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

9.5 cm

Width

6.4 cm

Height

N/A

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

Texas

City

Houston

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Texas

Period

November 9, 1967

Canada

Apollo 4 (SA-501) was the uncrewed first test flight of the Saturn V rocket on November 9, 1967, which was the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon. Apollo 4 carried CSM-017, a Block I design of the Command and Service Modules, for testing purposes. CSM-017 did not have the capability to dock with a Lunar Module (LM). This NASA access pass was issued to Owen Maynard for the Apollo 4 Mission and provides material evidence of Maynard’s presence and contribution to the Mission as Chief of Systems Engineering for the Apollo Program. 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 and allow them access into the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center during the Apollo 4 Mission (SA-501).

Technical

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 of the tag: "NASA MSC/ MCC-HOUSTON/ NAME/ OWEN E./ MAYNARD/ MISSION/ GEMINI (printed vertically)/ MISSION/ 501/ A/ APOLLO (printed vertically)/ RETURN BADGE TO SECURITY"/ Printed on the proper back: "WA[RN]ING/ 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 MAIL BOX/ POSTAGE GUARANTEED. RETURN TO/ MANNED SPACECRAFT/ CENTER/ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058/ MSC FORM 510A (REV JAN 66)"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Pink paper tag with black printed markings and a red stamped ink letter, and a clear synthetic cover.

Decoration

N/A