Adjustable Protective Mitten flown to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-123 mission. The mitten is sealed in its original deaccession bag, which bears affixed labels to the front and back, one of which is an FCE/EVA Report with part information: “Item Number: 0106-813600-04(R), S/N 006, Date: 06-JUN-2008, Item Class I, Description Adjustable Protective Mitten.”An attached matching parts tag from the Flight Equipment Processing Contractor is stamped “Received in FEPC, Postflight STS,” annotated “123,” and marked as “OK to ship to JSC.” In fine condition.
Launched on March 11, 2008, STS-123 was the twenty-fifth shuttle mission to visit the ISS. As part of the mission, it delivered the first module of the Japanese laboratory, Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo), and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, (SPDM) Dextre robotics system to the station. The mission lasted 15 days and 18 hours and it was the first mission to fully utilize the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS), allowing space station power to augment the shuttle power systems. The mission set a record for a shuttle's longest stay at the ISS.
