The 2012 MIT Brass Rat was launched in space on Monday, February 8 on STS Mission 130 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. Astronaut and MIT Alum T.J. Creamer '92 received it on the International Space Station. This is the first Brass Rat to be part of the payload of a space shuttle and the first actual Brass Rat to be on the ISS.
TJ Creamer with MIT alum Nicholas Patrick '96 and our class ring on the space station's new observation deck.
TJ Creamer spoke to our class during Premiere.
From the Astronomy Picture of the Day website, here is a picture of the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.