Commemorative
Object number2018.27.41 a,b
MediumWood; Plastic; Metal; Brass; Rubber; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionCommemorative piece commemorating the Spacelab-J Frog Embryology Experiment.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 4.125 × 5.125 × 5.125 in. (10.5 × 13 × 13 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 1 × 3.75 × 0.031 in. (2.5 × 9.5 × 0.1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Red paper label on back of commemorative piece has black printed text "SEP-0G-2".
(b)
Front has inscribed text "Jay Apt / In Appreciation of Your Outstanding Support of / The Spacelab-J Frog Embryology Experiment".
Historical NotesSpacelab-J Frog Embryology Experiment commemorative piece given to Jay Apt. Apt was the commander of the shift (the blue shift) on this two-shift per day mission on which the experiment was conducted by Dr. Jan Davis and Dr. Mae Jemison and this was a thank-you gift from the scientists researching this topic. The scientific team leader, NASA Ames Research Center’s Dr, Ken Souza, presented the crew with these mementos of the experiment that provided the first evidence that a vertebrate species can reproduce in the absence of gravity.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related person
Dr. Mae C. Jemison
Related person
Dr. Jan Davis
Related person
Dr. Ken Souza
Terms
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1999
American Safety Table Company
2014
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