Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Terry Hart STS41 signed

Astronaut Terry Hart STS41 signed Space Shuttle FDC rare 6/4/84 Launch Date Chile Tracking Station Postmark. Crew mission badge cachet. Terry Jonathan ”T. J. ” Hart (born October 27. 1946) is an American mechanical and electrical engineer. a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel and pilot. and former NASA astronaut. Hart served as a mission specialist on the STS-41-C mission. where tasks included operation of the shuttle Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm to deploy the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) and Solar Max satellite. STS-41-C (formerly STS-13) was NASA's eleventh Space Shuttle mission. and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch. which took place on April 6. 1984. marked the first direct ascent trajectory for a Space Shuttle mission. During the mission. Challenger's crew captured and repaired the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission (”Solar Max”) satellite. and deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experimental apparatus. STS-41-C was extended one day due to problems capturing the Solar Max satellite. and the landing on April 13. 1984. took place at Edwards Air Force Base. instead of at Kennedy Space Center as had been planned. The flight was originally numbered STS-13. Single Vendor RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99