This United States flag, which was flown at the U.S. Capitol, was then presented to the NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter Processing team for display in Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That building served as the final servicing bay for the space shuttle orbiter Discovery (which after it was retired was transferred to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum).
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration transferred the flag to the Museum in 2013 when the OPFs were begin emptied after the end of the Space Shuttle Program.
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
MEMORABILIA
Dimensions
Overall: Flag: 157.5 x 248.9cm (62 x 98 in.)
Overall: Flag frame: 5.7cm (2 1/4 in.)
Overall: Certificate with frame: 34.3 x 3.8 x 41.9cm (13 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Materials
Flag: canvas
Frame: pine wood, varnish, plexiglass, cardboard paper, steel
Inventory Number
A20140081000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Aministration.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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