Shannon Lucid’s unflown sterling silver STS-4 Robbins medal, approximately 2″ x 1.25″, with a raised design on the face featuring the mission insignia. The reverse is encircled by the names of the astronauts, "Thomas K. Mattingly II" and "Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.," and is engraved with the launch date of June 27, 1982, and landing date of July 4, 1982. The medal, which is serial numbered "151" on the rim, includes its original case. Condition is mint state. Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from Lucid, who states that the medal is from her personal collection.
Biochemist and retired NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid (born 1943), at one time, held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times—STS-51-G, STS-34, STS-43, STS-58, and STS-76/79—the latter of which included a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station in 1996; she is the only American woman to have served aboard Mir. In 2002, Discover magazine recognized Lucid as one of the 50 most important women in science.
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