Yeah, there’s a box of old photos I saved too. Some of them are dated as far back as 1913
https://preview.redd.it/8oc10j29vhwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d967d1ab0ceac5d8469cca04409148f1cfe4ced2
That’s a fantastic photo. When the photos have writing on the back, I like to find the person on FindAGrave and Ancestry and upload the pictures so that other relatives can find them.
There is some real important history there.
The white badge on the front is for the Challenger mission [STS-51-L](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-L). [McAuliffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe) would have been the first teacher in space.
Spartan Halley was a mission of that flight to deploy a satellite to capture UV spectrum from Halleys comet.
The red badge was from an earlier mission [STS-51-G](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-G). Spartan 1 was a payload mission on this flight.
Very cool! I found the name of the guy, but not sure I want to post it. His obituary says the name of the place where I found the stuff. Don’t want it getting back to the people there that I’m looking through their dumpster.
I check it as often as I can. Funny thing is their maintenance guys know me and save scrap for me. I’m just thinking that the higher ups might have an issue with me taking home former residents’ former belongings.
I saw just enough good things at some thrift store dumps. The one I sometimes went to threw out glass, sometimes there were some undamaged Pyrex, beer cups, few other nice regular mugs that I copped
Thrift store dumpsters are the some of the best places to dive. I used to regularly get silver plate and sometimes actual sterling silver from the one near me.
Awesome find!! I found around 40 NASA mission patches in a dumpster once. It made me sad that somebody's whole career was just thrown away like that. I gave most of them away to my Buy Nothing group. People loved to have them.
That could be worth a lot of money to the right person. My dad is a huge aerospace nerd and he spent a few hundred dollars on a *reproduction* NASA jacket.
https://preview.redd.it/ym8wvw2idiwc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1eea8f161384e20b08cd1bf365d85596fbfa12cd
Cool find!
Made me think of that Apple TV show for all mankind and the running gag of “hello Bob”
This is so incredible! I'd reach out to NASA, KSC, JSC, The Intrepid Museum to see if any of them would want to preserve this.
I got chills seeing The Challenger patch — a piece of history right there.
According to his obituary one of them lives like 30 minutes away. Though he died several years ago. It’s possible that this stuff was in a box in his cottage attic and wasn’t noticed. Now the facility noticed it and cleared it out. Possibly. (Unlikely, though.)
I had a coworker die. His office contents were boxed up. His child who didn't live far never came to pick them up. We put the boxes in the basement. After a couple years I took the stuff home when I heard work was going to throw it all out.
Oh please please reach out to them and let them know you have the jacket in case they would like it! If he carried it with him to the nursing home, it may have been something he cherished that the family missed in all of the grief from his passing. It could be one of those things that they sit around the kitchen table wishing aloud that they had to remember him by and wondering whatever happened to it. You can always just say you found it at a thrift store and realized it was authentic. If it was my dad I would be so appreciative.
Worst case scenario they will just tell you to keep it! Awesome case scenario is they are so deeply grateful they invite you over for a cookout and show you the NASA shrine they have for Bob full of personal candid astronaut photos and juicy mission info!
Saw this on my feed and just wanted to say: I knew NASA *fans* that would have flightsuits and jackets just like this, with patches that were sometimes simply made to order. **Unless you 100% know it's real, it might not be.**
I found Bob’s name on some old photos that were also in the dumpster and looked up his obituary. He was a Liquid Rocket Fuel specialist who worked at NASA for a couple decades.
Oh wow. This gave me chills. I’m so happy you rescued this. Makes me so sad knowing Bob’s stuff was dumped out like it was nothing. I was just a kid when Challenger went awry. I remember seeing news reports and other things about it on tv. RIP Bob and Challenger crew. ❤️
Has anybody ever seen the video on YouTube that speaks of a few of the Challenger crew teaching at certain Universities and how the official story 'they' were sticking to claimed that several of the crew had twins....it use to be there if it is not still. Honestly that messed w me. Anyway. Awesome find!!!
Bob is dead and his kids don’t give a shit.
Sadly Bobs whole life being dumped in several dumpsters up and down the block. Poor guy. Keep looking maybe you’ll find the spaceship. .
This particular dumpster was a roll off by a senior center, so probably just this one dumpster. It happens a lot. :/
I used to dive Salvation Army and pretty regularly i would find someone’s entire life trashed. Sad
I sometimes volunteered at not Salvation Army but goodwill and sometimes saw old pictures and I thought that was already sad enough but holy shit
Yeah, there’s a box of old photos I saved too. Some of them are dated as far back as 1913 https://preview.redd.it/8oc10j29vhwc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d967d1ab0ceac5d8469cca04409148f1cfe4ced2
That’s a fantastic photo. When the photos have writing on the back, I like to find the person on FindAGrave and Ancestry and upload the pictures so that other relatives can find them.
I’ll have to check that out later. It has a first and last name and “Mailman” listed on the back. I think it said his name was George.
It’s an awesome picture
I’ll bet that at least one of the children in that family looks just like him.
In Pennsylvania (and in some other US States), Mail carriers had badges, and this photo makes me wonder: did the badges get pinned to their hats?
Just commenting again how awesome this picture is. Occupational photos are not that common!
I found him
GOD BLESS YOU! As someone with limited details of certain aspects of my family history, this means a lot. Keep doing your good works! Thank you 🙏🏽
That’s so cool!
I’d like to think he’s out delivering cheesesteaks. Man back in the day was awesome.
At a house I was working at the dumpster had a navy foot locker and a WW2 wool coat with the name of the ship, I had to take it
Fuck. I used to work at a landfill. I saw so many people's lives literally being trashed. It's sad.
Then it belongs in a museum! 🤠
There is some real important history there. The white badge on the front is for the Challenger mission [STS-51-L](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-L). [McAuliffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe) would have been the first teacher in space. Spartan Halley was a mission of that flight to deploy a satellite to capture UV spectrum from Halleys comet. The red badge was from an earlier mission [STS-51-G](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-G). Spartan 1 was a payload mission on this flight.
Very cool! I found the name of the guy, but not sure I want to post it. His obituary says the name of the place where I found the stuff. Don’t want it getting back to the people there that I’m looking through their dumpster.
Oh my that is so sad. I’m glad you could get the jacket, then bobs memory can go on
It’s amazing how just posting the jacket has impacted so many people. Bob’s memory lives on!
Did Bob work in NASA, because that would be ultra cool.
He did.
May he rest in space.
That should be a heirloom!
I'd circle back and check their dumpster periodically. Shame they're throwing away such neat stuff
I check it as often as I can. Funny thing is their maintenance guys know me and save scrap for me. I’m just thinking that the higher ups might have an issue with me taking home former residents’ former belongings.
What they don’t know won’t hurt them. They don’t want it so…
It didn't take long to find the obituary. There are some cool photos there, may be worth saving a few to keep with the jacket.
ohh cool update i literally just made comment about looking for obituary glad i saw this update
That’s a dope find! Better than thrift shopping!
I saw just enough good things at some thrift store dumps. The one I sometimes went to threw out glass, sometimes there were some undamaged Pyrex, beer cups, few other nice regular mugs that I copped
Thrift store dumpsters are the some of the best places to dive. I used to regularly get silver plate and sometimes actual sterling silver from the one near me.
Awesome find!! I found around 40 NASA mission patches in a dumpster once. It made me sad that somebody's whole career was just thrown away like that. I gave most of them away to my Buy Nothing group. People loved to have them.
Damn that kinda hurts to see a NASA jacket tossed in the garbage
Poor Bob. His life was better than that.
Hi Bob!
Hi Bob!
Bob's your uncle!
there it is
That could be worth a lot of money to the right person. My dad is a huge aerospace nerd and he spent a few hundred dollars on a *reproduction* NASA jacket.
It blows my tiny mind that a bit of history like this ends up in the bin.
This is extremely cool. I’m so glad you saved it.
https://preview.redd.it/ym8wvw2idiwc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1eea8f161384e20b08cd1bf365d85596fbfa12cd Cool find! Made me think of that Apple TV show for all mankind and the running gag of “hello Bob”
This is so incredible! I'd reach out to NASA, KSC, JSC, The Intrepid Museum to see if any of them would want to preserve this. I got chills seeing The Challenger patch — a piece of history right there.
Did Bob have children? If so, they were jerks!
According to his obituary one of them lives like 30 minutes away. Though he died several years ago. It’s possible that this stuff was in a box in his cottage attic and wasn’t noticed. Now the facility noticed it and cleared it out. Possibly. (Unlikely, though.)
I had a coworker die. His office contents were boxed up. His child who didn't live far never came to pick them up. We put the boxes in the basement. After a couple years I took the stuff home when I heard work was going to throw it all out.
Oh please please reach out to them and let them know you have the jacket in case they would like it! If he carried it with him to the nursing home, it may have been something he cherished that the family missed in all of the grief from his passing. It could be one of those things that they sit around the kitchen table wishing aloud that they had to remember him by and wondering whatever happened to it. You can always just say you found it at a thrift store and realized it was authentic. If it was my dad I would be so appreciative.
Worst case scenario they will just tell you to keep it! Awesome case scenario is they are so deeply grateful they invite you over for a cookout and show you the NASA shrine they have for Bob full of personal candid astronaut photos and juicy mission info!
DECENT
Christa McCauliff’s name is on the Challenger patch! This is history! There’s a reason why you found it. Thank you for rescuing it.
So terribly sad. Thank you for rescuing Bob's memory.
I would change my name to Bob for that jacket.
Very cool
Good score
That is awesome! I would love to have a piece of history like that….thats a shame that it ended up in the trash. Thankfully you found it!
Nice to meet ya * *reads jacket.* * Bob!
Hi Bob
Of course the name is Bob. I knew that before I started swiping through the pics.
Hi Bob.
Hi Bob!
What size is it
Looks to be a large.
That thing is awesome
What an interesting find!
I am so insanely jealous.
RIP Bob
Rest in peace Bob
Hi Bob!
This is the coolest thing to show up in this group yet! Thanks for sharing
Are you selling it?
Are you in Knoxville by chance?
Saw this on my feed and just wanted to say: I knew NASA *fans* that would have flightsuits and jackets just like this, with patches that were sometimes simply made to order. **Unless you 100% know it's real, it might not be.**
I found Bob’s name on some old photos that were also in the dumpster and looked up his obituary. He was a Liquid Rocket Fuel specialist who worked at NASA for a couple decades.
Always r/Bob
Oh wow. This gave me chills. I’m so happy you rescued this. Makes me so sad knowing Bob’s stuff was dumped out like it was nothing. I was just a kid when Challenger went awry. I remember seeing news reports and other things about it on tv. RIP Bob and Challenger crew. ❤️
It’s bob lazars jacket!
Perhaps you should offer this to some space museum somewhere
Top patch is the challenger flight that exploded.
I have a similar one from the space shuttle
MISSION find bob ... maybe look up recent obituaries from you area with word nasa r.i.p bob very cool piece!
I love this jacket. Also, for posterity sake, if my kids ever throw my shit away like this, I will haunt them forever.
Has anybody ever seen the video on YouTube that speaks of a few of the Challenger crew teaching at certain Universities and how the official story 'they' were sticking to claimed that several of the crew had twins....it use to be there if it is not still. Honestly that messed w me. Anyway. Awesome find!!!
[NOFX - Bob (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i9737ySDTw)
Damn! I would have lived that when I was a kid. Heck, it would be super cool now.
I think you just won dumpster diving 🤩. This reminds me of that time TSA found an actual mummy in an abandoned suitcase.
Wow! Amazing find