- From The Collection Of
- Ingenium
- Accession Number
- 2023.0020
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Space Technology, Commemorative, Awards
- Artist / Manufacturer
- Ballou, Ballou (manufacturer)
- Date / Period
- 1969 (creation date)
- 2023 (collection date)
- Presented in 1969, kept by Owen Maynard until 2000. (period)
- Place
- Unknown (creation)
- United States of America, Texas (use)
- Description
- Metal lapel pin fastener.
Gold-coloured metal fastener.
Incised on the proper back: "BALLOU/ REG'D"
Appears complete - History of Use
- To secure lapel pin to fabric.
- Narrative
- The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is awarded to those in the U.S. Federal Service who have made significant contributions leading to substantial improvement to NASA programs. Some notable Canadian recipients include astronauts Chris Hadfield, Dave Williams, Steve MacLean, Marc Garneau and Julie Payette. This NASA Exceptional Service Medal lapel pin was awarded to Owen Maynard for his contributions to the Apollo Program in 1969. 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. The NASA Exceptional Service Medal traditionally consists of the medal, two pins and a certificate. Maynard’s medal and one of the two pins were stolen in 2022. The remaining pin provides material evidence of Maynard’s contributions to the Apollo Program, as recognized by NASA’s governing body.
The small gold pin is designed to be pinned to clothing, namely the lapel of a jacket, indicating that it was designed for male users in mind. - See Elsewhere
- ingenium.ca
- Record Rights
- © Ingenium
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