STS-41G - Swissartex

Submitted by liem on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 20:56

STS 41-G was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. Challenger launched on 5 October 1984, and conducted the second shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center on 13 October. It was the first shuttle mission to carry a crew of seven, including the first crew with two women (Sally Ride and Kathryn Sullivan), the first American EVA involving a woman (Sullivan), and the first Canadian astronaut (Marc Garneau).

The Swissartex version is very similar to the A-B Emblem version. The Canadian flag near Garneau lacks the dashed stiching of the A-B version.

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Size: 
4" / 100mm
Project: 
Space Shuttle
Classification: 
Mission/Crew Patch
Tags: 
sts-41g
challenger
crippen
sullivan
leestma
ride
mcbride
garneau
scully-power
Manufacturer: 
Swissartex

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Submitted by kevinrsents on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 05:14

Swissartex also manufactured another version of this STS-41G patch, but as a one piece patch with a shiny vacuum sealed backing to it. Later modern versions of this patch were also manufactured as one piece patches with a shiny plastic coated backing by Eagle Crest Emblem Inc. in Taiwan.