Posts: 140 From: Clinton, MA, USA Registered: Oct 2009
posted 01-24-2010 09:50 PM
Does anyone know some information about the plates flown on STS-9? Or how many plates were made and flown on board Spacelab 1?
carl walker Member
Posts: 360 From: Netherlands Registered: Feb 2006
posted 08-10-2012 04:50 PM
Apparently 500 were flown on STS-9. I was given a set by the Head of Communication at ESTEC some years ago and some from Ulf Merbold.
I have a mylar logo plate and a small flag from Spacelab D1 (Challenger), with the letter from the DLR project manager outlining the whole kit flown on D1 (total 200 logo plates flown, 15 small flags), and two similar plates from Spacelab-2.
bthumble Member
Posts: 267 From: Houston, Texas Registered: Nov 2007
posted 08-11-2012 03:27 PM
What type of material is it made of, and is it flexible or more rigid?
carl walker Member
Posts: 360 From: Netherlands Registered: Feb 2006
posted 08-27-2012 05:01 PM
It's mylar, very light and thin.