Badge, Identification
Object number2018.27.75
Datec. 2011
MediumPaper; Ink; Plastic; Metal
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionSTS-135 identification badge with attached launch guest pass button and mission pin.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6.25 × 3.25 × 0.875 in. (15.9 × 8.3 × 2.2 cm)InscriptionsFront of badge has white text on top half "ATLANTIS / STS-135 / LAUNCH FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER" and black text on bottom half "Jay Apt / National Aeronautics and / Space Administration".
Front of pinback button has black text on bottom half "Launch / Guest / Kennedy Space Center / Florida".
Front of pin has white text along top two sides "FERGUSON HURLEY MAGNUS WALHEIM" and the black text at bottom "STS 135".
Reverse of pin has text at center "STS-135 / NASA / OFFICIAL EDITION / Mission Complete".
Historical NotesSTS-135 launch identification badge belonging to Jay Apt. For the launch of the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, on July 8 2011, NASA invited all astronauts to Kennedy Space Center. Jay Apt attended. The NASA Space Shuttle launched 135 times between 1981 and 2011. Jay Apt was aboard four of those missions.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related institution
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Related institution
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Related person
Christopher Ferguson
Related person
Douglas Hurley
Related person
Sandra Magnus
Related person
Rex Walheim
On View
Not on view
c. 2011
c. 1994
c. 1994
c. 1991
