Original U.S. NASA 1984 LDEF Framed Group of 5 Seed Packets Exposed to Space for 5 Years - Space Shuttles Challenger & Columbia Category_Spade Grip Assembly 502 in 1941

502 in 1941

which were then clipped

Inertia caused the holder to shear off in flight

Stf/Sgt Reese is listed in the back of the book Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 by James Dugan in the roster

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Original U.S. NASA 1984 LDEF Framed Group of 5 Seed Packets Exposed to Space for 5 Years - Space Shuttles Challenger & Columbia Category_Spade Grip Assembly 502 in 1941Original Items. One of a Kind. This is a really phenomenal group of seed packets which were in space for 5+ years. They were taken up in the LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facility) aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on April 6th, 1984, and were brought back to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 20th, 1990. These seeds are already a phenomenal piece of NASA history, with the added factor of having been aboard both the Challenger &