General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper card with a synthetic covering.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.8 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NASA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Texas

City

Houston

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Texas

Period

1969

Canada

This NASA access pass was issued to Owen Maynard for the Apollo 11 Mission, which was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon and launched on July 16, 1969. Maynard was a Canadian engineer who started at NASA as an Aeronautical Research Engineer for the Space Task Group, working first on Project Mercury before turning to the Apollo Program. He became integral to the early design of the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. Maynard was the first person to begin working on the design of the Lunar Module in 1961 and became Chief of Systems Engineering in the Apollo Program Office in 1964. Maynard took shifts during the Apollo 11 Mission in the Spacecraft Analysis Room (SPAN), right outside the main Mission Operation Control Room, where he was on hand in case any problems arose. Maynard was at home, asleep for Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s Moon walk, as he knew he needed to be well rested to handle any issues that were to arise during his next shift for the Lunar Module takeoff, which he saw as more complex.

Function

To identify an individual and allow them access into the Mission Operation Control Room at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center during the Apollo 11 Mission.

Technical

The green colour of this access pass indicates that the user was allowed access into the Mission Operation Control Room at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center during the Apollo 11 Mission. The Mission Operation Control Room was where engineers, technicians and other NASA employees monitored all aspects of the Apollo 11 Mission. The card is covered in a clear plastic to protect it from wear. The hole punch at the top of the card allows users to attach the card to a clip, implying the card was meant to be kept visibly on their person.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Printed on the proper front: "MCC-HOUSTON/ FIRST MANNED LUNAR LANDING/ 11/ NASA - MSC/ HOUSTON, TEX/ NAME/ O. MAYNARD/ A V"/ Printed on the proper back: "WARNING/ ISSUED FOR OFFICIAL USE OF THE/ HOLDER DESIGNATED HEREON. USE/ OR POSSESSION BY ANY OTHER PER-/ SON IS UNLAWFUL AND WILL MAKE/ THE OFFENDER LIABLE TO HEAVY/ PENALTY./ 18 USC 499, 506, AND 701./ IF FOUND/ DROP IN NEAREST U. S. MAIL BOX/ POSTAGE GUARANTEED. RETURN TO/ MANNED SPACECRAFT/ CENTER/ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058/ MSC FORM 510C (JUN 69) (OT)"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Green paper pass with black markings on the proper front and back and covered in a clear synthetic.

Decoration

On the proper front is a drawn representation of the surface of the moon, a lunar module, an orbitting spacecraft, and a large "11".