STS-51-D Mission Patch - NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Emblem #2009767 (License: Personal Use)

This circular NASA mission patch commemorates STS-51-D, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1985. It depicts two shuttle silhouettes-one ascending, one descending-encircling a central blue sphere representing Earth, overlaid with a starburst and antenna structure signifying the Syncom IV-3 satellite deployment. The crew names (Newman, Walker, Cockrell, Gernhardt, Voss) are inscribed along the outer ring in gold lettering against red and blue bands.

Used on NASA mission archives, space history websites, educational resources, and astronaut biography pages; serves users seeking visual documentation of STS-51-D, its crew, or shuttle-era insignia design.