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Vans celebrates 60 years of NASA with 'Space Voyager' sneakers [i]Since the 1960s, Vans has marketed its skate shoes as being "Off the Wall." But with the launch of its latest capsule, the sneakers might be more aptly tagged as "off the planet." Vans on Friday (Nov. 2) introduced its new [URL=https://www.vans.com/shop/space-voyager]Space Voyager Collection[/URL], celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary. "Vans commemorates NASA with a time honored collection of footwear and apparel that pays homage to six decades of space exploration and discovery," the company said in a release.[/i]
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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmancollectSPACE Vans celebrates 60 years of NASA with 'Space Voyager' sneakersSince the 1960s, Vans has marketed its skate shoes as being "Off the Wall." But with the launch of its latest capsule, the sneakers might be more aptly tagged as "off the planet."Vans on Friday (Nov. 2) introduced its new Space Voyager Collection, celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary."Vans commemorates NASA with a time honored collection of footwear and apparel that pays homage to six decades of space exploration and discovery," the company said in a release. Hart SastrowardoyoI like the orange kicks but not a fan of the flag being on the heel where they could get dirty. And the EVA emblem has three stars, not five... p51The local Vans store told me most Vans stores wouldn't get them. So I ordered the orange kicks through the website after seeing them being sold out already through eBay. I just really liked the look, even though I was never a fan of the "worm" logo... quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:...not a fan of the flag being on the heel where they could get dirty.Yeah, I thought exactly the same thing. But it looks like they're attached with velcro.Hart SastrowardoyoThat's the other thing: It may be in the wrong place, but flags should never be attached with Velcro! Robert PearlmanAstronauts wear flags attached by Velcro on their EMU spacesuits. quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:And the EVA emblem has three stars, not five... The most recent iteration of the EVA emblem has five stars.oly quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo: Flags should never be attached with Velcro! Every flag and patch of most military flight suits and jackets are attached with Velcro. The suits generally have a green (drab) Velcro loop pile patch the shape of a flag or patch that corresponds to whatever is worn there. This is for many reasons including that the patches don't hold up to continuous washing cycles, that some squadrons have a succession of identifiers for crew assignment or hierarchy that changes with promotion or posting and that some crew change between high and low vis versions of the flag and patch designs.I have seen crews have to remove their patches before flight and re affix them when they exit the aircraft because of one occurrence of a squadron patch being lost in a cockpit during a sortie and later being recovered behind the instrument panel. Some squadrons also have traditions of wearing patched inverted to signify some milestone achievement, including a US air force pilot who would wear the flag inverted on the shoulder because he was on exchange down under and said to him it was right side up. MrSpace86I saw these in person and wondered why are they so heavy? Even wearing them was bizarre due to their weight.p51 quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:...but flags should never be attached with Velcro! Just about everyone in the US military has them attached with velcro these days.I worked with Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and I learned they'd often "sanitize" their uniforms and gear. This often meant the flag patches came off along with nametapes and unit patches before their missions.
Vans celebrates 60 years of NASA with 'Space Voyager' sneakersSince the 1960s, Vans has marketed its skate shoes as being "Off the Wall." But with the launch of its latest capsule, the sneakers might be more aptly tagged as "off the planet."Vans on Friday (Nov. 2) introduced its new Space Voyager Collection, celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary."Vans commemorates NASA with a time honored collection of footwear and apparel that pays homage to six decades of space exploration and discovery," the company said in a release.
Since the 1960s, Vans has marketed its skate shoes as being "Off the Wall." But with the launch of its latest capsule, the sneakers might be more aptly tagged as "off the planet."
Vans on Friday (Nov. 2) introduced its new Space Voyager Collection, celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary.
"Vans commemorates NASA with a time honored collection of footwear and apparel that pays homage to six decades of space exploration and discovery," the company said in a release.
quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:...not a fan of the flag being on the heel where they could get dirty.
quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:And the EVA emblem has three stars, not five...
quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo: Flags should never be attached with Velcro!
This is for many reasons including that the patches don't hold up to continuous washing cycles, that some squadrons have a succession of identifiers for crew assignment or hierarchy that changes with promotion or posting and that some crew change between high and low vis versions of the flag and patch designs.
I have seen crews have to remove their patches before flight and re affix them when they exit the aircraft because of one occurrence of a squadron patch being lost in a cockpit during a sortie and later being recovered behind the instrument panel.
Some squadrons also have traditions of wearing patched inverted to signify some milestone achievement, including a US air force pilot who would wear the flag inverted on the shoulder because he was on exchange down under and said to him it was right side up.
quote:Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:...but flags should never be attached with Velcro!
I worked with Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and I learned they'd often "sanitize" their uniforms and gear. This often meant the flag patches came off along with nametapes and unit patches before their missions.
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