
ASTP tracking and satellite stations
Spanish rubber stamp cachets from 70's and 80's were created by Jose Manuel Grandela, who was a NASA employee in Spanish tracking stations in Madrid (Fresnedillas and Robledo de Chavela). As astrocollector, he produced hundreds of different RSC covers from Apollo to STS.

Goddard Space Flight Center


Goddard Space Flight Center

Network Operations Control Center

last day of ASTP slogan postmark

facsimile of William Edeline - station director

facsimile of William Edeline - station director black ASTP cachet

signed by Earl Jackson - DSS-13 director

signed by Thomas Potter - DSS-11/12 director

facsimile of Charles Koscielski - DSS-14 director

Jul 15, 1975

Jul 24, 1975


Agana, Guam



facsimile of James Jackson - station director uncommon black ASTP cachet

Telemetry tracking station




15 Jul, 1975

17 Jul, 1975







non-typical cancellation of Jul 15, 1975







non-typical cancellation of Jul 15, 1975


non-operational from February 1975, just before ASTP

Jul 15, 1975

Jul 24, 1975


15 Jul, 1975

interesting cover, late postmark of Jul 31 - due to postal strike




due to revolution, non-operational from Feb 1975




mailed to Bermuda Tracking Station

Cooper's island, that hosted NASA tracking station is part of St. Georges Parish of Bermuda.

although NASA temporary tracking facility located on Cooper's island, this cover has been postmarked in Devonshire, some 15 km away






Jul 18, 1975









reverse


While looking for ASTP tracking station covers I used the Goddard center report of NASA communications network. I realized that some very unusual places used to serve the needs of NASA space program - like Pakistan and Zambia. I don't know their role in ASTP, but got these covers, though not directly ASTP related.






