NASA Mission Patch - STS 41C (Hart, Van Hoften, Nelson, Crippen, Scobee)

Object/Artifact

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Wabash County Museum

Name/Title

NASA Mission Patch - STS 41C (Hart, Van Hoften, Nelson, Crippen, Scobee)

Entry/Object ID

2024.039.14

Description

NASA Mission Patch - STS 41C (Hart, Van Hoften, Nelson, Crippen, Scobee) 11th Space Shuttle Mission, 5th Flight of Challenger Crew: Robert L. Crippen, Commander; Francis R. Scobee, Pilot George D. Nelson, Mission Specialist; James D.A. van Hoften, Mission Specialist; Terry J. Hart, Mission Specialist. The primary payload of the mission was the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). However, a spacewalk was planned to validate one of the most important goals of the Space Shuttle program, the on-orbit capture, repair and redeployment of a satellite.