Card, Identification
Object number2018.27.82
Manufacturer
Polaroid Corporation
Datec. 1997
MediumPlastic; Paper; Microfilm; Ink
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionNASA Medical Certification for Spaceflight identification card.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.313 × 3.25 × 0.031 in. (5.9 × 8.3 × 0.1 cm)InscriptionsFront of card has printed black text "NASA / National Aeronautics and / Space Administration / Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Houston, Texas 77058 / Medical Certification for Spaceflight / Class IIA / 30 APR 1997 / Expires / JAY APT / Astronaut / JOSEPH DERVAY, M. D. / Examiner / Joseph Dervay MD [signed]".
Reverse of card has printed black text including "BLOOD TYPE:... / ALLERGIES... / MEDICAL INSURANCE... / IN CASE OF EMERGENCY... / THE MICROFILM IN THIS CARD CONTAINS IDENTIFICATION, EMERGENCY NOTIFICA- / TION AND IMPORTANT MEDICAL HISTORY / WHICH CAN BE READ ON ANY MICROFILM / READER, HANDHELD VIEWER, MICROSCOPE, / OR MAGNIFYING GLASS."
MarksReverse of card is white with repeated gray text "POLAROID".
Historical NotesNASA medical certification for spaceflight, issued to Jay Apt. Astronauts were required to undergo an annual physical examination at the Johnson Space Center Flight Medicine Clinic. The card acted as a medical insurance and information card when Astronauts were travelling. This certification card was the last issued to Apt before his retirement from NASA on May 31, 1997.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related institution
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Related institution
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Related institution
Joseph Dervay MD
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