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A Guide to the Mission Insignia of the Space Shuttle Program A Guide to the Mission Insignia of the United States Space Shuttle Program 1981-2011 Nick Deakin and Bryar Deakin SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS IN FLIGHT ORDER 1981 - STS-1, STS-2 1982 - STS-3, STS-4, STS-5 1983 - STS-6, STS-7, STS-8, STS-9 1984 - STS-41B, STS-41C, STS-41D, STS-41G, STS-51A 1985 - STS-51C, STS-51D, STS-51B, STS-51G, STS-51F, STS-51I, STS-51J, STS-61A, STS-61B 1986 - STS-61C, STS-51L 1988 - STS-26, STS-27 1989 - STS-29, STS-30, STS-28, STS-34, STS-33 1990 - STS-32, STS-36, STS-31, STS-41, STS-38, STS-35 1991 - STS-37, STS-39, STS-40, STS-43, STS-48, STS-44 1992 - STS-42, STS-45, STS-49, STS-50, STS-46, STS-47, STS-52, STS-53 1993 - STS-54, STS-56, STS-55, STS-57, STS-51, STS-58, STS-61 1994 - STS-60, STS-62, STS-59, STS-65, STS-64, STS-68, STS-66 1995 - STS-63, STS-67, STS-71, STS-70, STS-69, STS-73, STS-74 1996 - STS-72, STS-75, STS-76, STS-77, STS-78, STS-79, STS-80 1997 - STS-81, STS-82, STS-83, STS-84, STS-94, STS-85, STS-86, STS-87 1998 - STS-89, STS-90, STS-91, STS-95, STS-88 1999 - STS-96, STS-93, STS-103 2000 - STS-99, STS-101, STS-106, STS-92, STS-97 2001 - STS-98, STS-102, STS-100, STS-104, STS-105, STS-108 2002 - STS-109, STS-110, STS-111, STS-112, STS-113 2003 - STS-107 2005 - STS-114 2006 - STS-121, STS-115, STS-116 2007 - STS-117, STS-118, STS-120 2008 - STS-122, STS-123, STS-124, STS-126 2009 - STS-119, STS-125, STS-127, STS-128, STS-129 2010 - STS-130, STS-131, STS-132 2011 - STS-133, STS-134, STS-135 The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk NASA's space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12, 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions. Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station. The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended July 21, 2011 when Atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each mission was represented by an insignia, often designed by the crew, that symbolised the aims and objectives to be accomplished. Each insignia embodied the team spirit and the ‘can do’ attitude that would see the mission through to successful completion. The insignia allowed every member of the team from every corner of the program to rally and support the mission. Each mission emblem is a masterpiece in miniature; enjoy the story behind the design of each one. The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-1 COLUMBIA INDEX Mission Insignia - This is the official insignia for the first space shuttle orbital flight test. The crew of the Columbia (102) on STS-1 were Astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot .The artwork was created by the accomplished space artist Robert C. McCall. Mission Summary Mission: First Shuttle Mission/Shuttle Systems Test Flight Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: April 12, 1981 at 7:00:03 a.m. EST Launch Weight: 219,258 pounds Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: April 14, 1981 at 10:20:57 a.m. PST Runway: 23 Rollout Distance: 8,993 feet Rollout Time: 60 seconds Revolution: 37 Mission Duration: 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes, and 53 seconds Returned to KSC: April 28, 1981 Orbit Altitude: 166 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 40.3 degrees Miles Travelled: 1.074 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-2 COLUMBIA INDEX Mission Insignia - Space shuttle orbiter 102, Columbia, is depicted along with the crewmembers surnames, and the merged eagle and American flag. The number two is significant, as it applies to the number of crewmembers as well as the second flight for the Columbia and the second in a series of space shuttle orbital flight test missions. Mission Summary Mission: Second Shuttle Mission/Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-1 (OSTA-1) Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: Nov. 12, 1981 at 10:09:59 a.m. EST Launch Weight: 320,708 pounds Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: Nov. 14, 1981 at 1:23:11 p.m. PST Runway: 23 Rollout Distance: 7,711 feet Rollout Time: 53 seconds Revolution: 37 Mission Duration: 2 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes and 12 seconds Returned to KSC: Nov. 25, 1981 Orbit Altitude: 157 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 38.0 degrees Miles Travelled: 1.075 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-3 COLUMBIA INDEX Mission Insignia - The shuttle Columbia is depicted in the middle of the blue sphere against the background of the sun. Columbia's tail, nose, and top will each be pointed at the sun for long periods to test its thermal response to extremes of temperatures. The three prominent rays represent the third shuttle orbital flight test. The spacecraft's payload bay doors are open and the remote manipulator system arm with an experimental payload is extended as it will be on several occasions during the actual flight. The art work was created by the accomplished space artist Robert C. McCall. Mission Summary Mission: Third Shuttle Mission/Office of Space Science-1(OSS-1) Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: March 22, 1982 at 11:00:00 a.m. EST Launch Weight: 235,415 pounds Landing Site: White Sands, New Mexico Landing: March 30, 1982 at 9:04:46 a.m. MST Runway: 17 - Northrop Strip Rollout Distance: 13,732 feet Rollout Time: 83 seconds Revolution: 130 Mission Duration: 8 days, 0 hours, 4 minutes and 46 seconds Returned to KSC: April 6, 1982 Orbit Altitude: 147 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 38.0 degrees Miles Travelled: 3.335 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-4 COLUMBIA INDEX Mission Insignia - The STS-4 insignia shows the Columbia trailing our nation's colours in the shape of Columbia's flight number, 4, representing the fourth and final flight of the highly successful flight test phase. Columbia then streaks on into the future, entering the exciting operational phase. Mission Summary Mission: Department of Defence/Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: June 27, 1982 at 11:00:00 a.m. EDT Launch Weight: 241,664 pounds Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: July 4, 1982 at 9:09:31 a.m. PDT Runway: 22 Rollout Distance: 9,878 feet Rollout Time: 73 seconds Revolution: 113 Mission Duration: 7 days, 1 hour, 9 minutes and 31 seconds Returned to KSC: July 15, 1982 Orbit Altitude: 197 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees Miles Travelled: 2.9 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-5 COLUMBIA INDEX Mission Insignia - The five points of the star in the STS-5 insignia represent the fifth mission, and first operational shuttle flight following four successful test flights. Mission Summary Mission: Commercial Communications Satellites (ANIK C-3)/Satellite Business Systems (SBS-C) Space Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad: 39A Launched: Nov. 11, 1982 at 7:19:00 a.m. EST Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: Nov. 16, 1982 at 6:33:26 a.m. PST Runway: 22 Rollout Distance: 9,553 feet Rollout Time: 63 seconds Revolution: 82 Mission Duration: 5 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes and 26 seconds Returned to KSC: Nov. 22, 1982 Orbit Altitude: 184 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees Miles Travelled: 2.1 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-6 CHALLENGER INDEX Mission Insignia - The sixth space shuttle flight is represented by the hexagonal shape of the insignia and the six stars, in the portrayed constellation Virgo. The sign of Virgo is also symbolic of the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger. Depicted above the spacecraft's open cargo bay are the combined inertial upper stage and a tracking and data relay satellite. This is the first shuttle flight of the IUS rocket, which will carry the first TDRS to a geosynchronous orbit of 24,000 statute miles. Mission Summary Mission: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-1 (TDRS-1)/First Shuttle Space Walk Space Shuttle: Challenger Launch Pad: 39A Launched: April 4, 1983 at 1:30:00 p.m. EST Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Landing: April 9, 1983 at 10:53:42 a.m. PST Runway: 22 Rollout Distance: 7,244 feet Rollout Time: 49 seconds Revolution: 81 Mission Duration: 5 days, 0 hours, 23 minutes and 42 seconds Returned to KSC: April 16, 1983 Orbit Altitude: 184 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees Miles Travelled: 2.1 million The SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store for space collectables & memorabilia www.space-boosters.co.uk STS-7 CHALLENGER INDEX Mission Insignia - The orbiter appears in the centre, circling the Earth, with the remote manipulator arm positioned such that, the number 7 is formed, representing the seventh mission of the space shuttle program.
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