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NASA's Space Shuttle End of Program Flown Metal Medallions & Protective Capsules

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

NASA's Space Shuttle End of Program Medallions (each with space flown metal) c.2011
NASA has commissioned Two Commemorative medals to recognize the end of its 30-year space shuttle program.
The “NASA Award Medallion” (pewter) and NASA “Mission Complete Medallion” (antique bronze).
Made by Winco.
Metal ingots produced for this program were flown on a space shuttle mission and then included in the production stage so that each medallion would contain flown material.
Both are 1
3/4th
inches in diameter.
Condition of both Medallions is Excellent, as both are in there Original Protective Capsules.
Please see attached pictures.
Shipping includes a Tracking Number.
Columbia:
"From the day she first arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in March 1979 until the day we lost her over the skies of Texas, Columbia served as the vanguard for the space shuttle program, a beloved reminder of American ingenuity and the invincible human spirit."
Challenger:
"The loss of Challenger and its crew in the piercing cold of that January morning could not and will never diminish the wonder of its brief history, instead reminding us how difficult and unforgiving human spaceflight is and can be and the fortitude of this nation to return to flight safer, wiser and more dedicated than ever."
Discovery:
"The fleet leader in space shuttle program history, Discovery spent a full year in space over its 39 missions. Called upon to visit two space stations, the Hubble Space Telescope and to return Americans to space, Discovery served as the vehicle for some of the most daring missions in shuttle history."
Atlantis:
"By the time it landed on July 21st to complete the space shuttle program's storied 30 year history, Atlantis orbited the Earth 200 times on its 33 missions and entered the record books as the first shuttle to dock with the Russian space station Mir and the last shuttle to undock from the International Space Station."
Endeavour:
"Endeavour ended its career in the pre-dawn hours on June 1st, lifting the spirits of the nation and the world through its heroics and its contributions to furthering
human exploration
. During its time in orbit, Endeavour saved the Hubble Space Telescope on the first mission to service the iconic observatory and it also delivered the first U.S. element of the International Space Station to orbit to begin assembly of the complex that is now our national laboratory in space."
Located at the End of Program-
Enterprise / OV-101
is located at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space museum in New York City, NY.
Discovery / OV-103
is located at the
Udvar-Hazy Center
, Smithsonian Institution's
National Air and Space Museum
,
Chantilly, Virginia
.
Atlantis / OV-104
is located at the Kennedy Space Center, Marritt Island, FL.
Endeavour / OV-105
is located at
California Science Center
, Los Angeles, California.