ISS NASA Challenge Coin
Year: 2014
Mint/Issuer: C. Forbes,Inc / NASA
Mintage: Unknown
Flown metal: Nickel-silver material flown on STS-134 to the ISS
Additional Information:
The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on May 16, 2011 at 8:56 a.m. EDT commanded by Mark Kelly and his crew of five. STS-134 headed for the International Space Station on a 16-day mission transporting nickel-silver material that would later be used to fabricate coins to help commemorate the history of the Space Shuttle Program.
C. Forbes, Inc. is proud to have played a small role in commemorating the history of the Space Shuttle’s Program by designing and fabricating custom coins with the nickel-silver that flew in space on the STS-134 mission.
The custom coins highlight the history of the Endeavour’s missions which clocked over 229 days in space while orbiting the earth 4,671 times. During that time the Space Shuttle traveled 122,883,151 miles.
This coin was presented by Major General(Retired) and Astronaut Charles F. Boldin, Jr., NASA Administrator.
