W. J. Sawchuck

The Badge Collector. Preserving history, one badge at a time.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

The dark side of the #Apollo11 moon man. This underexposed 1962 photo was rejected for use on Neil Armstrong's 1st NASA astronaut ID badge.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@VanleeuwenJune @DHSgov Plastic.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

#OTD 16 August 1969, A day in honor of the successful #Apollo11 Mission and the attainment of our Nation goal. Celebration held at the Astrodome in Houston, TX. #NASA #SpaceHistory #OnThisDay

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@elonmusk @SpaceX This is Elon’s brain 🧠. This is Elon’s brain on drugs 🤯. Any questions?

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

Happy #AlanBean Day to all that celebrate. #NASA #otd #Apollo12 #SpaceHistory

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@ScottAdamsSays &@*%* Dingbat!

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@darrenrovell Astronaut boss Deke Slayton's Apollo 11 Mission Control Center access badge. Here's Deke talking to Armstrong and Aldrin shortly after their return to the LM following the completion of their historic moonwalk.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

55 years ago #OnThisDay 13 Aug 1969: Freshly out of quarantine, the #Apollo11 crew attends ticker tape parades in both NYC and Chicago. This Chicago parade security access pass comes from the collection of ABC News technician, Al Kassel. #otd #SpaceHistory

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@ScottAdamsSays Well, at least he followed directions. He DID pause a moment before he read “pause “ 😀😞

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

@milescortez @GuyAdami Sure is. The Magnificent Seven.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

NASA KSC chief of security, Charles Buckley, escorts astronauts #DekeSlayton, #VanceBrand, and #ThomasStafford to launch complex 39-B at the start of the ASTP mission on 15 July 1975.

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

First Kennedy Space Center chief of security (and legendary astronaut escort), Charles Buckley’s Apollo-Soyuz mission access badge. #otd #NASA #KSC #SpaceHistory

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

#NASA Astronaut #AlanBean’s #Apollo-Soyuz Health Stabilization Program (HSP) badge. Bean, as ASTP backup commander, wore this badge during the 3-week period of quarantine prior to the launch of the mission on 15 July 1975. #SpaceHistory

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

Happy #JohnYoung Day to all those who celebrate! #NASA #SpaceHistory #OTD

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

Thanks again for saving 1968, to the crew of #Apollo8 and all those who watched over them back home on “The Good Earth”. #OTD #SpaceHistory #NASA

[W. J. Sawchuck @TheRealSawchuck]

#Apollo17 Deputy Director of Launch Operations, Dr. Robert H. Gray’s firing room access badge and #NASA photographer Bill Taub’s LCC OSR badge. Both badges were worn in the LCC during the launch of the last crewed mission to the moon (7 Dec 1972). Photo credit: Bill Taub. #OTD