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STS-57 / Endeavour Patch

STS-57 / Endeavour Patch

Item PASTS057 Price $4.95

Fourth Endeavour flight. Retrieved ESA's European Retrievable Center (EURECA), a platform placed in orbit on STS-46. SPACEHAB-1 was carried in the cargo bay for experiments sponsored by NASA, the U.S. Commerce Department and ESA. Landed at Kennedy Space Center, FL. on July 1, 1993. Mission Duration 239 hours 44 minutes 54 seconds.

Patch description: Designed by the crewmembers, the STS-57 crew patch depicts the Space Shuttle Endeavour maneuvering to retrieve the European Space Agency's microgravity experiment satellite EURECA. SpaceHab - the first commercial space laboratory - is depicted in the cargo bay, and its characteristic shape is represented by the inner red border of the patch. The three gold plumes surrounded by the five stars trailing EURECA are suggestive of the U.S. astronaut logo. The five gold stars together with the shape of the orbiter's mechanical arm form the mission's numerical designation. The six stars on the American flag represent the U.S. astronauts who comprise the crew. With detailed input from the crewmembers, the final artwork was accomplished by artist Tim Hall.

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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