STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery Mission Patch Logo Tile

Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 launched from Kennedy Space Centre on October 29, 1998. The STS-95 patch reflects the scientific, engineering, and historic elements of the NASA mission. The number '7' signifies the seven members of Discovery's crew and also represents crew member John Glenn's first orbital flight represented by the Friendship 7 capsule. The rocket plumes symbolize the three major fields of science represented by the mission payloads: microgravity material science, medical research for humans on Earth and in space, and astronomy.