General Information

Serial #

4793

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper card with a synthetic covering and a metal clip.

Dimensions

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

Length

8.3 cm

Width

8.3 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NASA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Alabama

City

Huntsville

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Alabama

Period

1964

Canada

Founded in 1960, the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama’s first mission was developing the Saturn rockets for NASA’s Apollo Program. This visitor pass was issued to Owen Maynard on or before January 2, 1964 and provides material evidence of his presence and contributions to the Apollo Program, as he was a frequent visitor to Marshall Space Flight Center, as Chief of Systems Engineering of the Apollo Program he was responsible for ensuring that all the different components of the Apollo spacecrafts worked together and with the Saturn V rocket, and the ground facilities. 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.

Function

To identify an individual as an official visitor to the George C. Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville Alabama.

Technical

The metal clip on the back of the card allows users to attach the card to their clothing, implying the card was meant to be kept visibly on their person.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the proper front: "[logo] NASA/ OFFICIAL/ VISITOR/ GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE/ FLIGHT/ CENTER/ HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA/ BADGE NO. 4793/ NAME/ MR. MAYNARD/ REPRESENTING/ NASA, MSC/ EXPIRES/ 2-4-64/ MO"/ Printed on the proper back: "WARNING/ This Credential is the Property of the United/ States Government. Its Counterfeiting, Alter-/ ation or Misuse is a Violation of Section 499,/ Title 18, United States Code."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

White and black paper tag with black and white printed text and a red line in a clear synthetic sleeve with a silver-coloured metal clip.

Decoration

N/A