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Box 2

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mission decals, patches and artifacts, 1985 - 1994

 Series — Box: 2
Identifier: MSP 168, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series contains Space Shuttle mission decals, patches and a Challenger commemorative coin. Among the artifacts is a replica of a mechanical toy, "Rat Stuff," which was among the first 10 mechanical toys to be a part of a shuttle experiment on STS-54, which Purdue alums Gregory Harbaugh and John Casper were crew members.
Dates: 1985 - 1994
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / MSP 168, Purdue University Astronauts collection

Purdue University Astronauts collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 168
Scope and Contents The Purdue University Astronauts collection consists of items relating to Purdue's alumni astronauts that had been collected by various donors before the advent of the Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives. Included are newspaper clippings, Purdue University News Service press releases that had been written in regards to Neil A. Armstrong and Apollo 11, and various newspapers with Apollo 11 headlines and related clippings. Also included are Purdue University related publications...
Dates: 1965 - 2003
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections / Purdue University Astronauts collection