My collection of American Space Cover Society (ASCS) covers is shown below. ‘ASCS’ covers seem to be a successor to Orbit Covers and also made by Bill Ronson. They look very similar & pick up exactly where Orbit Covers left off, for Space Shuttle STS-4 in 1982.
All ASCS covers wanted, including duplicates, variations, other related documents, etc. Please contact me, i’d love to hear from you. Also i’d really love to get in touch with Bill Ronson’s family, if anyone can help that would be great.
Early use of the ASCS name
American Space Cover Society / Catalogue of US Space Covers – April 1968:
ASCS / Lt. Col. John Prodan (Chief of Flight Crew Operations for Apollo 7 to 13) – 22nd Nov 1968:
Note the ASCS ‘Application for Membership’ form, which also advertised this particular cover for sale
Journal of the American Space Cover Society – 1970:
The price list from Orbit Covers (~1971) was inside my copy of this journal (with extra hand-written notes by Bill Ronson)
Online catalogue of ASCS covers
1982 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993
1982 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-4 Launch – 27th Jun 1982:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-4 Landing – 4th Jul 1982:
At this point in time Bill Ronson served a prison sentence and did not make space covers again until 1988.
You can read more about it here.
1988 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-26 Launch – 29th Sep 1988:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-26 Landing – 3rd Oct 1988:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-27 Launch – 2nd Dec 1988:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-27 Landing – 6th Dec 1988:
1989 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-29 Launch – 13th Mar 1989:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-29 Landing – 18th Mar 1989:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-30 Launch – 4th May 1989:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-30 Landing – 8th May 1989:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-28 Launch – 8th Aug 1989:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-28 Landing – 13th Aug 1989:
Voyager 2 ‘Grand Tour’ 12 Years – 25th Aug 1989:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-34 Launch – 18th Oct 1989:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-34 Landing – 23rd Oct 1989:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-33 Launch – 22nd Nov 1989:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-33 Landing – 27th Nov 1989:
1990 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-32 Launch – 9th Jan 1990:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-32 Landing – 20th Jan 1990:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-36 Launch – 28th Feb 1990:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-36 Landing – 4th Mar 1990:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-31 Launch – 24th Apr 1990:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-31 Landing – 29th Apr 1990:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-41 Launch – 6th Oct 1990:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-41 Landing – 10th Oct 1990:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-38 Launch – 15th Nov 1990:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-38 Landing – 20th Nov 1990:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-35 Launch – 2nd Dec 1990:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-35 Landing – 11th Dec 1990:
WANTED
1991 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-37 Launch – 5th Apr 1991:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-37 Landing – 11th Apr 1991:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-39 Launch – 28th Apr 1991:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-39 Landing – 6th May 1991:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-40 Launch – 5th Jun 1991:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-40 Landing – 14th Jun 1991:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-43 Launch – 2nd Aug 1991:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-43 Landing – 11th Aug 1991:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-48 Launch – 12th Sep 1991:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-48 Landing – 18th Sep 1991:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-44 Launch – 24th Nov 1991:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-44 Landing – 1st Dec 1991:
1992 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-42 Launch – 22nd Jan 1992:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-42 Landing – 30th Jan 1992:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-45 Launch – 24th Mar 1992:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-45 Landing – 2nd Apr 1992:
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-49 Launch – 7th May 1992:
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-49 Landing – 16th May 1992:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-50 Launch – 25th Jun 1992:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-50 Landing – 9th Jul 1992:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-46 Launch – 31st Jul 1992:
Shuttle USS Atlantis STS-46 Landing – 8th Aug 1992:
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-47 Launch – 12th Sep 1992:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-47 Landing – 20th Sep 1992:
WANTED
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-52 Launch- 22nd Oct 1992:
Shuttle USS Columbia STS-52 Landing – 1st Nov 1992:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-53 Launch- 2nd Dec 1992:
Shuttle USS Discovery STS-53 Landing – 9th Dec 1992:
1993 | Back to Year choices
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-54 Launch – 13th Jan 1993:
Shuttle USS Endeavour STS-54 Landing – 19th Jan 1993:
Are there any more ASCS covers after STS-54 ?