Among the items issued to astronauts are velcro-backed leather name tags that can be attached to flight suits and jackets. This name tag is a spare for astronaut Dr. Sally K. Ride. She flew as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle in 1983 (STS-7), becoming the first American woman in space, and again in 1984 (STS-41G). Her first mission deployed communications satellites, and her second focused on Earth observations.
NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, including this one in 2000.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.