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Space Shuttle Endeavour's On-Board Souvenir Stash

Posted by michael on from the got-junk dept.

Robert Pearlman writes: "Seven astronauts, four payloads, and over 11,000 souvenirs are on their way to the International Space Station, among them a U.S. flag recovered from the World Trade Center, a cylinder record which belonged to inventor Thomas Edison, and golf course markers from Scotland and Ireland. Read the entire manifest here."

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  1. Re:stupid question by Leif_Bloomquist · · Score: 2, Informative


    The "Meatball" is NASA's internal slang term for the version of their logo with the blue ball.

    http://www.nasa.gov/images/hotnasa.gif

  2. Re:Isn't this a little expensive? by collectspace · · Score: 3, Informative
    If the Space Shuttle was only launching to carry the 11,000 souvenirs, than yes -- this would be (literally) pound wise and penny foolish.

    But the prime cargo are the larger items in the payload bay, followed by the astronauts. So, you might as well stuff every nook and cranny aboard that orbiter -- as its going to launch regardless (a.k.a. there are no savings for lighter cargo)