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STS-41C / Challenger Patch

STS-41C / Challenger Patch

Item PASTS41C Price $4.95

First in-orbit capture, repair and redevelopment of a free-flying spacecraft. First operational use of the Manned Maneuvering Unit. First employment of Long Duration Exposure Facility carrying 57 experiments. Landed April 13, at 5:38 AM, PST at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission duration: six days, 23 hours, 40 minutes. Traveled 2.87 million miles in 108 orbits.

Patch description: The patch features a helmet visor of an astronaut performing an extravehicular activity. In the visor are reflected the sun's rays, the Challenger and its remote manipulator system (RMS) deploying the long duration exposure facility (LDEF), the Earth and blue sky, and another astronaut working at the damaged Solar Maximum Satellite (SMS). The scene is encircled by the surnames of the crewmembers.

4" diameter embroidered patch.

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