![]() ![]() One of my favorite pieces is an Apollo 16 porcelain beer mug with just the patch emblem on it. I just did a quick count of what I can see on my office wall and came up with 90 different cups, mugs, steins, shot glasses etc. Another, which either is in storage or is "somewhere" is a mug that was issued for the then-forthcoming first shuttle flight from Vandenberg AFB. One is a mug with the space shuttle Enterprise Approach and Landing Test program emblem on front and the name of Ozzie Reid's wife on back. I have two items I picked up, although it's not my main interest. That (non-space fan) was not all that impressed. I once had Buzz sign one of the Apollo 11 Wedgwood plates as a gift for someone. I have a few glasses, shot glasses, mugs, and plates. One is an Al Worden stein with the inscription, "Let me assure you that at no time during my 75 lunar orbits did I see a Bavarian behind the moon." I also have one of Buzz Aldrin's Air Force mugs. I don't have many in my collection, but there are a few mugs that I felt inclined to acquire. And meals are tastier when served on a space-themed plate too! Space & Rocket Center, or a vintage ascent/entry mug from mission control. Special drinks go into a space mug - maybe one from the U.S. I love the inexpensive Apollo glasses found on eBay and use those for my everyday drinking. Just wondering how many others there are in the space collecting community. I'm still unpacking my space stuff and trying to make some order of it all, so I'm not really sure how much I have or where any holes are - so don't ask for any stats right now. Topic: Collecting space mugs and glasswareĪre there any others out there that have the same passion for collecting space mugs and glasses? The bulk of my drinkware items are the coffee mugs. ![]() Profile | register | preferences | faq | search Kranz receives this prestigious award as a result of a career of excellence and service in NASA’s space program.Collecting space mugs and glassware - collectSPACE: Messages He continued providing expertise for many other NASA missions throughout his career, including the Skylab Program and Space Shuttle operations. His leadership during the Apollo 13 crisis became well known to subsequent generations thanks to the popular Ron Howard film Apollo 13 (1995) as well as Kranz’s own book and public speaking. He assumed flight director roles with Project Gemini and eventually the Apollo Program, including Apollo 11. Kranz became assistant flight director for Project Mercury with the NASA Space Task Group at Langley, Virginia, in 1960. In 1958, he worked as a flight-test engineer for McDonnell Aircraft developing the Quail Decoy Missile for B-52 and B-47 aircraft. Air Force, flying high-performance jet fighters including the F-80, F-86, and F-100. Kranz was honored for his remarkable accomplishments and success with NASA’s Mission Control for 34 years, from Project Mercury through STS-61, the first Hubble servicing mission. Kranz received the award at an event earlier this November. The museum awarded Kranz its 2021 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement. To that end, Kranz’s position in history was honored recently by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. ![]() His cool, decisive leadership kept his Mission Control teams on course and performing at a high level while keeping NASA’s astronauts safe. Gene Kranz is as legendary a figure at NASA Johnson Space Center as anyone, which is noteworthy since he never flew into space. It’s currently on loan to the center from Catherine Colella in honor of Frances “Poppy” Northcutt, who was the first female engineer to work in Mission Control. This personal item was on Kranz’s Mission Control console during the Apollo 11 & 13 missions. They jokingly called him “Flu FD,” short for “flu flight director.” Travel though space history in our Starship Gallery timeline and see a new artifact – Gene Kranz’s Mug.įlight controllers gave this custom mug to Flight Director Gene Kranz after a flu outbreak among his Mission Control team in the mid-1960’s. ![]()
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