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Except during launch, reentry, and spacewalks when they wear pressure suits, astronauts wear ordinary clothing while in space. For the early shuttle missions, they wore navy blue polo shirts customized with a mission patch, whereas later crews chose various colors and styles. This shirt bears the patch for the first shuttle mission with the names of the orbiter Columbia, commander John Young, and pilot Robert Crippen. The STS-1 mission flew in April 1981.

NASA transferred this shirt to the Museum in 2002.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Flight Clothing Manufacturer Cross Creek
 Dimensions Clothing (Flat): 83.8 × 68.6cm (33 × 27 in.)
Clothing Size: M
 Materials Cotton lisle fabric with plastic buttons and synthetic fabric embroidery
 Inventory Number A20020245000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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