STS-34 - Swissartex

Submitted by liem on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 21:50

 

STS-34 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using the Atlantis orbiter. It was the 31st shuttle mission overall, and the fifth flight for Atlantis. STS-34 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 October 1989, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 23 October. During the mission, the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe was deployed into space.

The real tell on this particular patch is the size of the "USA" on the wing. Swissartex version has a medium sized "USA" compared to the A-B Emblem version.

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Size: 
4" / 100mm
Project: 
Space Shuttle
Classification: 
Mission/Crew Patch
Tags: 
sts-34
atlantis
galileo
lucid
williams
mcculley
chang-diaz
baker
Manufacturer: 
Swissartex

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Submitted by kevinrsents on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 05:52

This STS-34 patch was manufactured by Swissartex Emblem Inc. It has a shiny vacuum sealed backing. Later modern versions of this patch with a clear shiny plastic coated backing were manufactured by Eagle Crest Emblem Inc. in Taiwan.