A Piece of the Past Hitches a Ride on Next Space Shuttle Mission

HAMPTON, Va. -- A small piece of early American history will become
the latest space traveler with the liftoff of NASA's space shuttle
Atlantis. Atlantis is scheduled to launch Friday, June 8 at 7:38 p.m.
EDT for the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station.

A nearly 400-year-old metal cargo tag bearing the words "Yames Towne"
and some commemorative mementoes are packed in Atlantis' middeck floor
cargo space for the roundtrip flight to the International Space
Station. Their hitchhike through the galaxy honors this year's 400th
anniversary of Jamestown, Va., the first permanent English settlement
in North America.

Further: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/jun/HQ_07131_Jamestown_artifact.html

George Myers