Astronaut Patch Recalls Comrades
Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
A drawing of a space shuttle lifting off against a backdrop of a rainbow as a symbol of astronauts’ return to space is featured on the patch the crewmen will wear on the second post-Challenger shuttle flight.
A picture of the patch, sprinkled with seven stars to commemorate the memory of the Challenger crew members, was released Friday.
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