Imperial, Missouri School Flag to be Taken into Space by Dr. Sandra Magnus

Students of St. Joseph Catholic School, Imperial, Missouri have been learning about space at school and have specially designed a flag. Astronaut Dr. Sandra Magnus of Belleville, Illinois has promised to take this flag on her next trip into space. 

Magnus is scheduled to be amongst the crew of STS-135-ULF7, she is currently in training and scheduled to fly into space in the summer of 2011. This mission will carry Raffaello - a Multi Purpose Logistics Module.

Magnus has promised the children that she will take a picture of the flag, which will have the earth in the background, whilst she is on this space flight.