Bidspirit auction | Space Shuttle FULL Crew STS51D

Space Shuttle FULL Crew STS51D seven Astronauts signed NASA 1985 Crew patch US FDC. Autographed Commander Karol Bobko, Pilot Donald Williams, Mission Specialists M. Rhea Seddon, Jeffrey Hoffman, and S. David Griggs, and Payload Specialists Charles Walker and Senator Jake Garn. STS-51-D was the 16th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. The launch of STS-51-D from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, on April 12, 1985, was delayed by 55 minutes, after a boat strayed into the restricted Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) recovery zone. STS-51-D was the third shuttle mission to be extended. On April 19, 1985, after a week-long flight, Discovery conducted the fifth shuttle landing at KSC. The shuttle suffered extensive brake damage and a ruptured tire during landing. This forced shuttle landings to be done at Edwards Air Force Base, California for the next five years until the development and implementation of nose wheel steering made landings at KSC more feasible. Single Vendor autograph 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