Name/Title
1987 NASA CalendarEntry/Object ID
2020.1.130Description
1987 Calendar with pictures courtesy of NASA (including front and back cover)
- January: Americas Heroes. Crew from Mission 51-L.
- February: STS-8 night liftoff.
- March: Space Shuttle Challenger rides piggyback over Johnson Space Center after flight STS-6.
- April: Space Shuttle Challenger rolls toward the launch pad in preparation for the 51-E mission.
- May: Earth as seen from space.
- June: Fuel crews gather around the shuttle after its landing at Kennedy Space Center.
- July: The Space Shuttle Challenger presents a surrealistic impression as it moves through the fog enroute to launch Pad 39A.
- August: Astronauts perform EVA in shuttle's cargo bay.
- September: Nestled under the Mate/Demate device, work is underway to off-load Orbiter Columbia from atop NASA's 747.
- October: Space Shuttle Columbia poised ready for launch on Pad A in the foreground as Space Shuttle Challenger crawls toward Pad B.
- November: A communication satellite being released from shuttle cargo bay.
- December: An early morning landing at Kennedy Space Center.Acquisition
Accession
2020.1Source or Donor
Denise CarrollAcquisition Method
Gift
