Pennant Showcase
Rutgers Pennant Carried On Space Shuttle


Astronaut Mario Runco carried a Rutgers University pennant with him into space during STS-44. The mission on the shuttle Atlantis began on 24 November 1991 and ended 1 December 1991. During that time, the shuttle Atlantis orbited the Earth 109 times, travelling over 2.9 million miles.

The Rutgers pennant and a STS-44 crew patch that were carried on Atlantis during the mission were presented to Rutgers University after the flight. The pennant and crew patch are now housed in a showcase in The Mabel Smith Douglass Library of Rutgers University. Details from the showcase can be viewed below.

 
 Pennant Showcase
 
 Rutgers Pennant
 
 Signature on Rutgers Pennant
 
 Press Release and NASA Letter
 
 Certificate of Authenticity
 
 STS-44 Crew Patch
 
 Patch Mosaic
 
 Crew Patch Authentication

Photo credits in the Pennant Showcase website: David Gwynn, CRSSA.

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