NASA Space Shuttle Embedded Pen Blanks – Discovery

NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Embedded Pen Blanks

NASA Space Shuttle Discovery space-flown double embedded material blanks for Jr Series, Sierra Clone, and Shuttle Kit (Wood Turningz), and custom order tube size blanks available as singles or sets.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank.
COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil COA seal.

Blank Tube Size Descriptions:

• Jr Series blanks are double tube set 12.5mm tubes and 10.5mm lower tubes

• Sierra Clone blanks are single 27/64" tubes

• Shuttle Kit blanks are for the Shuttle Kit from Wood Turningz single 10mm tube.

• Custom single Tube or Double Tube Sets available. (Two Week Delivery) Specify tube size needed in notes at check out.

Space Shuttle Discovery materials:

Hardin Penworks, LLC, certifies that material supplied to the artisan of the accompanying hand-crafted item was sourced from the Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA’s Orbiter Vehicle OV-103.

The embedded upper cloth was sourced from the payload bay liner flown on the Discovery during the 7-day STS-82 mission. This mission was the 22nd flight of the Discovery and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program. It was the second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew repaired and upgraded the telescope's scientific instruments, increasing its research capabilities and achieved the highest altitude ever attained by an STS Orbiter, 335 nautical miles. The embedded lower red material is from the payload bay door seal of multiple STS missions.

During nearly 27 years of service, the Discovery flew 39 missions, carried 252 crew members, orbited our Earth 4,808 times, traveled 148,221,675 miles, and spent 365 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes, and 33 seconds in space travel.

Material Vision & Turning Notes:

Discovery blanks pair the woven payload bay liner cloth from the record-setting STS-82 Hubble servicing mission with rich red material from multiple payload bay door seals. The layered textures and vibrant color accents create bold, eye-catching pens once turned and polished. Light, controlled cuts preserve the integrity of the aerospace materials, making these excellent choices for Jr Series, Sierra, or custom builds.

Finish Recommendation:

For the ultimate mirror-like shine that highlights every detail of the space-flown materials, we recommend our Magic Juice Polishing Compound.

Space Shuttle history:

The Space Shuttle was the first operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse. Each Shuttle was designed for a projected lifespan of 100 launches or ten years of operational life, although this was later extended.

Each Space Shuttle was a reusable launch system composed of three main assemblies: the reusable orbital vehicle (OV), the expendable ET, and the two reusable solid rocket boosters (SRB). Only the OV entered orbit shortly after the tank and boosters are jettisoned. The vehicle was launched vertically like a conventional rocket, and the orbiter glided to a horizontal landing like an airplane, after which it was refurbished for reuse. The SRBs parachuted to splashdown in the ocean where they were towed back to shore and refurbished for later Shuttle missions.

Five operational OVs were built: Columbia (OV-102), Challenger (OV-099), Discovery (OV-103), Atlantis (OV-104), and Endeavour (OV-105). A mock-up, Inspiration, currently stands at the entrance to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. An additional craft, Enterprise (OV-101), was built for atmospheric testing gliding and landing; it was originally intended to be outfitted for orbital operations after the test program, but it was found more economical to upgrade the structural test article STA-099 into orbiter Challenger (OV-099).