Toys Aboard STS-51E

The crew members of Space Shuttle flight STS-51D have agreed to demonstrate the behavior of simple toys on their mission in 1985. The pictured toys were carried aboard the Challenger as part of a study of physics in cooperation with the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. The toys include a yo-yo, paddle ball, friction powered toy car, flipping mouse, top, ball and jacks, gyroscopes, Slinky, Wheelo. (NASA ID: S85-26822)