About the Product
Own an Official NASA Space Shuttle Program Mission Patch for STS-5. 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
First STS operational mission; first deployment of two commercial communication satellites, the Anik C-3 for Telesat Canada and SBS-C for Satellite Business Systems. First crew of four on an American spacecraft and first use of mission specialists. Space Shuttle Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base, CA on November 16 at 6:33 AM PST. Mission duration was five days, two hours, 14 minutes, 25 seconds. Traveled 2 million miles in 81 orbits.

Launch Date: November 11, 1982 at 7:19 AM EST
Launch Vehicle: Columbia
Crew: Commander: Vance C. Brand, Pilot: Robert F. Overmyer, Mission Specialists: Dr. Jospeh P. Allen, Dr.William B. Lenoir

Product Size & Other Notes
Dimensions: 4-inch

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