Object Details
- Astronaut
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe
- Summary
- Among the items issued to astronauts are Velcro-backed name tags that can be attached to their flight suits and jackets. This name tag is a spare for spaceflight participant Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to fly as the first teacher in space on the STS 51-L Shuttle mission in 1986. She and six crewmates died in the Challenger launch accident, never reaching space. NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years.
- Transferred from NASA to the Smithsonian Institution in 1997.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19970595000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
- Materials
- Back - Velcro and adhesive; Front - Leather with silver foil (hot press embossed)
- 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_A19970595000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv906428310-a8b9-45c8-9f84-ec20e2095302
