Name Tag, Shuttle Astronaut (Whitson) (Flown)
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Object Details
- Astronaut
- Peggy A. Whitson
- Summary
- Among the items issued to astronauts are velcro-backed leather name tags that can be attached to flight suits and jackets. Dr. Peggy Whitson, a biochemist, wore this name tag on Space Shuttle flights and on one or both of her missions on the International Space Station: Expedition 5 (2002) and Expedition 16 (2007-2008). She was the first American woman to command a space station expedition, and she held world records among all U.S. astronauts for cumulative time in space (376 days) and most spacewalks (6) by a woman. This gold wings insignia denotes an astronaut who is not a pilot. NASA transferred a number of astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, including this one in 2012.
- Credit Line
- Transfer from NASA
- Inventory Number
- A20120254000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
- Materials
- embossed leather, paint, 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_A20120254000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92d3962a1-b4e4-4811-99c5-3274ee98bbd5
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