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Topic: Virgin Galactic 'Galactic' mission patches

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 11-02-2023 10:13 AM The International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, which is the sponsor for Kellie Gerardi's flight, recruited freelance artist Tom Foltz to [URL=https://twitter.com/iias_nlc/status/1717024365127069836]design their patch for Galactic 05[/URL] (the same patch Gerardi can be seen holding in her photo with Alan Stern). <BLOCKQUOTE><I>Get to know our IIAS-01 research spaceflight mission patch: [list=1][]The color palette represents the painted desert of the American Southwest in New Mexico at Spaceport America where the launch will take place. []The pentagon represents both the five primary IIAS mission participants — Gerardi, Gonzalez, Persad, Pandya, and Reimuller — and Virgin Galactic flight #5. []The nine-pointed sunrise symbolizes everyone in IIAS over the 9 years of its existence and the beginning of a new era. Converging on the sunrise are the four main mission objectives: []An EKG pulse for the Astroskin biomonitor: Yvette Gonzalez, Co-PI. []A fluid cell: Aaron Persad, Co-PI. []A droplet of blood with a stylized glucose molecule inside: Shawna Pandya, Co-PI. []The globe represents the worldwide IIAS research community: Dr. Jason Reimuller, IIAS Founder. []Eight stars are the colleagues and family supporting Kellie Gerardi's spaceflight. [*]The star in the spaceship represents Kellie Gerardi, the first IIAS Researcher to fly into space![/list] [URL=https://astronauticsinstitute.org/about/donate/]Visit the IIAS website[/URL] to learn how you can get your very own!</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/virgin_galactic_galactic05_kellie_gerardi_iias_patch01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/virgin_galactic_galactic05_kellie_gerardi_iias_patch01.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/virgin_galactic_galactic05_kellie_gerardi_iias_patch02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/virgin_galactic_galactic05_kellie_gerardi_iias_patch02.jpg" width="400" height="400" border="0"></a></center>
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