About the Product
Own an Official NASA Space Shuttle Program Mission Patch for STS-2. Shuttle Mission Patches are great historical memorabilia collectibles and provide a fun way to learn more about history in the process.

The Space Shuttle: Extraordinary Challenges for Science

The unique challenges of peopled spaceflight have been the source of inspiration in design, computer programming, telephony and the life sciences. Perhaps one of the most consistently amazing features of the global effort to put humans into outerspace is the originality of space craft design.

Mission Information
This was the first time that a manned spaceship was reflown with a second crew. The flight was cut from its planned duration of five days because of the failure of one of the three fuel cells that produced electricity and drinking water. The Remote Manipulator System was tested for the first time. Mission scientists were satisfied with the data from "earth-looking" experiments in the payload bay. Space Shuttle Columbia landed November 14, at 1:23 PM EST, at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission duration was two days, six hours, 13 minutes and 12 seconds.

Launch Date: November 12, 1981 at 10:10 AM EST
Launch Vehicle: Columbia
Crew: Commander: Joseph H. Engle, Pilot:Richard H. Truly

Product Size & Other Notes
Dimensions: 3-inch
(See below for additional sizes)

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