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Plate, Commemorative

Object number2018.27.38

Manufacturer The World Wide Line

Datec. 1996

MediumCeramic; Glaze

Credit LineGift of Jay Apt

DescriptionCircular white ceramic STS-79 commemorative plate.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 8.25 × 0.875 in. (21 × 2.2 cm)
InscriptionsInset center circle has text along left side, from top to bottom:
Blue signatures "Bill Readdy / Terry Wilcutt Tom Akers / Jay Apt Carl Walz John Blaha / Shannon Lucid";
Logo with blue text "Space / Flight / Awareness";
Emblem with gold text around perimeter "LUCID APT WILCUTT READDY AKERS WALZ BLAHA", text at top center "STS / 79", and text at bottom "SHUTTLE-MNP"; "N" is in reverse;
Logo with blue text "Rockwell".

Inset center circle has blue text in botom right corner "SPACE / SYSTEMS / DIVISION".

Inset blue circle has gold text above "LAUNCH HONOREE EVENT - STS-79" and below "KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA".
MarksReverse has black text at bottom center "THE WORLD WIDE LINE / NOT FOR FOOD USE / FOOD CONSUMED FROM THIS VESSEL / MAY BE HARMFUL".
Historical NotesSTS-79 commemorative plate presented to Jay Apt at Kennedy Space Center November 14, 1996, during the crew’s post-flight visit to KSC that included honoring KSC contractors and civil servants who had made exceptional contributions to the mission. Each crewmember received a similar plate.

Previous owner Dr. Jerome Apt III

Related institution John F. Kennedy Space Center

Related institution Rockwell International

Related person Shannon W. Lucid

Related person Terrence W. Wilcutt

Related person William F. Readdy

Related person Thomas D. Akers

Related person Carl E. Walz

Related person John E. Blaha

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