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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanOn May 6, 2015, SpaceX conducted the first test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, a pad abort from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Up to and through the test, SpaceX said there was no mission patch designed for the flight. An emblem though, has now appeared on the company's online shop in the form of a t-shirt design: At least as today (May 8), SpaceX does not offer the insignia as an embroidered patch.onesmallstepNice design, and use of a 'lucky' four-leaf clover. A clover was also used in the LM-4 decal/emblem for the Apollo 10 Lunar Module 'Snoopy,' also a test, this time in lunar orbit.Robert PearlmanThe clover has appeared on every SpaceX emblem since the fourth Falcon 1 flight in 2008, as that was the company's first successful launch.onesmallstepAhh, I sense a new tradition/ritual with the coming manned flights aboard Dragon in two years' time. Maybe Boeing will follow suit — horseshoes, mushrooms or ladybugs perhaps? JBoeWho knows, maybe this will be offered as a patch in the end of year set like the previous sets.Robert PearlmanVia Reddit's /r/spacex, here's a better look at the emblem:Jim Behling quote:Originally posted by onesmallstep:Ahh, I sense a new tradition/ritual with the coming manned flights aboard Dragon in two years' time. Maybe Boeing will follow suit — horseshoes, mushrooms or ladybugs perhaps? It has nothing to with manned flights, it deals with launches. Boeing doesn't need a luck symbol, ULA's Atlas V didn't have growing pains. onesmallstepI was referring to Boeing's CST-100 crew vehicle and maybe their own pad abort/escape system test. A little dose of good luck humor doesn't hurt in the flight test business.Jim BehlingAgain, the symbol has been on most of SpaceX's patches, which are mostly unmanned and dealt with their growing pains. Commercial crew is a competition. Boeing isn't going to nor has a need to copy SpaceX. They will have their own and maybe some Atlas related ones. This isn't like Gemini traditions being passed on to Apollo. cycleroadieAs now available from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Museum:OV-105Looks more like a palm tree than a 4 leaf clover.
Up to and through the test, SpaceX said there was no mission patch designed for the flight. An emblem though, has now appeared on the company's online shop in the form of a t-shirt design:
At least as today (May 8), SpaceX does not offer the insignia as an embroidered patch.
quote:Originally posted by onesmallstep:Ahh, I sense a new tradition/ritual with the coming manned flights aboard Dragon in two years' time. Maybe Boeing will follow suit — horseshoes, mushrooms or ladybugs perhaps?
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