re: Space patches... (1.25 MB)
I ordered all of the Apollo patches out of the back the Astronomy Magazine. It was aroun 1980 and I was probably 12 or so. I stuffed something like $40 in cash and sent it in with the order form.
I never got the patches but I did learn about what happens when you send cash through the mail.
I wish I had those patches now. I do have a few of the Shuttle's patches from the 1980's, including the last flight of the Challenger.