Space Shuttle Program Flown Metal, Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) Medals (4)

Description

4 of the original Space Shuttle Program
Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) Medals. Each contains "
Flown
Metals from Space Shuttle Missions.
Shuttle Enterprise Approach and Landing Test (ALT) Program
Medal
Space Shuttle Columbia STS-1 Mission Medal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 Mission Medal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Space Shuttle Columbia STS-5 Mission
Medal
Later, the Manned Flight Awareness program was changed to the Space Flight Awareness program.
All Medals are in Very Good used condition with Excellent Patina and no gouges, nicks, or dents.
Please see attached pictures
Shipping includes a Tracking Number
Enterprise Approach and Landing Test (ALT) Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Manned Flight Awareness Medallion, Issued 1979
Flown metal:
Metal taken from Enterprise's left wing airframe
"Thank you for your contribution toward making the Approach and Landing Tests of the Space Shuttle Orbiter successful. We would like you to have this memento made, in part, of metal taken from the Enterprise."
Shuttle Columbia STS-1 Manned Flight Awareness Medal
First Shuttle Achievement Award, Issued 1981
"Thank you for your contribution toward making the world's first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle STS-1 possible. We would like you to have this memento made, in part, of metal taken from the Columbia.”
Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 Manned Flight Awareness Medal
Second Shuttle Achievement Award, Issued 1982
"This medallion was made in part of metal that was flown in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, March 22-30, 1982" This
coin was presented at the UNISPACE 82 Aeronautic exhibition, and given to NASA ground crews in appreciation of their work on the STS-3 mission.
Space Shuttle Columbia STS-5
Manned Flight Awareness Medal
Third Shuttle Achievement Award, Issued 1982
First NASA Commemorative Anniversary medal
“This medallion includes metal that was Flown in Space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, November 11-16, 1982” Columbia's fifth flight STS-5, this rare limited edition medal was struck using metal flown aboard the shuttle and presented to NASA ground crew.
Beginning with the Manned Flight Awareness Program
NASA and its
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) created
Manned Flight Awareness (MFA), a program that was begun in 1963, and was later (around the late 1990’s/early 2000’s) renamed to Space Flight Awareness (SFA).
NASA developed the Manned Flight Awareness program to boost morale and maintain a focus on quality both internally and with outside contractors.
The Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) Program, a NASA-managed motivational and recognition program with invited representation from the NASA and contractors having major responsibilities for human spaceflight mission success.
Awards, Medallions, Pin’s, and Posters were created to enhance employee motivation for job quality and flight safety.
NOTE:
Snoopy
is the official/unofficial “Spokesdog” of both
Manned Flight Awareness (MFA) and the later
Space
Flight Awareness (SFA) program.