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Topic: CASIS 2016 patch: Marvel's Rocket and Groot
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 50359 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-22-2016 11:03 PM
collectSPACE Marvel's Rocket Raccoon and Groot star on space station payloads patchRocket Raccoon and Groot are headed to the International Space Station. The Marvel Comics' "Guardians of the Galaxy" characters, a talking raccoon and a sentient tree-like creature, star on the mission patch representing all of the science payloads launching in 2016 to the U.S. National Laboratory on board the orbiting outpost. "We're really excited to take this on because we really like the whole idea of doing something for the space station," said Darren Sanchez, a Marvel Custom Solutions project manager and editor. "The patch is a really cool idea and to utilize a Marvel character for the space station for CASIS, that's a very cool project." |
Bill Hunt Member Posts: 404 From: Irvine, CA Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 07-23-2016 02:07 PM
Nice. Any idea if NASA is going to make this available to the public via AB Emblem? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 50359 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-23-2016 02:38 PM
NASA isn't directly involved (this is a CASIS patch, separate organization). In the past, CASIS hasn't used AB Emblem to produce its payload patches and their distribution has been limited, but with the outreach goals attached to this one, we'll have to see what they have planned. (It doesn't look like patches, or decals, were distributed at Comic Con where this design was revealed.) |
BMckay Member Posts: 3979 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 07-30-2016 02:23 PM
The decals look okay: |
BMckay Member Posts: 3979 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 02-26-2017 11:19 AM
The patch is not as good as the decal. |
JBoe Member Posts: 993 From: Edgewater, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 02-26-2017 04:54 PM
I really like the patch and would like to know where to get one. My son likes Guardians of the Galaxy and maybe this will get him a little bit more interested in space! |
BMckay Member Posts: 3979 From: MA, USA Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-25-2017 05:17 PM
I just received a Groot flown patch. Glad to see him. |
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1500 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 04-29-2018 03:56 AM
AB Emblem is the company that manufactured this Marvel Groot Rocket Raccoon ISS National Lab CASIS 2016 patch, with P/D No. 264364 Made In USA 8/16/20. |
SparkR_13 Member Posts: 107 From: Martinsburg, WV 25401, USA Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 04-30-2018 08:21 AM
Not sure if anyone else saw them, but I picked up two Groot patches off of eBay. They were not official, as they did not have the Marvel symbol, but they were very nice made patches and quite larger than the official. I have one of those and have to say, except for the lack of trademark, they were a very nice "variant." |