NASA, 8x10 photo, Crew 4th Space Shuttle Orbital Test STS-4, Columbia, #HqL-118

Description: NASA, 8x10 photo, Crew 4th Space Shuttle Orbital Test STS-4, Columbia, #HqL-118 Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on a NASA 8x10 photo of Crew of 4th Space Shuttle Orbital Test, STS-4, Columbia. Astronauts: Commander Thomas K. Mattingly II and Pilot Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. STS-4, The Final Space Transportation System research and development flight. In addition to classified Department of Defense payload, cargo included first Get Away Specials, (G-001) which contained nine experiments from Utah State University; first commercial experiment involving Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES); Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR); Induced Environment Contamination Monitor (IECM), which was deployed, and two Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiments. Crew performed medical experiments on themselves for two student projects, operated remote manipulator arm to swing IECM around orbiter, and took photos of lightning activity in Earth's atmosphere. Two solid rocket booster casings were lost when main parachutes failed and they impacted the water and sank. Some rainwater penetrated protective coating of several tiles while orbiter on pad. On orbit, affected area turned toward sun and water vaporized, preventing further tile damage from freezing water. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system that was operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. In addition to the prototype whose completion was cancelled, five complete Shuttle systems were built and used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. The Shuttle fleet's total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. (from Wikipedia). Photo: #HqL-118. Other Subjects: Space, Stars, Astronomy, Planets, Earth, Moon, Mars, Solar System, Aerospace, Astronauts, Satellites, Rockets, Exploring, Apollo Program, Gemini Program, Mercury Program If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. Photo Cond: EX-EX/MT, Please see scans for actual condition. This NASA item would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing). Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS 1st class shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 16.96 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-08-20T03:33:14.000Z

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