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.
