12/16/2023 0 Comments Alt nasa shirt![]() ![]() I've just uploaded an update to the NASA Insignia page of my Crew Patches website which attempts to briefly cover the NASA "worm" logoytpe patches used for the early Shuttle program (to STS-51L).Īs mentioned above there appear to be at least three embroidered versions of the design that were worn by astronauts in the early days of the program. The first time in which was sewing on flight suits was for STS-2, right? Was an official insignia for shuttle pilots? Anyone know the history of this particular version? I liked very much the white on blue version of "NASA worm" logo. This is the patch from Dick Scobee's jacket at the Museum of Flight in Seattle: Perhaps a partially-embroidered version was also used in those years? The patch appears to be fully embroidered, and the "S" in it is slightly different from the original artwork. NASA astronauts also wore the worm patch in its square version (no rounded edges) as seen on many portraits from 1978. Unfortunately, I was not able to locate any screen captures or still photos of the closeout crew showing these back patches, but they were quite common in those days. There may have been some additional uncut patches offered in this auction or another recent one, if memory serves. ![]() I think what they did was took these larger patches, trimmed them down, and put an edging around them to apply to the flight suits. This back patch appears to me to be the same stitching and color as the astronaut flight suit patch. Here is one of those patches from the auction: Not too long ago, one of the NASA suit techs/closeout crew members had some items in a Goldberg auction, which made me remember that back in the '80s, the white room guys had blue NASA worms on the back of their coveralls. These do not have the rounded edges and a larger total size than the standard NASA period patch. The white lettering in this version is substantially larger than the standard NASA sleeve patch, and was seen on the blue flight suits up to roughly STS-8: On the blue background/white NASA worm, I did some research and I think this is where they came from. This is an example from Guy Bluford's in-flight shirt: The original NASA worm patches had rounded edges and a "ribbed" stitching in the white area. They show up prominently on the STS-8 crew photo. ![]() I was told by another patch collector that the NASA worm logo patch was made by Lion Brothers, but I had always thought that it was made only by AB Emblem.Īlways thought the white on blue NASA worm patches were neat. I have seen a picture of the Lion Brothers worm patch, but not of an early AB Emblem version.ĭid Lion Brothers make any versions of the NASA 'worm' patch? I recently got a worm logo patch on eBay but I am not sure if it is the same as the one sold back then. Topic: NASA logo "worm" patches (1975-1992)ĭoes anyone have an AB Emblem NASA worm logo patch that they bought in either the 1980s or early 1990s? If so, can you share a picture? Profile | register | preferences | faq | search NASA logo "worm" patches (1975-1992) - collectSPACE: Messages ![]()
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