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Author Topic:   ESA "Aquila" patch (STS-121, STS-116)
SparkR_13
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From: Martinsburg, WV 25401, USA
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posted 01-22-2011 10:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SparkR_13   Click Here to Email SparkR_13     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Does anyone have information about this patch? I have been trying to research this and find nothing matching.

I do believe it was somehow related to the ARISS program with the schools. This is the 5" patch with ESA, ISS, and STS-121 up and STS-116 down. Thomas Reiter was the ESA astronaut on those flights via the ISS.

I always seek the mission behind the patch and if possible the design meaning of the patch.

hoorenz
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posted 01-22-2011 11:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for hoorenz   Click Here to Email hoorenz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I believe it is simply a rejected proposal for a name and an insignia for what ultimately became the Astrolab mission.

Harald Kraenzel
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From: Dinslaken,Germany
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posted 01-22-2011 12:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Harald Kraenzel   Click Here to Email Harald Kraenzel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Erik is correct: For what Detlev van Ravenwaay told me there have been some more designs for that mission which were rejected by ESA.

Some short infos about them and mainly for ASTROLAB can be found here.

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