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[i]The insignia is intended to represent the activities of past, present, and future NASA Flight Directors in their role of providing leadership and direction for conducting Manned Space Flight. The bottom two stars on the insignia represent the involvement of the Flight Crews and the Ground Support Elements, respectively. The arrow pointing outward into space represents the Flight Director in pulling the elements together to support and respond to the needs of the Program, which is represented by the highest star. This star represents all the Manned Programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, ASTP, Skylab, Space Transportation System (STS), and Space Station. The "orbit" signifies the role of the Flight Director in the on-orbit operations relative to the Programs. The "solid wing" symbol on the emblem denotes the Flight Director role in aerodynamic flight activities: launch and entry. The orbit and wing symbols were borrowed from the original NASA seal to add a sense of tradition to the emblem and to include all activities of space flight. The insignia in the form of a pin is intended to be worn by those Flight Directors who have previously flown a mission in the MCC. New Flight Directors will have to "earn their wings" before the pin can be worn.[/i]
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T O P I C R E V I E WJacques van OeneHere is another patch from Mission Control. Who knows more about this patch and its history and is it still in use?Bill HuntI've got one of these too, and though I could be mistaken, it seems to me that this is a Randy Hunt replica patch. I'm trying to recall if that's who I got mine from, and as best as I can remember that's who it came from. Can anyone else confirm this?LoneStar ScouterMine came from Mary Wagner out in Virginia. I've had mine a long time.Jacques van OeneMine is also from Mary Wagner. But that is all I know about this patch.Bill HuntOkay, that explains it then. I'm pretty sure mine came from Randy, but I know he's resold Wagner patches. Do you suppose this is based on some internal logo design at JSC?Jacques van OeneI have a drawing of I think the artwork for this patch, it came from Spaceflight magazine. Have to look where I have it, but I still want to now if it's real or not and if it is still in use and who made the design. Are there photos of it somewhere that show the patch in MCC?Robert PearlmanYou can see this emblem projected on the MCC screens in this STS-121 photograph.NarahtInteresting. Gene Kranz says quite a bit about the Mission Control patch in his autobiography, but nothing (I think) about this one. So I would guess that it came about after his time, but that's only a guess...Jacques van OeneOk got some good info about the patch and made a page on my website (Go to patch index, and then click NASA). The insignia is intended to represent the activities of past, present, and future NASA Flight Directors in their role of providing leadership and direction for conducting Manned Space Flight.The bottom two stars on the insignia represent the involvement of the Flight Crews and the Ground Support Elements, respectively. The arrow pointing outward into space represents the Flight Director in pulling the elements together to support and respond to the needs of the Program, which is represented by the highest star. This star represents all the Manned Programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, ASTP, Skylab, Space Transportation System (STS), and Space Station. The "orbit" signifies the role of the Flight Director in the on-orbit operations relative to the Programs. The "solid wing" symbol on the emblem denotes the Flight Director role in aerodynamic flight activities: launch and entry. The orbit and wing symbols were borrowed from the original NASA seal to add a sense of tradition to the emblem and to include all activities of space flight.The insignia in the form of a pin is intended to be worn by those Flight Directors who have previously flown a mission in the MCC. New Flight Directors will have to "earn their wings" before the pin can be worn.Robert PearlmanCourtesy a reader, a version of this insignia with the team colors of the 91 flight directors to date:
The insignia is intended to represent the activities of past, present, and future NASA Flight Directors in their role of providing leadership and direction for conducting Manned Space Flight.The bottom two stars on the insignia represent the involvement of the Flight Crews and the Ground Support Elements, respectively. The arrow pointing outward into space represents the Flight Director in pulling the elements together to support and respond to the needs of the Program, which is represented by the highest star. This star represents all the Manned Programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, ASTP, Skylab, Space Transportation System (STS), and Space Station. The "orbit" signifies the role of the Flight Director in the on-orbit operations relative to the Programs. The "solid wing" symbol on the emblem denotes the Flight Director role in aerodynamic flight activities: launch and entry. The orbit and wing symbols were borrowed from the original NASA seal to add a sense of tradition to the emblem and to include all activities of space flight.The insignia in the form of a pin is intended to be worn by those Flight Directors who have previously flown a mission in the MCC. New Flight Directors will have to "earn their wings" before the pin can be worn.
The bottom two stars on the insignia represent the involvement of the Flight Crews and the Ground Support Elements, respectively. The arrow pointing outward into space represents the Flight Director in pulling the elements together to support and respond to the needs of the Program, which is represented by the highest star. This star represents all the Manned Programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, ASTP, Skylab, Space Transportation System (STS), and Space Station. The "orbit" signifies the role of the Flight Director in the on-orbit operations relative to the Programs. The "solid wing" symbol on the emblem denotes the Flight Director role in aerodynamic flight activities: launch and entry. The orbit and wing symbols were borrowed from the original NASA seal to add a sense of tradition to the emblem and to include all activities of space flight.
The insignia in the form of a pin is intended to be worn by those Flight Directors who have previously flown a mission in the MCC. New Flight Directors will have to "earn their wings" before the pin can be worn.
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