Check the listing for details. NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-9 Spacelab-1 Mission Patch. Condition: New. Listed at 8.50 USD. NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-9 Spacelab-1 Mission Patch. Patch is approximately 3.75" x 4.5". STS-9 (also referred to Spacelab 1) was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on 28 November 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into orbit. STS-9 was also the last time the original STS numbering system was used until STS-26, which was designated in the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger disaster of STS-51-L. Under the new system, STS-9 would have been designated as STS-41-A. STS-9's originally planned successor, STS-10, was canceled due to payload issues; it was instead followed by STS-41-B. After this mission, Columbia was taken out of service for renovations, and did not fly again until STS-61-C in early January 1986. STS-9 sent the first non-U.S. citizen into space on the Shuttle, Ulf Merbold, becoming the first ESA and first West German citizen to go into space. This patch is from my personal collection from a smoke free and pet free home.Thank you for looking at my listing. Please check out my other listings for more space patches and other items.