NASA - STS-28 and STS-48, 1987 - 1991

The NASA series in comprised of six sub-series. The first sub-series contains miscellaneous items and the title reflects this - Aircraft Manual, Mission Chart, "History of U.S. Manned Spaceflight," compiled by Brown, and an Apollo book; photographs; audio visual material; certificates and awards; textiles; and artifacts.

Some of the highlights of this series are Shuttle mission STS-28 and STS-48 related photographs, including signed crew photos and... photos of Brown in space with Purdue memorabilia, and "STS-28 and STS-48 on Orbit" DVDs. Also included are certificates and awards presented to Brown by fellow Hoosiers; a "Hoosier Pride Award," "Hoosier Heroes," and a proclamation by the city of Valparaiso, IN designating October 18, 1989 as Mark N. Brown Day.

Textiles found in the series include Brown's NASA STS-28 flight suit bearing both mission patch and Mark Brown's name, a G-force suit, and a STS-48 polo shirt that flew on Discovery, along with its certificate of authenticity signed by Brown. Some of the unique artifacts include space food, mission patches and pins, a piece of shuttle tile, along with the paperwork for it, and a plaque consisting of two halves of hold-down stud frangible nut from STS-28R, presented to Mark N. Brown, "From your friends at the Kennedy Space Center," 1989.