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The STS-109 Official Flight Kit

March 2, 2002

— Question: What do a shark's tooth, a turbo engine shaft, an Italian restaurant's menu, and four small, stuffed school mascots have in common?

Answer: They are among the more than 3700 mememtos flown on request of the STS-109 crew and various NASA offices, hermetically sealed and stowed aboard Columbia as the contents of the Official Flight Kit (OFK).


Space shuttle Columbia lifts off with the STS-109 crew to service the Hubble Space Telescope from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 1, 2002. (collectSPACE)

  


STS-109 crew patch representing space shuttle Columbia's flight to service the Hubble Space Telescope in March 2002. (A-B Emblem)

The following is the manifest for the STS-109 OFK as provided by the NASA Johnson Space Center:

No.   Description   Sponsor/Purpose
 

1.

 

590 STS-109 Crew Patches

 

Agency Presentation

 

2.

 

300 Small United States Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

3.

 

2 Sets U.S. States & Territories Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

4.

 

3 Sets United Nations Members Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

5.

 

  1. 5 Small Russian Flags

  2. 5 Small Ukraine Flags

  3. 5 Small NASA Flags

  4. 25 Small Texas Flags

  5. 5 Large Texas Lapel Pins

 

Agency Presentation

6.

 

1 Set of Small Russian Territorial Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

7.

 

  1. 5 Small Meatball Lapel Pins

  2. 5 Small Gold International Space Station Lapel Pins

  3. 5 Small Gold NASA Seals

  4. 1 Large Bronze NASA Seal

  5. 1 Large Pewter NASA Seal

 

Agency Presentation

8.

 

35 Small Friendship Pins

 

Agency Presentation

 

9.

 

9 Small Flags of Illinois

 

Agency Presentation

 

10.

 

8 Small Flags of Texas

 

Agency Presentation

 

11.

 

10 Small Flags of Minnesota

 

Agency Presentation

 

12.

 

4 Small Flags of Colorado

 

Agency Presentation

 

13.

 

2 Small Flags of Alaska

 

Agency Presentation

 

14.

 

10 Small Flags of Ohio

 

Agency Presentation

 

15.

 

7 Small Flags of New Hampshire

 

Agency Presentation

 

16.

 

9 Small Flags of California

 

Agency Presentation

 

17.

 

2 Small Flags of Hawaii

 

Agency Presentation

 

18.

 

15 Small Flags of New York

 

Agency Presentation

 

19.

 

1 Small Flag of Vermont

 

Agency Presentation

 

20.

 

10 Small United States Navy Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

21.

 

10 Small United States Air Force Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

22.

 

20 Small United States Army Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

23.

 

10 Small United States Marine Corps Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

24.

 

10 Small United States Coast Guard Flags

 

Agency Presentation

 

25.

 

  1. 10 Small United States Flags

  2. 10 Small Alabama State Flags

 

Marshall Space Flight Center Presentation

26.

 

  1. 2 Small United State Flags

  2. 50 Environmental Patches

 

Kennedy Space Center Presentation

27.

 

  1. 10 Small Louisiana State Flags

  2. 10 Small Mississippi State Flags

  3. 5 Small NASA Flags

  4. 5 Small United States Flags

 

Stennis Space Center Presentation

28.

 

  1. 100 Silver Snoopy Pins

  2. 300 Small Columbia Flags

  3. 100 Small ISS Flags

 

NASA Space Flight Awareness Presentation

29.

 

10 STS-109 Embroidered Crew Patches

 

Boeing Awareness Presentation

 

30.

 

  1. 10 STS-109 Embroidered STS-109 Crew Patches

  2. 10 Small United States Flags

 

JSC USAF Presentation

31.

 

25 Small EVA Patches

 

JSC EVA Project Office Presentation

 

Items 32 through 110 are manifested at the request of the STS-109 crewmembers.

 

32.

 

School Photograph

 

Landolt Elementary, Friendswood, TX

 

33.

 

School Photobook

 

Starke Elementary, Pekin, IL

 

34.

 

1 Varsity Letter

 

Pekin Community High, Pekin, IL

 

35.

 

1 Illinois Pin

 

University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

 

36.

 

1 School Banner

 

Webster Intermediate, Webster, TX

 

37.

 

1 Team Banner

 

Chicago Cubs, Chicago, IL

 

38.

 

1 Team Flag

 

Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore, MD

 

39.

 

1 Institute Banner

 

Baker Institute, Houston, TX

 

40.

 

1 Menu

 

Anthony's Runway 84 Restaurant, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

 

41.

 

1 Association T-Shirt

 

Rockhold Racing, Pekin, IL

 

42.

 

1 Squadron Medallion

 

25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea

 

43.

 

1 ROTC Banner

 

Air Force ROTC Detachment 415, Minneapolis, MN

 

44.

 

1 Squadron Medallion

 

76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, CO

 

45.

 

1 Association Flag

 

American Motorcyclist Association, Pickerington, OH

 

46.

 

1 Troop Photograph

 

Boy Scout Troop 869, Houston, TX

 

47.

 

1 Club Banner

 

Desert Wheels Motorcycle Club, Edwards Air Force Base, CA

 

48.

 

1 Troop Photograph

 

Girl Scout Troop 1073, Houston, TX

 

49.

 

1 Team Pennant

 

Minnesota Twins, Minneapolis, MN

 

50.

 

1 University Banner

 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

 

51.

 

1 Team Patch

 

Minnesota Vikings, Minneapolis, MN

 

52.

 

1 University Flag

 

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 

53.

 

1 United States Flag

 

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, SC

 

54.

 

1 United States Flag

 

Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX

 

55.

 

1 Small Stuffed Mascot

 

University of Houston, Houston, TX

 

56.

 

1 College Banner

 

Erskine College, Due West, SC

 

57.

 

1 University Flag

 

Ohio State University Army ROTC, Columbus, OH

 

58.

 

1 Texans Banner

 

Houston Texans, Houston, TX

 

59.

 

1 Stuffed Mascot

 

Virginia Technical College, Blacksburg, VA

 

60.

 

1 School Flag

 

Louis E. Dieruff High School AFJROTC, Allentown, PA

 

61.

 

1 United States Flag

 

Manipulator Development Facility, Houston, TX

 

62.

 

1 University Pennant

 

MIT Physics Department, Cambridge, MA

 

63.

 

1 Thesis Paper

 

University of Chicago Astronomy Department, Chicago, IL

 

64.

 

1 Book Cover

 

Hayden Planetarium, New York City, NY

 

65.

 

1 Aquarium Banner

 

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL

 

66.

 

1 Fossil

 

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

 

67.

 

1 Association Flag

 

National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM

 

68.

 

1 NOVA T-Shirt

 

NOVA, Boston, MA

 

69.

 

1 Piece of Dome

 

Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL

 

70.

 

1 Club Flag

 

Explorers Club, New York City, NY

 

71.

 

1 Club Flag

 

Cosmos Club, Washington, DC

 

72.

 

1 Association Banner

 

Advanced Concepts/Darpa, Washington, DC

 

73.

 

1 Foundation Banner

 

Surfrider Foundation, Liberty, TX

 

74.

 

1 University Hockey Jersey

 

University of New Hampshire, Durhman, NH

 

75.

 

1 Aquarium Banner

 

The Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL

 

76.

 

1 Sanctuary Poster

 

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Channel Islands, CA

 

77.

 

1 New Hampshire State Flag

 

New Hampshire Veterinary Medical Association, Concord, NH

 

78.

 

1 Gold Foundation Ornament

 

Morris Animal Foundation, Denver, CO

 

79.

 

1 Shark's Tooth

 

North Carolina University College, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh Durham

 

80.

 

1 Turbo Engine Shaft

 

Creare, Inc., Hanover, NH

 

81.

 

1 Small "Semper Unitas" Lapel Pin

 

Marsh & McClennan, New York, NY

 

82.

 

1 Stuffed Mascot

 

La Jolla Elementary, La Jolla, CA

 

83.

 

1 School Banner

 

La Jolla High School, La Jolla, CA

 

84.

 

1 Gold University Pennant

 

Dartmouth College Physics Department, Hanover, NH

 

85.

 

1 Institute Flag

 

Rice Space Institute, Houston, TX

 

86.

 

1 ISU Flag

 

International Space University, Strasbourg, France

 

87.

 

1 Rice Flag

 

Baker College, Houston, TX

 

88.

 

1 School Banner

 

Taft High School, Lincoln, OR

 

89.

 

1 School Banner

 

Reuben H. Fleet Space Science Center, San Diego, CA

 

90.

 

1 Stuffed Mascot

 

Garmisch American School, Garmisch, Germany

 

91.

 

1 Academic Medallion

 

Franklyn & Marshall University, Lancaster, PA

 

92.

 

1 School Flag

 

H. Frank Carey High School, Franklin Square, NY

 

93.

 

1 Department T-Shirt

 

MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA

 

94.

 

1 University Flag

 

Columbia University, New York, NY

 

95.

 

1 School T-Shirt

 

John Street Elementary, Franklin Square, NY

 

96.

 

1 Book Jacket

 

Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, NY

 

97.

 

1 School T-Shirt

 

New Hyde Park Memorial High School, New Hyde Park, NY

 

98.

 

1 School T-Shirt

 

Hillside Grade School, New Hyde Park, NY

 

99.

 

1 Region of Sicily Flag

 

Region of Sicily, Sicily, Italy

 

100.

 

1 Department Badge

 

New York Fire Department, New York, NY

 

101.

 

1 University Banner

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

 

102.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

103.

 

1 Navy Wings

 

Agency Presentation

 

104.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

105.

 

1 Air Force Wings

 

Agency Presentation

 

106.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

107.

 

1 Army Wings

 

Agency Presentation

 

108.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

109.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

110.

 

1 Gold Astronaut Pin

 

Agency Presentation

 

Items 111 through 114 are manifested at the request of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Payload Customer.

 

111.

 

900 HST Patches

 

HST Project

 

112.

 

100 Pewter Shuttle Pins

 

Space Shuttle Program

 

113.

 

300 Pages Bookmarks

 

Space Shuttle Program

 

114.

 

500 Each STS-109 Crew Patches

 

HST Project

 

115.

 

  1. 1 NYC Fire Department Patch

  2. 1 NYC Police Department Patch

  3. 1 NYC Fire Department EMS Patch

  4. 1 Port Authority Patch

  5. 1 NYC Fire Department Poster

  6. 1 NYC Police Department Poster

 

Agency Presentation

116.

 

  1. 7 NYC Fire Department/Police Department Baseball Caps

  2. 1 NYC Fire Department Flag

  3. 1 NYC Police Department Flag

  4. 1 NYC Fire Department Shirt

 

Agency Presentation

117.

 

25 SR&QA Patches

 

Agency Presentation


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