STS-42 (World Space Congress)
Year: 1992
Mint/Issuer: NASA, NPO Energia and SSI
Mintage: Unknown
Flown metal: Material flown aboard Space Shuttle Discovery,STS-42; Soyuz TM-11; a Stony
meteorite recovered near Forrest Australia
Additional Information:
STS-42, SOYUZ TM-11 FLOWN METAL PAPERWEIGHT. This square paperweight (2.75x2.75") also contains metal recovered from a "Stoney Meteorite". Issued in honor of the 1992 World Space Congress by NASA, NPO Energia and the Space Studies Institute.The World Space Congress was the first joint meeting of the annual IAF (International Astronautical Federation) and COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) meetings in Washington D.C. from August 28 to September 5, 1992. The WSC was held in the Washington convention center, and two adjacent hotels. After arrival at the convention center, and check in, everyone was given a packet of invitations and other goodies in a nice nylon carrying case. The case came filled with a 700 page book of Abstracts, a 200 page guide to sessions, a metal paper weight made of a meteorite, material flown on a Space Shuttle and a Soyuz TM flight, a 100 page list of conference attendees who pre-registered, and other odds and ends. Dozens of nations were represented at the conference and several thousand people attended.
