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Robert Pearlman
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posted 12-09-2014 04:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Actor Seth Green designs patch for space station science experiments

Looking 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."

mode1charlie
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posted 12-09-2014 07:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mode1charlie   Click Here to Email mode1charlie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Looks great! Are these available to the public?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 12-10-2014 07:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
To my knowledge, CASIS hasn't to date made their ARK patches available for purchase.

For ARK1, they did organize a few online contests to give away patches and distributed examples at press events, so maybe that will happen again given Green's involvement. (I haven't seen any embroidered examples of the ARK2 patch, only decals.)

riolag
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Last I heard the ARK3 patch hadn't yet been produced. CASIS isn't allowed to sell them, but Seth Green will be getting a supply and he doesn't have the CASIS restriction regarding selling and he does have a merchandise store on his website.

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