![]() ![]() ![]() "I was a poor kid, born at Brighton Road, Balsall Heath, and I'm standing in a spaceport in New Mexico and I'm going to space on Friday. "That's the reality, I'm very proud of that," he explained. He said he bought a ticket 18 years ago "when it was considerably cheaper", although the trip was still costing "hundreds of thousands of pounds". Mr Beattie will become the 667th human being to leave the planet. ![]() "The big difference with Galactic is we're a self-selecting bunch of Herberts." His Apollo hero Buzz Aldrin - whose signature adorns his old schoolwork - had been, he said, "rigorously chosen" by NASA. Add to Favourites Space Shuttle Sweatshirt - Retro Rocket Ship Blueprint Pullover - Astronaut Unisex Sweater (701) Sale Price CA49. "Not only did I dream of it, I expected it," he added. Very rare vintage jacket NASA US NAVY crew experimental test (27) CA 530.21. He said of his old exercise book from Moseley School of Art: "At the back of my school project, I've got a little kind of dotted rectangle where I'd planned to glue the tiny Birmingham Evening Mail article about 'Brummie lad goes to space', because I fully expected that by the time I was really old, 16 or 17, everyone would be going it wouldn't be a big deal. He first began looking to the stars when he was 11, having become obsessed with NASA's Apollo missions. Under the seat of pilot Kelly Latimer will be Mr Beattie's old schoolwork, in which he left room decades ago to paste newspaper reports of his endeavours, so certain was he that he would go to space. (Photos of jacket in daylight and studio lighting, color varies by light.But he added the boy he used to be would be with him for the ride.īirmingham-born Mr Beattie, 64, an advertising executive, is due to take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico on Friday. Men's Chest Sizes 36 through 52 will be available. Luna Replicas spent over a year developing these jackets with our custom manufacturer in Los Angeles, to bring you the finest wearable, museum-quality reproduction possible. (Also available without patches in a limited run HERE) Also sewn to the jacket is a piece if Velcro Brand fastener loop tape for your name badge and wings on the right chest, as worn originally by NASA astronauts in the 1960s and early 70s (and we now make custom vintage-style leather wings AVAILABLE HERE ). These patches are embroidered on original machinery with vintage materials, matching the originals in every way (a $25 value alone). Wear your jacket proudly knowing that it can withstand the elements.Įach jacket comes with a vintage-style "Type 5" NASA logo patch sewn on. These jackets are water resistant and ready for any mission! The waterproofing is sturdy out of the box, but softens up with wear or after a drycleaning or two. ![]() These jackets are built from the ground up using historic examples to recreate the original jackets, exactly as they were made for the Apollo astronauts & crews toward the end of the Apollo Program and into the Skylab period.Īll facets match the original Type 3 jackets exactly: including single-piece woven cuffs, reinforced sleeve zipper, dark gray colored main zipper, black leather zipper tabs, original new-old-stock black enameled pocket snaps, heavy white "combat nylon" lining fabric, and a water-resistant shell fabric that is indistinguishable from the original. Luna Replicas brings you the continuation of our flagship line, "Flight Wear" Type 3 Gold NASA flight jackets. ![]()
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