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Topic: Shuttle and ISS patches on Nomex cloth
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Hoonin
Member Posts: 12
From: Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Registered: Mar 2019
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posted 07-08-2019 12:47 PM
   
I recently acquired some space shuttle and International Space Station patches that are silk screened/sewn onto what appears to be Nomex cloth. The patches consist of the following: - Expedition 33 EMU (Embroidered)
- STS-113 Mission (Silk Screened)
- Expedition 3 EMU (Silk Screened)
- STS-119 EMU (Embroidered)
These appear to be highly unusual and my research of the patches has returned nothing. If anyone can provide any info as to what these are, it would be greatly appreciated. They came directly from Space Center Houston (and not from the gift shop). 
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42985
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-08-2019 02:32 PM
I am guessing by Space Center Houston, you mean Johnson Space Center and by directly, you mean through GSA surplus auction. (Space Center Houston is the official visitor complex for JSC, but is owned and operated by an independent, not-for-profit foundation.)As for the patches, these are of the style made for use on the outside of extravehicular mobility suit (EMU) spacesuits. Through most of the space shuttle program and early in the space station program, the insignias were silkscreened onto Ortho-Fabric (a blend of GORE-TEX, Kevlar and Nomex). Later, towards the end of the shuttle program and through the current ISS program, NASA switched to embroidered patches, sourcing them through AB Emblem. These patches are uncut. For flight, they are cut down into small squares and sewn to a Velcro-backed blank or slave patch. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 07-08-2019 06:19 PM
Welcome to cS from one Michigan resident to another. Thanks for sharing those images, here are a few photos showing similar patches in use during EVAs and their locations on the EMU. Examples from STS-121 and Expedition 13 below.  
Left Shoulder: Flag patch, nationality of astronaut.
Right Shoulder: EVA patch, 'Vitruvian Spaceman'.
Chest: Crew patch, Space Shuttle Mission or ISS Expedition. |
Hoonin
Member Posts: 12
From: Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Registered: Mar 2019
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posted 07-09-2019 07:08 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
I am guessing by Space Center Houston, you mean Johnson Space Center...
Robert, you are absolutely correct! I made a mistake yesterday when I wrote the initial post and meant to write Johnson Space Center (it was a long day at work). Thank you for the info, I've had these for quite some time now and have been researching them on and off. | |
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