Super Bowl Coin Flown in Space
Posted by Prateek Tripathi on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Members of the STS-129 shuttle mission present a specially minted
silver medallion to National Football League officials on Wednesday,
Jan. 27, 2010, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The
coin, which was flown in space during the November flight of Atlantis,
will be used for the official coin toss prior to the kickoff of Super
Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. One member of Atlantis' crew, Leland
Melvin, was drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions in 1986. The crew also
flew other NFL-related memorabilia, including jerseys and a football
inscribed with the name of every member of the Hall of Fame. From left:
Astronauts Bobby Satcher, Randy Bresnik, and Charlie Hobaugh; Joe
Horrigan, Vice President of Communications/Exhibits for the Pro
Football Hall of Fame, Steve Perry, President/Executive Director of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame; astronauts Berry Wilmore, Michael Foreman
and Leland Melvin. Photo Credit: NASA/Marv Smith