General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC FABRIC FLAG/ PLASTIZED PAPER/ CARDBOARD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

50.8 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

N/A

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

NOV. 12-20, 1995

Canada

THIS FLAG WAS TAKEN INTO SPACE ON SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MISSION STS-74, NOV. 12-20, 1995. ATLANTIS CARRIED MISSION SPECIALIST MAJOR CHRIS HADFIELD, THE FOURTH CANADIAN ASTRONAUT IN SPACE. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE OF THE MISSION, FLAG & PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO A PRESENTATION PIECE COMMEMORATING THE MISSION.

Function

A PRESENTATION PIECE CONTAINING A MINIATURE FLAG CARRIED INTO SPACE ON A SHUTTLE MISSION & PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MISSION, INTENDED TO COMMEMORATE IT.

Technical

MISSION STS-74 INSTALLED THE PERMANENT DOCKING MODULE TO THE MIR SPACE STATION

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READS 'This flag of Canada was flown aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis,/ STS-74, November 12-20, 1995, which included successfully installing/ the permanent docking module to the Mir Space Station./ Presented to/ the National Museum of Science & Technology/ From the National Aeronautics & Space Administration/ and the crew of Atlantis, STS-74' WITH SIGNATURES & PRINTED NAMES OF 'Ken Cameron/ Commander', 'Jim Halsell, Pilot', 'Chris Hadfield/ Mission Specialist', 'Jerry Ross/ Mission Specialist', 'Bill McArthur/ Mission Specialist'

Missing

N/A

Finish

RED & WHITE FLAG/ MULTICOLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS/ WHITEBACKING, SKY BLUE INNER MAT, DARK BLUE FRAMING MAT

Decoration

N/A