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  Astronaut Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Astronaut Badge is a military badge of the United States, awarded to military aviation pilots who have completed Astronaut training with NASA and performed a successful space flight.
The Navy Astronaut Badge is issued in a single degree and consists of a Naval Aviator Badge with a centered astronaut emblem.
The badge is identical for both the Navy and the Marine Corps.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astronaut_Badge   (826 words)

  
 army astronaut device and badges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
SYMBOLISM: The badge design is the same as that for Army Aviation (aviator, flight surgeon, crewmember, etc.) with the shooting star and elliptical orbit superimposed over the shield.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY: The appropriate Astronaut Badge may be awarded to any individual who has been awarded any one of the Army Aviation Badges as specified in AR 600-8-22, and who completes a minimum of one operational mission in space (50 miles above earth).
Astronauts, who have not been awarded an aviation badge previously, will be awarded the crewmember badge.
www.ranger95.com /badges/army_astronaut   (185 words)

  
 Army Badges Display Recognitions
Miniature badges are 19/32 inch in height and 2 inches in width; 11/16 inch in height and 2 inches in width; and 23/32 inch in height and 2 inches in width, respectively.
SYMBOLISM: The badge is the same design as that for Army Aviator with the coat of arms of the United States substituted for the shield of the coat of arms of the United States.
At the time authorization of the badge was announced, personnel must have been assigned or attached to a glider or airborne unit or to the Airborne Department of the Infantry School; satisfactorily completed a course of instruction, or participated in at least one combat glider landing into enemy-held territory.
www.amervets.com /replacement/badge.htm   (5573 words)

  
 500th Tomb Guard Badge Is Awarded: Arlington National Cemetery
The Tomb Guard Identification Badge is behind only the Army's Astronaut Badge in rarity of presentation.
On hand for the ceremony were Neale Cosby, badge holder #7, Richard Azzaro, badge holder #19, and Charles (Chuck) Shacochis, badge holder #39.
Badges can be revoked for a number of reasons — primarily revoked for bringing dishonor upon the tomb.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /badge-500.htm   (779 words)

  
 NASA ASTRONAUTS AND SPACE EXPLORATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA | SPACE SHUTTLE.
An astronaut, cosmonaut, spationaut or taikonaut (yuhangyuan) is a person who travels into space, or who makes a career of doing so.
In 1998 the European Space Agency formed a single astronaut corps of 18 by dissolving the former national corps of France, Germany and Italy.
The first astronauts, both in the USA and USSR, tended to be jet fighter pilots, often test pilots, from military backgrounds.
www.solarnavigator.net /aviation_and_space_travel/astronaut.htm   (1816 words)

  
 United States Marine Corps USMC Clip Art, graphics, images
Badge - Navy - Naval - Astronaut Badge BW.bmp
Badge - Navy - Naval - Parachutist Badge - LA.bmp
Badge - USMC - Marksmanship - Rifle Marksman - BW.bmp
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 Kennedy Space Centre tickets
These include the Saturn V Center, the LC39 Observatory Gantry and the breathtaking IMAX® film 'The Dream is Alive' and the 3-D IMAX® experience 'Space Station'.
As if all of this wasn't already enough to dazzle you, the Maximum Access Pass ticket also gains you entry to the Astronaut Hall of Fame, containing amongst the fascinating exhibits the world's largest collection of astronaut and space travel memorabilia.
In the Simulator Station, amazingly realistic astronaut training simulators give guests the opportunity to experience the pressure of gravity and to show piloting skills to the full in landing a space shuttle!
www.orlando-ticket-deals.co.uk /kennedy-space-center   (692 words)

  
 SWC322 Commercial MilArt — Army Medals, Ribbons and Badges
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