A collection of bronze commemorative medals mounted on a printed display card titled Shuttle Maiden Flights. The set features medals for the maiden voyages of the Space Shuttles Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Each medal obverse replicates an official mission patch design, incorporating astronaut crew surnames and specific mission designations. Inscriptions include The Gem of the Galaxy for Columbia (April 12, 1981), STS-6 for Challenger (April 4, 1983), 41D for Discovery (August 30, 1984), 51J for Atlantis (October 3, 1985), and STS-49 for Endeavour (May 7, 1992). The medals are struck in a golden-bronze alloy and are fixed to the card, which prevents inspection of the reverse designs.
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