1988 NASA SHUTTLE STS26 LAUNCH NEWS MEDIA BADGES RETURN 2 FLIGHT POST CHALLENGER for Sale

1988 NASA SHUTTLE STS26 LAUNCH NEWS MEDIA BADGES RETURN 2 FLIGHT POST CHALLENGER For Sale

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1988 NASA SHUTTLE STS26 LAUNCH NEWS MEDIA BADGES RETURN 2 FLIGHT POST CHALLENGER:
$249.95

This recent find comes from Estate of Retired WHNT TV Newscaster John J. (Joe) Vallely (Channel 19 Huntsville, Alabama - home of NASA's MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER). Listing includes his TWO NEWS MEDIA BADGES from attending the LAUNCH of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle after the Challenger accident - Mission STS-26 "RETURN TO FLIGHT" on September 29 - October 3, 1988 at Complex 39 Kennedy Space Center. Details below:
STS-26 COMPLEX 39 PRESS SITE#2971Green Badge - appx. 3-1/2"L x 2-1/4"WBottom Label Reads - Joe Vallely WHNT-TVNASA STS-26 NEWS MEDIA#000801White Official Mission Launch badge - appx. 3-7/8"L x 2-5/8"WBottom Label Reads - JOHN J. VALLELY WHNT-TV
Badges are in Excellent overall condition for use and age with some expected aging/storage wear. Please see all pictures and condition description and to see more Vintage/Antique collectibles from this estate, other estates and several picks, just visit my store link and thank you for looking!!!