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thisismills
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posted 07-18-2017 05:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wanted to announce that I have now made live a resource that I have been informally using on my computer to aid in personal collecting interests. Now named Souvenirs of Space, it is a site which was inspired by several threads on cS over the years.

I've compiled an archive of photos and documents located over three decades of collecting for the sole purpose of helping others. Several people on cS have graciously beta tested it for me and based on their feedback I've focused on just a few popular topics, listed below, for which a representative guide was not yet (and still isn't) publicly available. I hope that through more time discussing, researching, and refining the details of what has been initially put together, a final resting place for this information could be on an established website, like cS or spaceflownartifacts.com, just as examples.

In the meantime, please enjoy the site as a working location with updates planned roughly once every month or as needed, especially when significant new discoveries are made. I welcome all comments and look forward to your help in improving the experience and accuracy of the site.

Finally, if you have any photos and/or documents you wish to share feel free to use this thread, contact me though my profile, or the website directly. Thank you!

Indy500
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posted 07-20-2017 06:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Indy500   Click Here to Email Indy500     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great site and collection! Thanks for sharing!

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 07-20-2017 07:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hart Sastrowardoyo   Click Here to Email Hart Sastrowardoyo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a photo of the placard showing a Suffolk Co., New York flag, as well as a photo of that flag, which was flown on STS-27 by Gibson. Also have a photo showing Gibson holding an STS-27 patch presentation which was given to Cooperstown, New York.

thisismills
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posted 07-21-2017 10:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sounds great, email the photos my way and I'll put them up.

thisismills
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posted 08-07-2017 07:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This week added five OFK manifests for missions: STS-51A, STS-51D, STS-51G, STS-51I, and STS-61B.

4allmankind
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posted 08-07-2017 08:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 4allmankind   Click Here to Email 4allmankind     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great job with this site. Yeoman's work.

neo1022
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posted 08-07-2017 10:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for neo1022   Click Here to Email neo1022     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone have a scan of the stowage lists for STS-3 or Apollo 9?

Astro Rich
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posted 08-13-2017 09:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Astro Rich   Click Here to Email Astro Rich     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Love the site! Great job!

thisismills
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posted 09-27-2017 08:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A quick update for September, added four more shuttle OFK manifests to the site. Here are a few counts from each for those who are keeping track:
  • STS-30, 616 Silver Snoopy pins and 7305 small USA flags.
  • STS-31, 560 Silver Snoopy pins and 7306 small USA flags.
  • STS-34, 410 Silver Snoopy pins and 1300 small USA flags.
  • STS-41, 355 Silver Snoopy pins and 1370 small USA flags.

spaced out
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posted 09-28-2017 05:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaced out   Click Here to Email spaced out     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for these updates, your site is an amazing resource.

In terms of Silver Snoopy pins it's interesting to see the divide between the first 25 flights — with no more than 100 pins per flight, and often 0 — and the post-Challenger "return to flight" missions.

There were more pins flown on STS-26 and 27 alone (732 and 932) than on the first 25 flights combined (640 for the 20 with figures).

Later on things settled down to around 100 to 200 pins per mission but for a while the numbers were huge.

thisismills
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posted 01-23-2018 07:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Update for January, added five more shuttle OFK manifests to the site. Here are a few counts from each for those who are keeping track:
  • STS-5, 84 Silver Snoopy pins and 500 small USA flags.
  • STS-88, 280 Silver Snoopy pins and 337 small USA flags.
  • STS-100, 120 Silver Snoopy pins and 372 small USA flags.
  • STS-103, 121 Silver Snoopy pins and 452 small USA flags.
  • STS-106, 120 Silver Snoopy pins and 551 small USA flags.

denali414
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posted 01-24-2018 07:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for the Lucite work! it has really helped me a lot.

hoorenz
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posted 01-24-2018 08:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hoorenz   Click Here to Email hoorenz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Bit puzzled by the STS-5 2000 3x3 inch octagon Satellite Business System vinyl emblems (item 9 on the OFK list). The original art indeed is an octagon, but the flown emblems presented after the flight were round.

thisismills
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posted 04-03-2019 08:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Update for the first quarter of 2019.

A total of 11 documents added to the Shuttle OFK page: STS-84, 86, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, and 102.

Number of Silver Snoopy pins carried:

  • STS-84: 50
  • STS-86: 100
  • STS-89: 60
  • STS-90: 95
  • STS-91: 110
  • STS-93: 80
  • STS-95: 125
  • STS-96: 80
  • STS-98: 220
  • STS-99: 80
  • STS-102: 120

thisismills
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posted 06-08-2019 09:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Update for the second quarter of 2019.

A total of 11 documents added to the Shuttle OFK page for missions: STS-69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, and 82.

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