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ARTIFACT:
This is an Extremely Rare circa 1958 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Patrol (Eventually Security Force) Hat Badge.
1 Oct. 1958 On this date the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operation. At the time it consisted of only about 8,000 employees and an annual budget of $100 million. In addition to a small headquarters staff in Washington that directed operations, NASA had at the time three major research laboratories inherited from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics-the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory established in 1918, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory activated near San Francisco in 1940, and the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory built at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1941-and two small test facilities, one for high-speed flight research at Muroc Dry Lake in the high desert of California and one for sounding rockets at Wallops Island, Virginia. It soon added several other government research organizations.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1958.
SIZE:
Approximately 2-5/8" in height x 2-15/16" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Gold-Plated Nickel, with gold-plated brass disk backing.
ATTACHMENT:
Two screw post with disc backing.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a NASA collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. KAJJK23 LFGEX07/13/23 hldFGJX07/25/23 depVAJJX07/25/23
CONDITION:
7+ (Very Fine+): The badge shows minor wear to the highest-point, and handsome patina.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
