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Author	Topic: 175590834822: 'Flown' space shuttle boots
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 5311 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 01-29-2023 04:13 PM Shuttle Boot lot includes images of documentation — none of which directly contributes to the flown claim (Boots do not appear to have been actually crew member issued and uploaded to the orbiter).
OV-105 Member Posts: 910 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000	posted 01-29-2023 07:28 PM You can buy those at Big 5 sporting goods for under $50. The government way over paid for them.
Spacepsycho Member Posts: 901 From: Huntington Beach, Calif. Registered: Aug 2004	posted 01-31-2023 11:31 AM I saw these when the seller posted, asked a few questions, they're not flown and doesn't look like they were issued.
Space Junk Punk New Member Posts: 4 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Jul 2021	posted 12-25-2023 06:25 PM LES Boots should be either by Addison Shoe Company all leather or Rocky911 lightweight version. There is a sewn PN and SN tag in one of the tongues. These boots were used on STS-118, but they do not look like the standard issue to crew.
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 5311 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 12-26-2023 06:22 AM Actual flown article JSC 911s (which provide a methodical documentation of traceability) would include post flight inspection entries (neither the case here or for the other sets of boots posted to eBay recently).

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