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This name tag was a spare of the type worn on an astronaut's flight suits and flight jackets. Charles D. (Charlie) Walker flew as a payload specialist on three Space Shuttle crews in 1984 (STS 41-D) and 1985 (STS 51-D, and STS 61-B). He was the first commercial payload specialist in space. Payload Specialists were guest astronauts who trained and flew with NASA astronauts but were not members of the astronaut corps. Walker worked as a research engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation on the Space Manufacturing (later renamed Electrophoresis Operations in Space, EOS) team, and he operated their experiments in space.

NASA transferred a number of spare astronaut name tags to the Museum over the years, this one coming in 1996.

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-Accessories

Crew

Charles D. Walker

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.1 x 10.2cm (2 x 4 in.)

Materials

leather, Velcro, adhesive, silver embossing

Inventory Number

A19970605000

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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