Certificate of authenticity

A certificate of authenticity presented by NASA to the State Government of South Australia, confirming that the Library's '1851 Tallis map of South Australia was flown in space aboard the United States Space Shuttle 'Discovery', which was launched ... July 26, 2005 ... [and returned] on August 9, 2005...'. The certificate provides details of the STS-114 flight on which Andy Thomas was the mission specialist, is signed by Thomas, and carries a mission sticker. The full text of the certificate reads: "Certificate of Authenticity STS-114 - Presented to the State Government of South Australia. This 1851 Tallis Map of South Australia was flown in space aboard the United States Space Shuttle Discovery, which was launched at 10:39 a.m. EDT., July 26, 2005, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the mission, Discovery traveled to the International Space Station and remained docked to the Station for 7 days, 21 hours and 9 minutes. At 8:11 a.m. EDT, August 9, 2005, after 220 Earth orbits, Discovery landed at Edwards Air force Base, California. Maximum Altitude 222 miles Maximum Speed 17,500 mph Duration 13 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes Distance traveled 5,796,419 miles [signed Andy Thomas] Andrew S.W. Thomas, Ph.D. Mission Specialist, STS-1114."

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