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T O P I C R E V I E WhoorenzRoscosmos release Soyuz TMA-02M mission patchThe chief of Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov, approved on Friday (March 11) the mission emblem for the next crew of the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz, TMA-02M, which is scheduled to launch in May 2011.The Soyuz TMA-02M crew (Sergey Volkov, Michael Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa) chose as the inspiration for its mission patch the drawing of 8-year-old artist Kati Ikramov from Krasnoyarsk, Russia.Ikramov has been invited to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in May, and Roscosmos hopes that the journey will be a wonderful gift for her in Russia's "Year of Space Exploration." (Please note that this is a copyrighted design. Official embroidered patches will be available to collectors around the time of launch.)NavySpaceFanNice!!!LM-12I like the detailing on the Soyuz spacecraft.Henry HeatherbankThe Soyuz is pointed downwards. Bad omen in nautical mythology. Isn't there something about a ship with a downward-facing figurehead being doomed? A forward or upward facing figurehead meant the figurehead was "looking out" for the vessel for protection.(Interesting how few shuttles are portrayed facing downward in mission patches).I know, I know, there's no up or down in space (it's all relative), but this is the first Soyuz I can recall clearly facing downwards on a patch.lucspaceI have never been aware of that nautical 'rule'. But I guess spaceflight and sea-faring are two different disciplines. There are 15 STS patches that show the orbiter 'going down', so that was obviously not a problem to the astronauts. During the design process, the commander of this mission never mentioned this either.I think that 'going down' is something that is a very important part of a spacecraft's mission; i.e. landing on Earth, something that it is designed to do, as opposed to the going down of a ship at sea...KSCartistI don't view it as "going down" but more as "coming at you". The angle is similar in the STS-3 patch.If I am viewing this accurately - the intent was to show the Soyuz just prior to docking.hoorenzIt would have been another story if it had been an entire Soyuz rocket. NavySpaceFan quote:Originally posted by Henry Heatherbank:The Soyuz is pointed downwards. Bad omen in nautical mythology. I like to think I'm pretty knowledgeable on Navy customs and traditions, but I've never heard of this one.KAPTECIt reminds me of old sci-fi drawings in the time when I was a kid... I like it a lot. Congratulations Luc, Erik. This will be another winner.music_spacePointed downward: maybe it illustrates a specific point along Soyuz' approach to the station?QuiGon Grin quote:Originally posted by KAPTEC:It reminds me of old sci-fi drawings in the time when I was a kid... I totally agree with you. The 50's style sci-fi rocket gives the patch a "futuristic" retro feel. Which is not only an oxymoron but cool in my opinion.I for one am very glad that Roscosmos has continued to use the drawings of children as inspiration for patches as I found most pre-children inspired patches to be a bit dull and uninspired. hoorenzFrom JAXA, Satoshi Furukawa's portrait shows the embroidered patch.
Soyuz TMA-02M mission patchThe chief of Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov, approved on Friday (March 11) the mission emblem for the next crew of the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz, TMA-02M, which is scheduled to launch in May 2011.The Soyuz TMA-02M crew (Sergey Volkov, Michael Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa) chose as the inspiration for its mission patch the drawing of 8-year-old artist Kati Ikramov from Krasnoyarsk, Russia.Ikramov has been invited to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in May, and Roscosmos hopes that the journey will be a wonderful gift for her in Russia's "Year of Space Exploration."
The Soyuz TMA-02M crew (Sergey Volkov, Michael Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa) chose as the inspiration for its mission patch the drawing of 8-year-old artist Kati Ikramov from Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Ikramov has been invited to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in May, and Roscosmos hopes that the journey will be a wonderful gift for her in Russia's "Year of Space Exploration."
(Please note that this is a copyrighted design. Official embroidered patches will be available to collectors around the time of launch.)
I know, I know, there's no up or down in space (it's all relative), but this is the first Soyuz I can recall clearly facing downwards on a patch.
I think that 'going down' is something that is a very important part of a spacecraft's mission; i.e. landing on Earth, something that it is designed to do, as opposed to the going down of a ship at sea...
If I am viewing this accurately - the intent was to show the Soyuz just prior to docking.
quote:Originally posted by Henry Heatherbank:The Soyuz is pointed downwards. Bad omen in nautical mythology.
quote:Originally posted by KAPTEC:It reminds me of old sci-fi drawings in the time when I was a kid...
I for one am very glad that Roscosmos has continued to use the drawings of children as inspiration for patches as I found most pre-children inspired patches to be a bit dull and uninspired.
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