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Materials:
Steel
Plastic
Ink
Dimensions:
3-D (Button): 5.6 × 1cm (2 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Storage: 13 × 10.2 × 0.3cm (5 1/8 × 4 × 1/8 in.)
Type:
MEMORABILIA
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
This button is a souvenir of the second human mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), conducted aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery via STS-82 in 1997. The HST was designed to be serviced in orbit so that repairs and upgrades could be made, expanding the capacities of the instrument and extending its life.
In particular, the button called attention to the collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, universities, and industry required to perform this human servicing mission to the astronomical instrument.
Valerie Neal gave the button to the Museum in 2012.
Credit Line:
Gift of Valerie Neal.
Inventory Number:
A20120243000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d7e47925-29d8-4d0e-95cf-1eb5fd870f9b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20120243000