Uncommon trio of flown Space Shuttle artifacts, including: a nose gear tire segment, approximately 5 x .75 x .75, flown on the Atlantis during mission STS-27 and again on Columbia during mission STS-28; a Thermal Protection System (TPS) tile segment, approximately .75 x .25 x .25, flown on the first four flights of Space Shuttle Discovery and removed after the STS-51D mission; and a Disposable In-Suit Drink Bag segment, approximately 2 x 1.25, flown on STS-120 from October 23 to November 7, 2007, as part of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit worn by astronaut Scott Parazynski during a solar array repair on the fourth EVA of the mission. Each artifact is individually encased in a limited edition cylindrical 2.25 x 4.25 piece of Lucite cut at an angle for display purposes, numbered 1/200, with the mission insignia and certificate of authenticity at the bottom of each stating that the artifacts respectively originate from the personal collections of Robert 'Hoot' Gibson, Don Williams, and Scott Parazynski. In overall fine condition, with considerable chipping to edges of TPS Lucite cylinder. Originally distributed through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Two are accompanied by their original matching boxes, both numbered 1/200.
