STS-1 Mission Patch
STS-1 Mission Patch
This mission patch was designed for the first Space Shuttle flight - STS-1 Columbia in 1981.The design was worked on by the crew of John Young and Robert Crippen, before famed space artist Robert McCall was given the task of creating the final look of the patch. Young and Crippen gave some idea of what they wanted the patch to feature and then McCall's finished patch contained elements such as the Shuttle launching into the air, with the Earth depicted behind it. Another view of the Shuttle orbiting Earth can be seen above the name Columbia and the names of the crew.
This particular patch was part of a collection of patches acquired by British-born professor of endocrine and metabolic surgery Anthony Goode, during his years working with NASA’s Life Sciences Division.
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Object number
2024-27
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 11.4cm
Height: 12.1cm
Material
Cotton
Associated Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Associated Person
Anthony Goode
Object Production Organisation
A-B Emblem
Object Production Place
North Carolina
Weaverville
United States
Object Production Person
Robert T. McCall
On Display Status
Not on display
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