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European Space Agency

Union Flag badge 2016-17

48 x 38 x 2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 72684

Description

A framed Union Flag badge. Worn by Major Tim Peake on his spacesuit during Mission Principia, the first Union Flag to be worn in the vacuum of space.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, 3 April 2017 by Major Tim Peake, astronaut of Great Britain and the European Space Agency
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection European Space Agency
(maker)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Major Tim Peake (b. 1972)
Physical properties

Measurements

48 x 38 x 2 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Costume, Uniforms & Accessories
Object type(s)
textiles
flags/banners
costume
costume accessories
badges
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Space stations
Genealogy and Heraldry
Flags
National Flags
Flag of the United Kingdom

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