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This guidon was created for the National Aerospace Cadets (NAC), an aerospace education organization founded by Ken Beatty in 1980. Beaty organized the nonprofit NAC to prepare boys and girls to live in the space age, with lessons in areas such as astronomy, computers, electronics, model rocketry, and celestial navigation. Youth members functioned as space "crews" that earned military-styled ranks as they acquired new skills and passed set tests. Similarly, the adult leaders also advanced in rank.

This guidon was used when NAC members competed at model rocket meets or with other NAC crews. The best-performing crew would have the honor of carrying the military-styled flag that reads "HONOR CREW."

Beatty donated the guidon to the Smithsonian Institution's National Collection in 2008.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous Dimensions Overall: 198.12 x 2.54cm (6ft 6in. x 1in.)
 Materials Fabric, fringe, cord, red cord tie
 Inventory Number A20080041000 Credit Line Gift of the National Aerospace Cadets and their founder and Director Kenneth E. Beatty. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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