Bonnie Dunbar's Space Shuttle Crew T-Shirt
Bonnie Dunbar's Space Shuttle Crew T-Shirt
Red short sleeved t-shirt with blue collar and white trim from Space Shuttle mission STS-89. The mission patch is embroidered onto the left breast of the t-shirt. It was worn by American astronaut, Bonnie Dunbar, on the Endeavour Space Shuttle mission STS-89 in January 1998. STS-89 was the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission, during which the crew transferred more than 3,500 kilograms of scientific equipment from Endeavour to the Mir space station.Space Shuttle missions often had two shift patterns to enable 24-hour working. These shifts were designated the 'Blue' shift and the 'Red' shift, with each having their own colour t-shirt to help distinguish them. Whilst one shift slept, the other could continue to work - making the most of the limited time the Space Shuttle spent in space. The colour of this t-shirt shows that Dunbar was on the 'Red' shift.
Bonnie Dunbar began work for NASA as a flight controller in Mission Control for the re-entry of America's first space station, Skylab, in 1979. She became an astronaut in 1981, going on to fly in space on five missions. Throughout the course of missions STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, and STS-89, she clocked up over 50 days in space.
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![Bonnie Dunbar's Space Shuttle Crew T-Shirt, worn on mission STS-89]()
Bonnie Dunbar's Space Shuttle Crew T-Shirt, worn on mission STS-89 -
![The STS-89 mission patch depicts the Space Shuttle Endeavour docking with the Russian Mir space station. In the background a shadowed International Space Station is rising above the horizon, symbolising the next stage of Russian and American space station collaboration]()
The STS-89 mission patch depicts the Space Shuttle Endeavour docking with the Russian Mir space station. In the background a shadowed International Space Station is rising above the horizon, symbolising the next stage of Russian and American space station collaboration -
![Bonnie Dunbar's official NASA photograph taken before STS-89 - Credit: NASA]()
Bonnie Dunbar's official NASA photograph taken before STS-89 - Credit: NASA
More information
Object number
2003-2
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
Yes
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Width: 36.0cm
Length: 70.0cm
Material
Cotton
Associated Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Associated Person
Bonnie Dunbar
Object Production Date
Circa 1998
Object Production Organisation
Lands' End
Object Production Place
Wisconsin
United States
On Display Status
Not on display
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