Space Shuttle Columbia - SOLD 2.573" Flown Nose Landing Gear Tire Section beatles ~ Korney Shvets

~ Korney Shvets

the Megatoothed sharks emerged as apex predators

a module designed to stay in low Earth orbit and gather data on how space exposure would affect certain materials

5 million years ago and evolved there into the endemic (and enormous) Columbian mammoth

which took three times that long to grow to full size

Space Shuttle Columbia - SOLD 2.573" Flown Nose Landing Gear Tire Section beatles ~ Korney ShvetsThis specimen is a 2. 573" mission flown nose landing gear tire fragment from the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV 102). Serial number verification against public information indicates the tire was removed from service after Columbia's 13th mission (STS 52). A certificate of authenticity and informational photocard is included with this item. Note: This specimen was acquired at auction after decommissioning. The original scrap tags and documentation remain