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STS-31 / Discovery Patch

STS-31 / Discovery Patch

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Tenth Discovery flight. Deployed the Edwin P. Hubble Space Telescope (HST)astronomical observatory. Designed to operate above the Earth's turbulent and obscuring atmosphere to observe celestial objects at ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared wavelengths. Joint NASA/ESA mission. Landed April 29, 1990 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission Duration: 121 hours 16 minutes 6 seconds.

Patch description: The mission insignia for NASA's STS-31 mission features the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in its observing configuration against a background of the universe it will study. The cosmos includes a stylistic depiction of galaxies in recognition of the contribution made by Sir Edwin Hubble to our understanding of the nature of galaxies and the expansion of the universe. The STS-31 crew points out that is it in honor of Hubble's work "that this great observatory in space bears his name." The depicted Space Shuttle trails a spectrum symbolic of both the red shift observations that were so important to Hubble's work and new information which will be obtained with the HST. Encircling the art work, designed by the crew, are the names of its members.

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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