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APRIL 17, 1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Commemorative items of
shuttle flight still for sale
S S S SO
By Lillion Wan
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
Mission STS-83 is now over.
Shuttle Columbia has returned
safety to earth from its five-day
flight. Even though it was short
ened, it was still a flight of local
historical significance because Au
mborn astronaut Lt. Cmdr.
Still is now the second ever
femaleshuttlepilotin NASA history.
Many CSRA residents werefortu
nate enough tohave traveled down
to Cape Canaveral to witness the
historic April 4th shuttle launch
(see last week’s April 10 issue of
Augusta Focus, page TA). At the
NASA Spaceport store, 10 items
were sold that commemorates the
BTS-83 mission. Note: the disc on
thepaperweight, keychainand mag
net consist of a two-inch diameter
gold-tone metal on the bottom. On
topisthe colorful mission logoinred,
white, navy blue and gold colors
eovered with aclear plasticcoating.
*Marble paperweight with a disc
in the center - $11.50.
*Keychain - $3.95.
*Magnet - $3.95.
*Cachet - envelope with the mis
sionlogoovertheleft fronthalfofthe
envelope. Uncanceled cachets are
70 cents each. Envelopes canceled
with the special April 4th launch
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date postmark are now being sold for
s2.6oeach.
*Caps with mission patch on the
front come in six colors: red, tan,
light blue, medium blue, dark blue
and black - $7.50.
*T-ghirts with large mission logo
on the front - $14.95. As of April
10th, only medium sizes were left.
e Lapel pin - $3.95.
*Bronze medallion - $2.95.
®Decal - 75 cents.
eMission patch - $4.50.
All items are available for order
ing by phoneby calling the Kennedy
Space Center store at 1-800-621-
9826 between9a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Per
their customer service representa
tive, the hats, keychains, magnets,
pins, T-shirts and decals will only be
sold as available or until April 30.
After that date, the only STS-83
commemorativeitems tobe sold will
be patches, medallions and cachets
assupplieslast.
Several postcards of the shuttle
Columbia were sold in the stores.
Noneofthe cards werecurrentshots.
Postcards were 30 centseach forthe
three designs of the 4 x 6 size.
Postcards of the 8 x 10 size in only
one design cost $2 each.
There is still time to buy most of
theitemscommemorating the STS
-83 shuttle mission or as supplies
last. But do so before April 30th.
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