NASA Mission Patch - STS 5 (Brand, Overmyer, Allen, Lenoir)

Object/Artifact

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Wabash County Museum

Name/Title

NASA Mission Patch - STS 5 (Brand, Overmyer, Allen, Lenoir)

Entry/Object ID

2024.039.4

Description

NASA Mission Patch - STS 5 (Brand, Overmyer, Allen, Lenoir). 5th Space Shuttle Mission. 5th Flight of Columbia Crew: Vance D. Brand, Commander; Robert F. Overmyer, Pilot; Joseph P. Allen, Mission Specialist; William B. Lenoir, Mission Specialist. This was the first operational flight of a Space Shuttle, and the first time more than three astronauts were carried into space in a single vehicle. Two communications satellites were deployed.