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STS-69 / Endeavour Patch

STS-69 / Endeavour Patch

Item PASTS069 Price $4.95

Ninth Endeavour flight. Cargo bay payloads consisted of the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility, the deployment and recapture of the Spartan 201 and the International Extreme Hitchhiker. Other payloads on the flight were the Capillary Pumped Loop-2 Gas Bridge Assembly, Electrolysis Performance Improvement Concept Study, National Institutes of Health-Cell-4 and the Thermal Energy Storage Experiment. Landed September 18, 1995 at Kennedy Space Center, FL. Mission Duration: 260 hours 29 minutes 56 seconds.

Patch description: Designed by the crew members, the patch for STS-69 symbolizes the multifaceted nature of the flight's mission. The primary payload, Wake Shield Facility (WSF), is represented in the center by the astronaut emblem against a flat disk. The astronaut emblem also signifies the importance of human beings in space exploration, reflected by the planned space walk supporting Space Station assembly. The two stylized Space Shuttles highlight the ascent and entry phases of the mission. Along with the two spira! plumes, the stylized Space Shuttles symbolize a NASA first - the deployment and recovery on the same mission of two spacecraft (both the Wake Shield Facility and the Spartan). The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor represent the astronomy objectives of the Spartan and International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH) payload. The two constellations also symbolize the talents and dedication of the support personnel who make Space Shuttle missions possible.

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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