STS-103 Hubble telescope repair

Own Set of 9 Limited-Edition Discovery STS-103 Covers

Produced by Colorano, these covers honor STS-103 (the 96th mission of the Space Shuttle program), aboard Discovery.  It features photos of the crew and their mission. 

Popular Colorano covers feature “silk” cachets that are produced through a ...  more

Own Set of 9 Limited-Edition Discovery STS-103 Covers

Produced by Colorano, these covers honor STS-103 (the 96th mission of the Space Shuttle program), aboard Discovery.  It features photos of the crew and their mission. 

Popular Colorano covers feature “silk” cachets that are produced through a special screening process and then bonded to the envelope.  Each cachet pictures a photo from the mission and is surrounded by a golden border.  The covers bear patriotic US stamps and cancellations relating to events from the mission. 

Launched on December 19, 1999, STS-103 lasted seven days, returning December 27.  The crew included five Americans joined by mission specialists from France and Switzerland (the first astronaut from that country).  The main objective of the mission was to service the Hubble Space Telescope.  Four spacewalks were taken to perform the necessary service.  The mission had originally been scheduled for the following June, but three of the telescope’s gyroscopes had failed, so the mission was moved to December 1999, making it the final Space Shuttle mission of the century.

These covers would make a great addition to your space or cover collection.  Order yours today.