Space shuttle tile; "flight weight firebrick" that protects shuttle from heat buildup during reentry, circa 1991
Item — Box: 11, Item: 8
Identifier: MSA 302, Series 2, Sub-Series 6, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The artifacts consist of sealed packages of labeled space food, marked "Training;" cloth mission patches and pins for STS-28 and STS-48; Brown's astronaut business cards; and a plaque with two halves of hold-down stud frangible nut from STS-28R presented to mission specialist Brown by staff at Kennedy Space Center. Also found in this sub-series is a piece of shuttle tile, flight weight firebrick,” and paperwork for it.
Dates
- circa 1991
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 1.421 Cubic Feet (Two flat boxes)
Creator
- From the Collection: Brown, Mark N. (Mark Neil), 1951- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu