The Shuttlecock that Travelled 78 Million Miles before Landing on the Ground
The International Space Station Shuttlecock with old battledores and shuttlecocks in the North Hall, Badminton House.
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Photo: – Geoff Hinder.
Outside of the North Hall at Badminton House are Jean-Paul Didier, Jean-Jacques Bergeret, Micheline Richebois and Bruno Lafitte from the French National Archives Commission with the International Space Station shuttlecock.
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Photo: – Geoff Hinder.
Bruno Lafitte, Jean-Jacques Bergeret, Jean-Paul Didier and Micheline Richebois from the French National Archives Commission then took the shuttlecock to the Yonex All-England Badminton Championships where it was exhibited on the National Badminton Museum display stand. The shuttlecock then travelled to Badminton House in Gloucestershire where the shuttlecock was photographed with some of the very old battledores and shuttlecocks in the North Hall of Badminton House where the game was invented.