Commercial Crew Program Patch
$9.95
$5.97
STS-1 Mission Patch
MP01
$14.95
This is the Official AB Emblem 4" Mission Patch
1st Space Shuttle Mission
1st Flight of Columbia Crew:
John W. Young, Commander
Robert L. Crippen, Pilot
Major systems were tested successfully on the first test flight of a Space Shuttle. However, Columbia experienced tile damage at launch due to an overpressure wave created by the ignition of the twin solid rocket boosters.
