STS-41 G Challenger – flown insulation blanket Gemini Apollo astronauts repeatedly described how

Apollo astronauts repeatedly described how the dust clung to spacesuits

It was applied on the exact day the station welcomed Gerst

Each artifact was flown on its respective Apollo flight - the Apollo 16 netting is lunar dust stained (visible under a 60x microscope) and from the personal collection of Charlie Duke

Returned to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-126

This was also the first exchange of a Mir resident crew using the Space Shuttle

STS-41 G Challenger – flown insulation blanket Gemini Apollo astronauts repeatedly described howSTS 41 G Challenger flown insulation blanket 8x6'' laminated presentation containing a flown insulation fragment from the Space Shuttle Challenger OV 099 flown on STS 41G. Originally issued by renowned Space expert Ken Havekotte.