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> The award is a sterling silver Snoopy lapel pin that has flown in space I find it interesting that "has flown in space" is presented here almost like a prope
by xg15 1y ago
> The award is a sterling silver Snoopy lapel pin that has flown in space
I find it interesting that "has flown in space" is presented here almost like a property of the material and not as history of the individual pins.
Are the pins passed on from past recipients to new ones, so the time in space was during the previous wearer's mission? Or are there ISS missions that just carry a box of not yet awarded pins with them but will not do anything with the box, just so it gains its flown-in-space-ness?
- throwup238 1y agoThe pins are sent aboard missions to the ISS in a package and then get sent back on the next return. Each pin comes with a certificate signed by an astronaut that specifies which mission it flew up on.
- SamBorick 1y agorecipients are non-astronaut employees. based on this site: http://spaceflownartifacts.com/flown_silver_snoopy_awards.html http://spaceflownartifacts.com/flown_silver_snoopy_awards.ht... seems like in the apollo era crew carried a few in their PPK (personal preference kit), and in the later shuttle era they regularly carried 500-1000 pins per mission.
- xg15 1y agoAh, that makes sense, thanks.