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STS-47 / Endeavour Patch

STS-47 / Endeavour Patch

Item PASTS047 Price $4.95

The Spacelab J mission, a joint mission between the U.S. and Japan, performed a series of 43 experiments exploring the effects of producing new materials in the microgravity of space, and the study of living organisms in the environment. Landed September 20, 1992 at Kennedy Space Center, FL. Mission Duration: 190 hours 30 minutes 23 seconds.

Patch description: Designed by its crewmembers, the STS-47 mission emblem depicts the Space Shuttle orbiter with the Spacelab module in the cargo bay against a backdrop of the flags of the United States and Japan. The flags symbolize the side-by-side cooperation of the two nations in this mission. The land masses of Japan and Alaska are represented on the emblem, emphasizing the multi-national aspect of the flight as well as the high inclination orbit of 57 degrees. The initials "SLJ" on the left border of the emblem stand for Spacelab Japan; the name generally used for the mission is Spacelab-J. The Japanese characters on the right border form the word Fuwaffo which means "weightlessness."

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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