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Topic:	SpaceX recalls Zuma mission patches

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>usafspace</TD><TD>SpaceX has recalled the Zuma mission patches that were just released.If you have not purchased one, you might be out of luck. SpaceX recalled the patches "as consideration for their customer."</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>SpaceCadet1983</TD><TD>This doesn't sound good for the outcome of the mission. Or, it's all disinformation. Ah, the mystery deepens!</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Robert Pearlman</TD><TD>collectSPACE <blockquote><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011218a-spacex-zuma-mission-patch-recall.html">SpaceX pulls Zuma mission patches from sale amid reports of secret satellite's loss</a>SpaceX has recalled the sale of souvenir mission patches from its first launch of 2018, providing a possible hint to the fate of its classified payload.The spaceflight company pulled its Zuma mission patches from partner gift shops and online retailers on Friday (Jan. 12), several days after the embroidered emblems went on sale. Since 2015, SpaceX has allowed for third-party sales of its mission patches so long as the flight that the insignia represents was confirmed a success.</blockquote> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011218a-spacex-zuma-mission-patch-recall.html" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-011218a-lg.jpg" width="400" height="265" border="0"></a></center></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Jacques van Oene</TD><TD>Like the customer cares that there is a patch. I think they care more about the lost payload then a patch. In other words, it does not makes much sense SpaceX does this...</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>GACspaceguy</TD><TD>I have to say in the aerospace industry I am in this would not be out of character. It is about maintaining the "brand" as well as customer relationship.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>cspg</TD><TD>NASA did not forbid production of STS-51L and STS-107 patches.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>GACspaceguy</TD><TD>NASA is a government agency (read: USA taxpayers ownership, do what the people want). SpaceX is a private company (read: can do what they feel is best for their company).</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>cspg</TD><TD>So why should we care? (And SpaceX is heavily dependent on government money, either in forms of contracts or launch infrastructure.)</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>mode1charlie</TD><TD>Well, darn. Those things just became instantly desirable collector's items. I missed out.Did anyone here pick one up before they were recalled?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>SpaceCadet1983</TD><TD> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by cspg: ...production of STS-51L and STS-107 patches.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think that was done to memorialize the memory of the crews. I'm sure SpaceX and Northrop Grumman would like the public to forget the Zuma mission ever took place. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by mode1charlie: Did anyone here pick one up before they were recalled?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "I can't comment on that because that's classified." <IMG SRC="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/wink.gif"></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>SpaceCadet1983</TD><TD>I see the SpaceX Zuma patch wars have started on eBay. Crazy!</TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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