NASA Space Shuttle STS-122 Mission Pin

The mission, also known as assembly flight 1E, delivered the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory research module to the International Space Station.

Price	$3.89

Width	10.0 in
Height	10.0 in

Item#	06-207STS-122
Mfg.	AB Emblems

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This pin is made by AB Emblems, the NASA contractor for mission emblems.

Look for the embossing on the back of the pin:

STS-120
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Scientific research will take on a new look aboard the International Space Station when the space shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-122 mission. The mission, also known as assembly flight 1E, will deliver the newest research module to the orbiting complex, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory.

Launch:	December 6, 2007
Land:	December 2007
Vehicle:	Atlantis

Crew
Commander:	Steve Frick
Pilot:	Alan Poindexter
Mission Specialist:	Léopold Eyharts (ESA)
Mission Specialist:	Stanley Love
Mission Specialist:	Hans Schlegel (ESA)
Mission Specialist:	Rex Walheim
Mission Specialist:	Leland Melvin

The STS-122 patch depicts the continuation of the voyages of the early explorers to toda y’s frontier, space. The ship denotes the travels of the early expeditions from the East to the West. The space shuttle shows the continuation of that journey along the orbital path from West to East.

A little more than 500 years after Columbus sailed to the new world, the STS- 122 crew will bring the Columbus European laboratory module to the International Space Station to usher in a new era of scientific exploration

Below Crew of STS-120 - Gathered in the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, the crew members of Atlantis pause for a photo. Standing are Alan Poindexter (left), Steve Frick and Leland Melvin. Kneeling is Hans Schlegel. In the bottom row are Stanley Love (left), Rex Walheim and Léopold Eyharts. Schlegel and Eyharts are with the European Space Agency. Photo credit: NASA