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This STS-113 patch belonged to NASA astronaut David Brown, a mission specialist who flew in space for the first time as a member of the crew of STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia mission that disintegrated upon reentry on February 1, 2003. (Because of changes in the flight schedule, STS-107 flew after STS-113.) A flight surgeon and a naval aviator, Brown was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in April 1996 in Group 16. Aboard STS-107, Brown logged 15 days, 22 hours, and 20 minutes in space. Although this patch was never flown in space, it was a personal memento of Brown's.

STS-113, a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on November 23, 2002, added the P1 truss to station and replaced the Expedition-5 crew with the Expedition-6 crew. Peggy A. Whitson, a member of the Expedition-5 crew, was also aboard the return trip of STS-113. Two astronauts from Brown's astronaut class (Group 16, 1996) were STS-113 crew members: Payk S. Lockhard and John Bennett Herrington. Brown may have owned this patch as a memento of his classmates' flight.

Doug Brown, Dave Brown's brother, gave the patch to the Museum in 2006.

 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
Date 2002 Country of Origin Unknown Type MEMORABILIA-Events Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 11.4 x 10.2cm (4 1/2 in. x 4 in.)
 Materials Embroidered patch
 Inventory Number A20080390000 Credit Line Gift of Douglas R. Brown Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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