STS-51A Mission Patch
STS-51A Mission Patch
This patch commemorates the Space Shuttle mission STS-51A and was designed by the artist Stephen Hustvedt in collaboration with the crew of Frederick Hauck, David Walker, Joseph Allen, Anna Lee Fisher, and Dale Gardner.The mission patch design features the Space Shuttle Discovery flying in front of an American eagle. Above stars feature in a black background, whilst two satellites with trails streak across the scene. The mission STS-51A deployed two communications satellites, whilst also recovering two malfunctioning satellites - Palapa B2 and Westar 6 - and bringing them back to Earth.
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
2024-44
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 12.5cm
Height: 10.4cm
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
Stephen Hustvedt
On Display Status
Not on display
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