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The successful completion of the 33 rd flight of the space shuttle atlantis, which landed at cape canaveral july 20, marked the end of the us space. The space store stocks all 5 sts mission patches, which are from the official nasa patch vendor. Traditionally, the patch is worn on the space suit that astronauts and cosmonauts wear when launched into space. With just six space shuttle flights remaining, the next scheduled to lift off next week, nasa has invited its past and present space program workers to design an emblem to mark the end of the shuttle era. To honor them, nasa gave its employees the chance to design the patch that will commemorate the shuttle program, which is slated to end in september, after sts3 flies. Space shuttle program announces commemorative patch.
Winner and losers of nasas final shuttle patch contest wired. Details about space shuttle commemorative nasa coinmedallion containing flown shuttle metal. Nasa 100th space shuttle mission commemorative patch. Also in the 1990s, the space shuttle launched the hubble telescope. Nasa apollo 11 50th anniversary moon landing, nasa bomber jackets, spacex and more. Jan 04, 2010 one of the above 15 employeesubmitted designs will be nasas space shuttle commemorative patch. Nasa january 4, 2010 nasa revealed monday the 15 patch designs that will compete to become the agencys official commemorative emblem for the end of its space shuttle program later this year. Space shuttle eracommemorative 30 year patch for space shuttle programthe space shuttle program 30year commemorative patchcredits. It was cancelled after challenger was destroyed earlier that year. Nasa held a competition for this very special patch and selected mr. This patch was initially produced to commemorate the completionend of the u. Nasa between the first launch on april 12, 1981, and the final landing on july 21, 2011, nasas space shuttle fleet columbia, challenger, discovery, atlantis and endeavour flew 5 missions, helped construct the international space station and.
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The space shuttle was essential for completing the iss, but would not be helpful for the new program called constellation that would take us out of. It was responsible for the construction of space stations, the deployment of. The contest, which closed to submissions last december, was conceived by space shuttle program manager john shannon and his technical assistant debbie byerly as an uplifting activity for workers as the program entered its. Nasas space shuttle program officially ends after final. Since gemini 5, every nasa manned space mission had its own patch. This design was the winning submission in a contest. Jul 05, 2011 prices of collectibles jump at space shuttles end. The space shuttle was americas first partially reusable spacecraft. In the 1990s the shuttle began working on the international space station iss. Space shuttle program commemorative patch contest entries nasa.
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Shuttle program commemorative design 283336 between the first launch on april 12, 1981, and the final landing on july 21, 2011, nasas space shuttle fleet columbia, challenger, discovery, atlantis and endeavour flew 5 missions, helped construct the international. Three of the 15 finalist designs in nasas space shuttle commemorative patch contest. Biggest nasa store nasa shop nasa tshirts apollo 11. Space shuttle atlantis touches down for the final time, july 21, 2011, at the end of sts5. Included with each patch is a detailed description of the patch, colors, and symbols. But as this is the last fight you may not want to add the names.
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