Peacekeeper Flight XII 175 Peacekeeper Flight XIII

11 176 Peacekeeper Flight XIV 177 Peacekeeper Flight XV 178 Peacekeeper Rail Garrison 179 Peacekeeper System ICBM 180 Peacekeeper Vandenberg AFB 181 Shuttle Centaur 182 STS-IV Flow A Go for Stack 183 Titan 34D 184 Titan 34D D2 185 Titan IV Assured Access to Space 186 Titan IV-4 An Excellent Adventure ASTG 187 Titan IV-5 Eve First Launch Western Test Range 188 Titan IV-8 Vroom-Hilda Western Test Range Soviet Space Program 189 Buran Program 190 Confederation of Independent States Flag 191 Cosmonaut 192 International Cosmonaut Intercosmos 193 Salyut Space Station 194 Space Station MIR 195 SARSAT 196 Sputnik Commemorative 196A Soviet Union Flag 196B Soviet/French Soyuz T6 Mission 196C Glavkosmos Design Bureau

12 Series III: United States Military Patches Box File Description Date United States Air Force nd Satellite Control Squadron FTS (Fighter Training Squadron) th Aerospace Test Wing th Missile Test Group (Subdued) 201 Aerospace Defense Command 202 Operation Arc Light 203 Space Command 204 Space Command (Subdued) 205 Space and Missile Test Center 206 Tactical Air Command (Subdued) 207 Thunderbirds (One Plane Inside Star) 208 Thunderbirds (Five Planes Inside Star) 209 USAF Independence SRB Retrieval 210 Vandenberg Launch & Landing Site 211 Western Space and Missile Center (Subdued) United States Army 212 United States Army in Vietnam United States Navy 213 BB-61 USS Iowa 214 BB-62 USS New Jersey

13 215 BB-63 USS Missouri 216 CV-61 USS Ranger 217 CVN-68 USS Nimitz 218 FF-1074 USS Harold E. Holt Operation Desert Shield United Nations Joint Services 219 Blue Angels 220 Fighter Weapons School 221 Pacific Missile Test Center 222 SOOS III 223 SOOS 4 for 4 Navy Navigation Satellite Series IV: Novelty Patches Box File Description Date Aircraft/ Air Show 224 A-6 Intruder 225 A AC-130 Gunship Spectre 227 AC-130 H Gunship Spectre 228 (AC-130 Gunship) Spectre Patience My Ass I m Gonna Kill Something 229 AH-1 Cobra 230 B B-1 Flight Test Swing Wing Crow 232 B-1 B (SAC Shield Inset in Color) 233 B-1 B (Silver Border) 234 C-17

14 235 F-4 Phantom 236 (F-4) Phantom Phanatics 237 F F (F-14) Anytime, Baby! 240 (F-14) Tomcat 241 F-15 ASAT Combined Test Force 242 (F-15) Eagle Driver 243 (F-15) Eagle Keeper 244 F-15 Strike Eagle 245 F F-16 AFTI (Grey Livery) 247 F-16 AFTI (Thunderbirds Livery) 248 F/A-18 Hornet Handler 249 F-104 Starfighter 250 F-117 Stealth Grimreapers 251 F-117 A Desert Storm First Strike 252 SR (Diamond Shaped Patch) 253 SR-71 Black Bird 3+ (With Skunk Works Logo) 254 SR-71 HABU 255 U-2 Flight Test 256 Air Force Museum B Air Force Museum P Confederate Air Force Ghost Squadron 258A Confederate Air Force Blood Chit

15 259 NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) Wing 260 Omni Gang T-6 Aerobatics Comet 261 Comet Halley Coming to a Sky Near You!! 1986 Desert Shield 262 Desert Shield (Green Border) Imminent Thunder 1990 (Marine Corps) Operation Desert Shield (Brown Border) 265 Operation Desert Shield U.S. Armed Forces 266 Operation Desert Shield U.S. Marine Corps Desert Storm 267 Desert Storm 1991 (Orange Border) Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club 269 Operation Desert Storm Victory 270 Persian Excursion 271 Operation Desert Storm Persian Gulf War Grenada 272 Grenada (With marine Corps & 82 nd Airborne Logos) 273 Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury Participant Navy 274 I Survived the Tailhook 91 Witch Hunt NIS Olympics Tailhook Top Gun Panama

16 277 Just Cuz You Pissed U.S. Off The EF-111 Over Panama Unknown 278 Trolls XX (Incredible Hulk) Vietnam 279 Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club