How can I locate and purchase hard to find NASA mission and specialty patches?

Question

I collect NASA space mission patches and am looking for some of the more harder to locate ones that you see in photos, but are given only to contractors or members within the field. I have a good collection, of one-of-a-kind patches and am not looking to sell them, but only to be had for my personal collection.

Answer 1

Have you tried Ebay? I have a few "one-of-a-kind" patches that my dad has given me over the years. He's a NASA employee. Not sure I'd wanna part with them though. Google it and see what you come up with. Good luck.

Edit--I just thought of something you might want to try. There's a place near Johnson Space Center In Houston called "The Space Store." They might be able to help you. Here's the link: http://www.spacehab.com/smi/spacestore.htm

Answer 2

Hi,
I used to work for North American/Rockwell/Boeing and have several of these patches both in fabric and in paper. Not sure where they are since I retired 7 years ago, but will look for them.
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Answer 3

Here are a couple of websites that may sell what you are looking for.
http://www.thespacestore.com/
http://shopnasa.com/
You might try contacting someone who works at one of the centers. They may be able to get them for you at the ERC or they may be able to put an ad in the site newsletter for you. Or you can always try ebay.

Answer 4

http://www.ebay.com