Among the items issued to astronauts are velcro-backed leather name tags that can be attached to flight suits. This name tag is a spare for European Space Agency Shuttle astronaut, Wubbo J. Ockels, who flew as a payload specialist on STS 61-A.
NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, including this one in 2001.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Accessories
Wubbo J. Ockels
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.1 x 10.2cm (2 x 4 in.)
leather, velcro, silver foil (hot press embossed)
A20010134000
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Air and Space Museum
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