Actor Seth Green designs patch for space station science experimentsLooking at the latest mission patch bound for the International Space Station, you would never know it was designed by actor Seth Green.
The six-sided emblem displays no apparent references to the celebrity's well-known roles and projects. There are no call outs to "Austin Powers," "Family Guy" or even "Robot Chicken." But, in fact, the patch does include a subtle nod to Green's personal character.
"Honestly, my first thought was the yellow and blue from BSG [Battlestar Galactica]," Green explained, describing what inspired him to choose the patch's colors in a video released by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). The non-profit invited the actor to design the insignia representing its payload of sponsored science experiments flying to the space station in 2015.
"That's the nerd in me," Green said. "I was like '[the space station is] obviously the modern Battlestar,' so that was it. I took the blue and the yellow from all the uniforms."