STS-82 Return Cover

 Own Limited-Edition Discovery STS-82 Silk Cover

Produced by Colorano, this covers honors the Return of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s 22^th mission, STS-82 (the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program). 

This popular Colorano cover features a “silk” cachet that is produced through a special screening process and then bonded to the envelope.  The cachet pictures a in-flight crew photo and is surrounded by a golden border.  The cover bears a patriotic US stamp and Kennedy Space Center cancellation marking the return of the mission.  You can discover the story behind the mission with the informative caption next to the cachet.

Launched on February 11, 1997, STS-82 was the second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.  The crew of the Shuttle repaired and upgraded the telescope during four spacewalks (known as Extra-Vehicular Activities). After almost 10 days in space, the Discovery landed on February 21.

Get this neat cover commemorating part of  American space history – order your silk cover today.