Name Tag, Shuttle Astronaut (Smith)
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Object Details
- Astronaut
- Michael J. Smith
- Summary
- Among the items issued to astronauts are velcro-backed leather name tags that can be attached to flight suits and jackets. This name tag is a spare for astronaut Michael J. Smith. He was pilot of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger mission (STS 51-L) that ended barely a minute into launch when the vehicle was destroyed and all seven astronauts died.
- NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, including this one in 2000.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A20050080000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
- Materials
- leather, velcro
- 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_A20050080000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90d2f1eb3-506a-4219-a160-34eaef17e5f1
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