Name Tag, Space Shuttle Astronaut (Ockels)

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Object Details

Astronaut

Wubbo J. Ockels

Summary

This name tag was a spare of the type worn on an astronaut's flight suits and flight jackets. Wubbo Ockels, from The Netherlands, was a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut. He trained for STS-9 (Spacelab 1) Space Shuttle mission and flew as a payload specialist on STS 61-A (Spacelab D1) in 1985.

NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, with this one coming in 1996.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19970598000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories

Materials

Leather, Velcro, adhesive, silver embossing

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.1 x 10.2cm (2 x 4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b20332a9-ff9f-4cd1-ba3b-0328b255e847

Record ID

nasm_A19970598000