Name Tag, Shuttle Astronaut (Richards)
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Object Details
- Astronaut
- Richard (Dick) N. Richards
- Summary
- Among the items issued to astronauts are velcro-backed leather name tags that can be attached to flight suits. This name tag is a spare for Shuttle astronaut Richard N. Richards, who was the pilot for STS-28 and commander of STS-41, STS-50, and STS-64.
- NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, including this one in 2001.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A20010138000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
- Materials
- leather, velcro, silver foil (hot press embossed)
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.1 x 10.2cm (2 x 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20010138000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv930a5db4e-d3ec-475a-8d2d-4f0b4b04e4cf
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