Badge, Identification
Object number2018.27.78
Date1986
MediumPaper; Plastic; Metal
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionNASA Out of Air badge.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4 × 3.688 × 0.5 in. (10.2 × 9.4 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsFront of card has printed black text "National Aeronautics and / Space Administration / John F. Kennedy Space Center / NASA / Out of Air / DEC 01 1986 / DATE / 01 / NO."
Reverse of card has printed black text including "WARNING / Property of the U.S. Government, issued / for official use until completion of operation. / ... / This badge may be kept as a souvenir. / Kenneth[?] E. Lopez [signed] / Security Officer".
Historical NotesNASA badge worn by Jay Apt during a Space Shuttle launch site emergency drill on December 1, 1986. The emergency drill was conducted as part of the post-Challenger crash return-to-flight efforts at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). A group of astronauts led by astronaut Frank Culbertson played the part of a Space Shuttle crew during the drill. The “Out of Air” signified that the crewmember issued the badge had run out of the emergency air supply provided as part of the crew equipment at launch and was designed to elicit the proper response from KSC emergency personnel.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related institution
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Related institution
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Related institution
United States Government
On View
Not on view
1969
HID Global
c. 2011
