Space Shuttle Columbia - SOLD 2.675" Flown Nose Landing Gear Tire Section chainmail Above: Challenger hitches a ride

Above: Challenger hitches a ride on NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)

and also gives the glass its protective qualities

EI-BED left service in 1995 and was scrapped the following year

the shuttle’s career included the first repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope and the addition of the Unity Module to the ISS

There were many experiments aboard

Space Shuttle Columbia - SOLD 2.675" Flown Nose Landing Gear Tire Section chainmail Above: Challenger hitches a rideThis specimen is a 2. 675" mission flown nose landing gear tire fragment from the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV 102). Serial number verification against public information indicates the tire was removed from service after Columbia's 13th mission (STS 52). A certificate of authenticity and informational photocard is included with this item. Note: This specimen was acquired at auction after decommissioning. The original scrap tags and documentation remain