History On-Orbit
A Piece of the Past Hitches a Ride on Next Space Shuttle Mission
“A nearly 400-year-old metal cargo tag bearing the words “Yames Towne” and some commemorative mementoes are packed in Atlantis’ middeck floor cargo space for the roundtrip flight to the International Space Station. Their hitchhike through the galaxy honors this year’s 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Va., the first permanent English settlement in North America.”
