STS-47 Mission Patch - NASA’s Spacelab-J Flight with International Crew #1984734 (License: Personal Use)

This official NASA mission patch represents STS-47, flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour in September 1992, carrying the Spacelab-J laboratory-a joint U.S.-Japan microgravity research mission. The design integrates the American flag, Japan’s rising sun, stars symbolizing space, and the shuttle ascending above Earth’s curvature, with crew names encircling the emblem. Notably, it includes Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, and Mamoru Mohri, Japan’s first astronaut.

Used on NASA mission archives, educational resources, space history exhibits, and commemorative merchandise; targets users researching international space cooperation, STS-47 specifics, or astronaut biographies.