the 4-H Flag, depicting the familiar 4-H Clover, will go into space as part of the load of Space Shuttle Endeavour, as part of the STS-127 mission. The mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. The 16-day mission will include five spacewalks and the installation of two platforms outside of the Japanese module.
"The inclusion of the 4-H flag on this mission is reflective of the commitment 4-H has to building young leaders in science, engineering and technology," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "As the global economy expands, these leaders will strengthen the United States' global competitiveness and leadership in these fields."
Azeem Ahmed, a 17-year-old who is an avid space enthusiast and president of the Alabama 4-H Council, made the original request to NASA to have the flag flown with a future space shuttle mission.
"4-H is more than green and white - it is a collage," Ahmed said. "It is agriculture and it's also healthy living, leadership and citizenship and science, engineering and technology. Science, engineering and technology is one of the missions of 4-H, and by flying a 4-H flag into space, I hope we shine a new light on 4-H."
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