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STS-76 / Atlantis Patch

STS-76 / Atlantis Patch

Item PASTS076 Price $4.95

Sixteenth Atlantis flight with Kevin Chilton, Rick Searfoss, Ron Sega, Rich Clifford and Linda Godwin as crew members while Shannon Lucid, Yuri Onufriendo and Yuri Usachev were taken to the Space Station MIR. The third docking with MIR included over 1,900 pounds of supplies. The mission would include the SPACEHAB module, middeck experiments and a Get Away Special. Landed March 31, 1996 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission Duration: 221 hours 15 minutes 53 seconds.

Patch description: The STS-76 crew patch depicts the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station as the space ships prepare for a rendezvous and docking. The "Spirit of 76," an era of new beginnings, is represented by the Space Shuttle rising through the circle of 13 stars in the Betsy Ross flag. STS-76 begins a new period of international cooperation in space exploration with the first Shuttle transport of a United States astronaut, Shannon W. Lucid, to the Mir Space Station for extended joint space research. Frontiers for future exploration are represented by stars and the planets. The three gold trails and the ring of stars in the union form the astronaut logo. Two suited extravehicular activity (EVA) crew members in the outer ring represent the first EVA during Shuttle-Mir docked operations. The EVA objectives are to install science experiments on the Mir exterior and to develop procedures for future EVAs on the International Space Station. The surnames of the crew members encircle the patch: Kevin P. Chilton, mission commander; Richard A. Searfoss, pilot; Ronald M. Sega, Michael R. ( Rich) Clifford, Linda M. Godwin and Lucid, all mission specialists. This patch was designed by Brandon Clifford, age 12, and the crew members of STS-76.

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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