Object Details
- Summary
- On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed during ascent when a booster rocket failed and the external tank burst into a fireball. The seven members of the STS 51-L mission crew died. For the first anniversary of this tragedy, NASA produced commemorative plaques for the astronauts' families and for the Museum. Each plaque includes a small United States flag that was recovered from the vehicle debris found on the ocean floor. The plaque also bears a mission patch and the names and images of the crewmembers. This plaque is displayed in the Moving Beyond Earth exhibition gallery beside a similar plaque in memory of the STS-107 Columbia crew who perished during a reentry accident in 2003.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19870113000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
- Materials
- Base: Walnut
- Plaque: Aluminum
- Flag: Fabric
- Patch: Paper
- Additional: Plexiglas, felt, adhesive
- Dimensions
- 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 45.7 x 27.9 x 2.5cm (18 x 11 x 1 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_A19870113000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv949d7b12b-9809-45dd-be1d-23223d7e0877
