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This U.S. Navy anchor lapel pin is a souvenir for Magellan T. Bear's tour aboard the USS Florida submarine. In 1994, Magellan T. Bear and two Elk Creek Elementary School students (Magellan's home school) completed a six-hour dive aboard the trident nuclear submarine USS Florida, off the coast of Silverdale, Washington. The bear's journey was part of an ambitious educational project to stimulate interest in geography, science, and social studies.
Magellan T. Bear became the first official teddy bear in space, flying as the "education specialist" aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-63 mission in February 1995. Students and faculty of Elk Creek Elementary School in Pine, Colorado, worked with NASA and Spacehab to have the teddy bear certified for spaceflight. The school also arranged for the bear to fly around the world, visit the South Pole, fly on United Airlines' first Boeing 777 flight, and attend U.S. Space Camp.
Magellan T. Bear was presented to the National Air and Space Museum in May 1998 by librarian Penny Wiedeke and principal Jerry Williams.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
Dimensions
3-D: 2.7 × 1.6 × 1.3cm (1 1/16 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.)
Storage: 17.8 × 10.5 × 1.9cm (7 × 4 1/8 × 3/4 in.) Materials
Copper Alloy
Gold Plating
Chrome Plating Inventory Number
A19980135012
Credit Line
Gift of Penny Wiedeke and Jerry Williams.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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