The coins are copper-nickel and made in the Marshall Islands.
Space Shuttle Discovery, September 29, 1988.
The first space shuttle to fly after Challenger was Discovery, which completed its mission STS-26 in September 1988. Discovery was chosen for this mission due to its robust design and ability to safely return to flight.
It's copper-nickel not silver. They sell for $3.00-$5.00.
The first shuttle launched after the Challenger disaster was the Discovery shuttle, which returned to space on September 29, 1988. Discovery's mission, STS-26, was considered a success and marked the resumption of shuttle flights after a 32-month hiatus.
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.
Space Shuttle Discovery, September 29, 1988.
The first space shuttle to fly after Challenger was Discovery, which completed its mission STS-26 in September 1988. Discovery was chosen for this mission due to its robust design and ability to safely return to flight.
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It's copper-nickel not silver. They sell for $3.00-$5.00.
What is the value of a space shuttle discovery $5.00 commemorative coin issued by the republic of the Marshall Islands on September 29, 1988
The first shuttle launched after the Challenger disaster was the Discovery shuttle, which returned to space on September 29, 1988. Discovery's mission, STS-26, was considered a success and marked the resumption of shuttle flights after a 32-month hiatus.
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.
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The US space program resumed Space Shuttle missions on September 29, 1988 with the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-26). This mission marked the return to flight following the Challenger tragedy on January 28, 1986.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 the space shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
Never. The Challenger space shuttle was destroyed in the 1986 disaster and was not rebuilt. The first shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster was on September 29, 1988, more than two years after the incident. That mission was flown by the shuttle Discovery.
The names of US space shuttles are:Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor.The space shuttle generally refers to the American NASA spacecraft also called Space Transportation System (STS) and is the current U.S. manned spacecraft vehicle. The Russians did make one "shuttle" called Buran, although it had only one (unmanned) space flight in 1988 and destroyed in 2002.The Enterprise was never flown in space. It was used to test the docking systems on the specially made 747 used to transport the shuttle from other landing sites back to Florida when the shuttle does not land at Cape Canaveral.