The Friendship 7 Corvette C5's
and ... More Photos
VIN Number | Year | Job Number | Trans | Color Combination | STS-95 Shuttle Crew Member |
1G1YY32G3X5103118 | 1999 | 003412 | Automatic | Torch
Red Oak Top and Interior |
Curtis
L. Brown, Commander |
1G1YY32G4W5123411 | 1998 | 010143 | Six Speed | Torch
Red Oak Top and Interior |
Steven
W. Lindsey Pilot |
1G1YY32G0X5100029 | 1999 | 010898 | Six Speed | Magnetic
Red Oak Top and Interior |
Scott E. Parazynski Mission Specialist |
1G1YY32G6X5100701 | 1999 | 003475 | Automatic | White Black Top and Interior |
Stephen K Robinson Mission Specialist |
1G1YY32G7X5103252 | 1999 | 003175 | Automatic | White
- White Top Pewter Interior |
Pedro Duque Mission Specialist |
1G1YY32G1W5124712 | 1998 | 007561 | Six Speed | Torch
Red Black Top and Interior |
Chiaki Mukai Payload Specialist |
1G1YY32G6X5100505 | 1999 | 002025 | Automatic | Silver Black Top and Interior |
John H. Glenn Payload Specialist |
Special Note: John
Glenn's C5 Corvette Included the
Following Additional Options: |
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Backup Vehicles | |||||
VIN Number | Year | Make | Model | Color Combination | Purpose |
2G1FP32G6W2146064 | 1998 | Camaro | Z28SS
CV 6-Speed |
Red White Top and Interior |
Backup Parade STS-95 Vehicle |
2G1FP32G4X2107734 | 1999 | Camaro | Z28 CV | Blue White Top and Interior |
Backup Parade STS-95 Vehicle |
Photo's Courtesy of: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
STS-95 Commander Curtis
L. Brown Jr. gets behind the wheel as C5
Registry |
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Commander Brown (in front), along with the other crew members behind him, waves to the crowd. |
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Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai is perched on the back of a red Corvette convertible. (Would you sit there with Jake driving??) | |
Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr. waves to the dense crowd from the back of a silver Corvette convertible during a parade down State Road A1A in nearby Cocoa Beach. The parade is reminiscent of those held after missions during the Mercury Program. | |
Center Director Roy
Bridges and |
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John H. Glenn Jr. (left) greets baseball legend Ted Williams following the parade. Ted was John H. Glenn's Wingman during the Korean Conflict .... John Glenn said, "Men like Ted Williams are some of America's real Hero's. Ted's plane was shot down 2 times in Korea...and he survived to be one of America's GREAT baseball Stars." |
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