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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanI found something at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's The Space Shop that I had not seen before — a decal packaged with an info sheet that describes itself as the personal patch of STS-107 Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon. It's different however, from the patches I have seen before and yet is claimed to be the one that he designed for himself.Without my scanner on this trip, a quick web search revealed a site with the embroidered version of the decal I now own. I checked both NASA's Human Spaceflight Gallery and Kennedy Space Center's Media Archive and was unable to find a picture showing Ramon wearing this — or for that matter, any — personal emblem during the mission. Have I missed a photo? Was there more than one patch? Or are all (of the three or so designs I have seen) commemorative in nature?Robert PearlmanSpaceFacts.de has an image of another personal patch design, which they credit to spacepatches.info.FutureAstronautThat is pretty interesting, thanks Robert. I never saw that before. If Robert hasn't seen it, chances are that nobody else here saw it either. How much was the patch?LoneStarScouterI'm not sure as to the background of this patch, but I have seen this one before, as I happen to have one. I bought it in Florida while visiting the Cape for a scout outing when I lived in Georgia back in 2003. Found it in a shop in Cocoa Beach. Not sure if the one I have would be considered a replica or not. As I mentioned, I don't know its background myself, but it is a nice design.KSCartistI've seen that emblem before, I purchased a decal and information sheet in 2003:I've never seen an image of Ramon wearing a personal patch but until we can prove otherwise, we'll have to accept that he did design this first one you saw as his own. I also have the second one. Purchased it from Space World in Cocoa Beach in 2003.Jacques van OeneThis is an old page from my site, not yet updated...Harald KraenzelI bought the patch mentioned by Robert in July 2005 directly from an Israel ebay seller who himself collected/collects all items related to that STS-107 mission. He told me that this patch is made in Israel.There is another version of that patch that seems to be a replication and is slightly larger. I am not able to remember from where I bought this.Concerning the second patch -the round one- a second version also exist.mooncollectorI paid a visit to Space World in Merritt Island the morning of July 21st and got the mentioned patch. The picture links in here do not work so I didn't know what it looked like, but realized it was the one described in the handout with the Jewish symbols etc. and was very glad to find it there. I was specifically looking for some of the more obscure patches (including that one) in that shop and I was not disappointed.Robert PearlmanI've updated the expired site links. Here is the scan of the decal I first wrote about five years ago:
Without my scanner on this trip, a quick web search revealed a site with the embroidered version of the decal I now own.
I checked both NASA's Human Spaceflight Gallery and Kennedy Space Center's Media Archive and was unable to find a picture showing Ramon wearing this — or for that matter, any — personal emblem during the mission.
Have I missed a photo? Was there more than one patch? Or are all (of the three or so designs I have seen) commemorative in nature?
How much was the patch?
I've never seen an image of Ramon wearing a personal patch but until we can prove otherwise, we'll have to accept that he did design this first one you saw as his own. I also have the second one. Purchased it from Space World in Cocoa Beach in 2003.
There is another version of that patch that seems to be a replication and is slightly larger. I am not able to remember from where I bought this.
Concerning the second patch -the round one- a second version also exist.
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