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Topic: ISS Expedition 22: "ISS Is Army Strong" patch
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-17-2010 10:26 AM
   
From the collectSPACE Today in Space History blog: Army Strong on the ISSCommand of the International Space Station (ISS) was transferred on Wednesday from NASA astronaut Col. Jeffrey Williams to Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov as Williams prepares to leave the station on Thursday and return to Earth with ISS Expedition 22 flight engineer Maxim Suraev. For almost three of William's six months aboard the orbiting laboratory, he's been joined by T.J. Creamer, a fellow NASA astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Army. To show support for their service, Williams and Creamer recruited Expedition 22 patch co-artist Tim Gagnon to design a special emblem displaying the motto "ISS is Army Strong." The camouflage insignia remained mostly hidden from the public until last week, when it was captured in the background of a photo taken of Williams.  A limited number of patches were produced for Williams and Creamer to fly. There are no plans to offer the patch for sale and commercial reproduction is prohibited. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-17-2010 11:29 AM
Eagle-eyed station spyers may have earlier spotted the "Army Strong" patch in this photo from February. |
Voyager2012
Member Posts: 40
From: Stanhope, NJ 07874
Registered: Jun 2012
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posted 07-02-2012 03:48 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows if this patch was ever sold to the public or is there anyway I could get this one? Thanks. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-02-2012 04:47 PM
The patch was never (or will be) sold to the public. But I just may have an extra one lying around.Email me offline and maybe we can arrange a trade.
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p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 07-02-2012 05:00 PM
Dang it, as a former Army officer, this is the only ISS misison patch I ever would have bought... |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-05-2012 11:10 AM
Thanks for the compliments on this patch. It was fun to work with Col. Creamer on this design.p51 - you mean you wouldn't consider Expeditions 2, 13, 22, 23, 25 - all flown by US Army officers? |
p51
Member Posts: 1642
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 07-05-2012 12:18 PM
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Originally posted by KSCartist:
p51 - you mean you wouldn't consider Expeditions 2, 13, 22, 23, 25 - all flown by US Army officers?
I liked it mostly because it's an obviously Army-themed patch. I don't collect every mission patch out there and I just like this one because it's the first Army-themed mission patch I've ever seen, that's all. |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 1031
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 07-07-2012 09:55 AM
There was also an Army patch for Doug Wheelock.Editor's note: Also shown and described here. |
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