Each purchase or renewal of the Florida Challenger - Columbia
license plate generates a donation of $25 used to maintain our
nations memorial to fallen astronauts while inspiring our next
generation of space explorers.
HOW TO PURCHASE YOUR SPACE PLATE
There Are Three Ways To Purchase Your Plate:
1.) Order your Challenger/Columbia Specialty plate online now:
https://govhub.com/indianriver/plates#special_interest.challenger_columbia.
If you are ordering online, you will be contacted by a representative from the Indian River County Tax Collector’s Office to process your order.
Under F.S. 668.6076, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact us by phone or in writing.
2). Visit your Local Tax Collectors Office. Find a tax collector’s office near you.
If you would like to purchase a Challenger/Columbia Specialty Plate:
*If you are within your renewal period (within 3 months of your plate expiration):
New plate fee of $71.85 PLUS your annual registration fee ($25.00 of this fee will go directly to The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Inc to support space and technology-based education programs )
*If you are NOT within your renewal period:
Replacement license plate fee of $69.60 (When you are not within your renewal period you cannot update your registration; therefore, there is not an additional registration fee added)
($25.00 of this fee will go directly to The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Inc to support space and technology-based education programs.)
Personalized Plates
Personalized plates are available for an additional fee. If you are interested in purchasing a personalized plate, a representative from the Indian River County Tax Collector’s office will further assist and provide the necessary paperwork.
Check availability of your personalized plate.
History of the Challenger Columbia specialty license plate
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The current Florida Space license plate design commemorating both the crew of Challenger and Columbia.
This Florida specialty license plate, which debuted on January 1, 1987, after the disaster, commemorates the Challenger Space Shuttle crew. It was the nation’s first specialty license plate.
This plate was meant to be the original redesign of the Challenger plate. Unfortunately the Columbia accident occurred during this time and the plate was updated to its current design.