NASA-related Snoopy patches
Snoopy was adopted as the symbol of NASA's Manned Spaceflight Awareness program in 1967 with the full support of his creator Charles M. Schulz. Thereafter many posters and decals were produced by NASA incorporating Snoopy in the design.
Perhaps surprisingly, very few designs featuring Snoopy were ever produced in embroidered form by NASA. Only the SMEAT insignia used the Snoopy image directly and very few embroidered versions of the patch were produced (beta cloth patches were used by the crew during the tests). The embroidered SMEAT patches are covered on the Test Programs page.
Although not strictly space-related, embroidered patches showing Snoopy as an aviator with goggles and scarf seem to have been distributed to Grumman employees working on the Apollo program and these vintage patches remain popular with space patch collectors today.
At some stage in the recent past unauthorized reproductions were produced of many of the Apollo-era NASA decals which featured Snoopy and unfortunately today these are commonly mistaken for rare vintage original patches, often selling for significant sums. For this reason the largest section of this page is dedicated to identifying some of these reproductions.
Vintage embroidered Snoopy patches & their replicas
Oval Snoopy patch
This Snoopy patch was apparently sold to the general public but is usually associated with Grumman as it appears to have been presented by the company to its employees as part of the Manned Flight Awareness program.
This version is a regular oval patch with the detail of the design embroidered onto white cloth, but it also exists as a trimmed version.
This oval version is frequently seen with staining in the lower area from the glue used to hold the tail in place on the reverse.
Oval Snoopy patch Flint Model Supply
This version of the Snoopy black bordered oval patch has ben identified as being produced and sold by Flint Model Supply. It's not clear whether they also produced the better-known version. The differences are fairly subtle - a less pronounced nose, slightly larger goggles, a broader oval shape.
Cut Snoopy patch
This patch has the same basic Snoopy design as the oval version but it has been fully-embroidered onto black twill then trimmed around the design. It appears to be more rare than the oval version.
Oval Snoopy patch with red border
This red bordered Snoopy patch is something of a mystery. The white cloth reverse is sometimes seen on modern patches but similar finishes are also seen on some vintage patches so it is difficult to date this.
Snoopy Zero"G"fects patch
The Zero"G"fects patch was worn by some of the crew of NASA's zero-g parabolic KC-135 planes, as visible in this photo taken during Apollo 17 training. It was almost certainly an unofficial patch produced in limited numbers by one of the crew.
The patch features a floating green-faced Snoopy clutching a sick-bag, clearly suffering from the adverse effects of a ride on the 'vomit comet'. The wording is of course a play on the 'Zero Defects' quality assurance campaign.
Snoopy Zero"G"fects patch Randy Hunt replica
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of the vintage 'Zero"G"fects' patch, produced by Randy Hunt (4gator) in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy CSD Test Subjects patch
This patch was apparently created by NASA's Crew Systems Division, who were responsible for testing the Apollo space suits and spacecraft environment, and the limited numbers that have been seen to-date imply that it was only given to members of the team.
Embroidered modern reproduction patches based on vintage Snoopy decals
Although many of the patches identified below have bare cloth backs, and are sometimes listed for sale as if they might be vintage patches, I believe them all to be modern copies of vintage decal designs, the vast majority produced by Randy Hunt (4gator) in the mid 1990s to 2000s. Unfortunately, despite being modern replicas these are often mistaken by collectors for rare vintage originals and thus sell for significant sums, hence the need to identify them here.
Note that some of the designs below incorporate a "United Feature Syndicate" copyright text. This generally indicates that the original artwork was produced for NASA by Schulz as an official design. However, it does not indicate that the embroidered patch is an official NASA one, merely that the original decal artwork has been reproduced in full by the person who made the patch, copyright text included.
Snoopy "Eyes on the Stars" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy Eyes on the Stars PS reproduction patch
This patch is almost certainly a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design (used for the Grumman Employee Suggestion Program), possibly produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "I'm On The Moon" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "Apollo VIP" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy Apollo Launch Team Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy Apollo Launch Team reproduction patch
This patch is another modern reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by an unknown manufacturer in recent years.
Snoopy "Project Apollo Recovery Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "Project Apollo Recovery Team" reproduction patch
This patch is a modern reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by an unknown manufacturer in recent years.
Snoopy "Lunar Receiving Laboratory MSC" reproduction patch
This patch is almost certainly a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, possibly produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy Space Flight Awareness Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "Report That Man To Mission Control" reproduction patch
This patch is almost certainly a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, possibly produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "Apollo VIP" reproduction patch
This patch is almost certainly a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, possibly produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "Grumman" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s. Examples sold today are often mistaken for vintage patches and thus sell for significant sums.
Snoopy "DCAS" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Apollo Radar Subsystem" reproduction patch
This "Eyes of the Astronauts / Apollo Radar Subsystem" patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, likely produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Apollo Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 11 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 11 Lunar Team 25" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a reproduction of a vintage decal with a "25" added to indicate the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. This was almost certainly produced by Randy Hunt in around 1994.
Snoopy "Apollo 12 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 12 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 13 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 13 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 14 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 14 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 15 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 15 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 16 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 16 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy "Apollo 17 Lunar Team" patch
This patch is a more accurate copy of the original decal design than the Randy Hunt version both in terms of coloration and design. Although it's not possible to date it with certainty the reverse does not look consistent with a vintage patch from the 1960s or early 1970s and I would say it's most likely a modern replica based on the vintage decal design.
Snoopy "Apollo 17 Lunar Team" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is one of a series of modern reproductions produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s to 2000s. He produced Lunar Team patches for all missions from Apollo 11 through to Apollo 17, with just the mission number changed on each patch.
Snoopy Safety "It Can Happen To You" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Zero In On Safety in '71" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "On Target for Safety" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "The Unteachables of Safety" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy blank safety Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Safety - A Summer Story" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Zero In On Safety in '72" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Snoopy "Zero In On Safety in '72" Randy Hunt reproduction patch
This patch is a modern unauthorized reproduction of a vintage decal design, produced by Randy Hunt in the 1990s or 2000s.
Footnotes
[1] Examples of Snoopy patch sales:
eBay item no. 110172633275 Sep 21, 2007 sold at $25 [CUT]
eBay listing Jul, 2008 sold at $49 [OVAL]
eBay listing Jul, 2008 sold at $37.99 stained [OVAL]
eBay item no. 400019215692 Dec 28, 2008 sold at $49 stained [OVAL]
eBay item no. 120431234416 Jun 11, 2009 sold at $25 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 140340172077 Aug 23, 2009 sold at $36.55 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 330384134018 Dec 8, 2009 sold at $14.95 stained [OVAL]
eBay item no. 140375481542 Jan 24, 2010 sold at $52.66 stained [OVAL]
eBay listing Feb, 2010 sold at $66.55 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 300401088628 Mar 4, 2010 sold at $66.55 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 360248508068 Apr 4, 2010 sold at $48 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 360320228844 Nov 22, 2010 sold at $100 [CUT]
eBay item no. 270664277130 Nov 22, 2010 sold at $36.47 stained [OVAL]
eBay item no. 270695525613 Jan 23, 2011 sold at $127.50 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 360340015655 Feb 6, 2011 sold at $51 [OVAL]
Lunar Legacies site July 2011 sold at $69.95 [OVAL]
Lunar Legacies Auction lot 436 Aug 20, 2011 sold at $57.5 [CUT]
eBay item no. 170691967433 Sep 11, 2011 sold at $88.67 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 170691967433 Oct 23, 2011 sold at $23.29 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 250913236850 Oct 30, 2011, sold at $102.50 [CUT]
eBay item no. 220885957436 Nov 9, 2011 sold at $33 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 260916306331 Dec 20, 2011 sold at $14.25 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 180787256268 Jan 4, 2012 sold at $49.99 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 280818058766 Feb 5, 2012, sold at $45 [CUT]
eBay item no. 230755903121 Mar 10, 2012 sold at $21.64 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 120888574264 Apr 7, 2012 sold at $21.45 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 120892542068 Apr 15, 2012, sold at $36.55 [CUT]
eBay item no. 140783676804 Jul 1, 2012 sold at $13.50 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 130738700894 Aug 4, 2012 sold at $31 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 130738702475 Aug 4, 2012 sold at $48.95 [CUT]
eBay item no. 140851525989 Sep 28, 2012 sold at $15.51 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 121000854798 Oct 23, 2012 sold at $31.99 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 121010242551 Nov 8, 2012 sold at $18.26 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 271154364686 Feb 17, 2013 sold at $49.99 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 251247061166 Mar 18, 2013 4 patches sold at $199 [including CUT, OVAL, OVAL with red border]
eBay item no. 190815228827 Mar 28, 2013 sold at $86.33 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 281079959161 Aug 8, 2013 sold at $84.95 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 380693064213 Aug 10, 2013 sold at $30 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 190898696649 Sep 9, 2013 sold at $30 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 130997061029 Sep 26, 2013 sold at $35.00 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 281176657078 Oct 4, 2013 sold at $9.78 [OVAL - red border]
eBay item no. 370916649059 Oct 13, 2013 sold at $46.00 [OVAL - red border]
eBay item no. 141088894506 Oct 17, 2013 sold at $27.00 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261311632050 Oct 25, 2013 sold at <$44.95 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 11119028830 Nov 14, 2013 sold at <$53.95 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 141175224135 Feb 2, 2014 sold at $54.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 131125648589 Mar 9, 2014 sold at $38.70 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261451663445 Apr 20, 2014 sold at $5 [CUT]
eBay item no. 131166333884 Apr 20, 2014 sold at $18.50 [CUT]
eBay item no. 221424233760 Apr 24, 2014 sold at $15 buy-it-now [OVAL]
eBay item no. 141313284247 Jun 15, 2014 sold at $39 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261506274768 Jun 24, 2014 sold at $26.49 [OVAL - red border]
eBay item no. 271525098922 Jun 30, 2014 sold at $47.88 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261517624168 Jul 4, 2014 sold at $15.00 [CUT]
eBay item no. 271537422576 Jul 6, 2014 sold at $38.77 [CUT]
eBay item no. 271541877483 Jul 9, 2014 sold at $34 [CUT]
eBay item no. 271545347909 Jul 13, 2014 sold at $31.70 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261532301188 Jul 20, 2014 sold at $22.21 [CUT]
eBay item no. 390885065688 Jul 20, 2014 sold at $29.29 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261538636832 Jul 27, 2014 sold at $43.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 390890686670 Jul 27, 2014 sold at $36 [CUT]
eBay item no. 281396511945 Jul 27, 2014 sold at $31 [OVAL - red border]
eBay item no. 221506562437 Jul 27, 2014 sold at $30 [CUT]
eBay item no. 221506767645 Aug 2, 2014 sold at $33.95 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261546488648 Aug 4, 2014 sold at $25.39 [CUT]
eBay item no. 171393596886 Aug 4, 2014 sold at $24.95 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 281408986265 Aug 10, 2014 sold at $37.95 [CUT]
eBay item no. 390898292460 Aug 11, 2014 sold at $21.70 [CUT]
eBay item no. 301278759942 Aug 17, 2014 sold at $16.99 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 271576912334 Aug 17, 2014 sold at $23.50 [CUT]
eBay item no. 131266265865 Aug 17, 2014 sold at $25.49 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261555031404 Aug 17, 2014 sold at $4.25 [CUT]
eBay item no. 191282743895 Aug 18, 2014 sold at $9.50 [OVAL - red border]
eBay item no. 331309577170 Sep 6, 2014 sold at $14.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 271603224669 Sep 15, 2014 sold at $11.61 [CUT]
eBay item no. 390937653295 Sep 28, 2014 sold at $16.16 [CUT]
eBay item no. 271627056338 Oct 10, 2014 sold at $15.49 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261624887853 Oct 19, 2014 sold at $24.94 [CUT]
eBay item no. 390951095000 Oct 27, 2014 sold at $17.00 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261634486381 Oct 28, 2014 sold at $18.00 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261640472235 Nov 2, 2014 sold at $20.50 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261665075033 Nov 23, 2014 sold at $15.49 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261680333499 Dec 7, 2014 sold at $17.82 [CUT]
eBay item no. 261701479810 Dec 21, 2014 sold at $26.00 [CUT]
eBay item no. 391023705900 Jan 10, 2015 sold at $14.50 [CUT]
eBay item no. 131587109748 Aug 30, 2015 sold at $5.70 [OVAL]
eBay item no. 252106076473 Oct 4, 2015 sold at $20.49 [CUT]
eBay item no. 252233124835 Jan 10, 2016 sold at $19.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 252273145178 Feb 7, 2016 sold at $19.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 262299542329 Feb 28, 2016 sold at $19.99 [CUT]
eBay item no. 252325815151 Mar 27, 2016 sold at $19.99 [CUT]
[2] Examples of Snoopy CSD Test Subject patch sales:
American Space Museum lot no. 54 Sep 7, 2024 unsold
Lunar Legacies auction lot no. 247 May 31, 2025 sold at $244.