Plaque, Award
Object number2018.27.98 a,b
Date1997
MediumWood; Metal; Felt; Paper
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionRectangular wooden award plaque.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a,b together): 12 × 9 × 0.813 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 2.1 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a): 12 × 9 × 0.813 in. (30.5 × 22.9 × 2.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 4.688 × 6.313 × 0.125 in. (11.9 × 16 × 0.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front has rectangular metal plate at bottom with engraved text "1997 FLIGHT ACHEIVEMENT AWARD / Presented to / JEROME APT / In recognition of the superb execution of / Mission STS-79 - the fourth Mir docking / flight, the first flight with a double / Spacehab module, and the first to exchange / U.S. astronaut crew members on Mir".
(b)
Front of medallion has gold text around perimeter "AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY".
Historical NotesAmerican Astronautical Society Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award for 1997 plaque awarded to members of the STS-79 crew. The Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award is given annually for outstanding achievements as a crew, crew member, or team. This was one of two AAS Neil Armstrong awards given to crews on which Apt served, the other being awarded in 1992 to the STS-37 crew.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related institution
American Astronautical Society
On View
Not on view
1992
