NASA Photo ID: S85-46260          File Name: 10062256.jpg

Film Type: 4x5 cn                 Date Taken: 12/18/85

Title: STS 51-L crew patch

Description:

Members of the STS 51-L crew designed this patch which will represent their 
mission. The Challenger is depicted launching from Florida with a backdrop
of  Halley's comet against the U.S. flag. Surnames of the crewmembers
encircle  the scene, with the payload specialists being recognized below.
Surname of  the first teacher in space, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, is
followed by a  symbolic apple.