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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-20-2021 05:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Blue Origin has debuted its own astronaut wings to be presented to those who fly aboard its New Shepard suborbital flights.

Former NASA astronaut Jeff Ashby, Blue Origin's chief of mission assurance, presented crew members Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen with the first set of Blue Origin astronaut wings:

These astronauts will wear a set of wings in the shape of the letter "A." The side pieces represent the road to space and our feather logo is the cross bar. At the top, a tiny blue sapphire [is there] to remind these folks that they are from planet Earth and they have a mission to protect this home.

Marwin2
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posted 07-21-2021 02:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Marwin2   Click Here to Email Marwin2     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Why 'A'? A for Amazon?

lucspace
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posted 07-21-2021 03:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lucspace   Click Here to Email lucspace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I guessed it is for "astronaut."

PeterO
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posted 07-21-2021 09:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PeterO   Click Here to Email PeterO     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you remove the barbs from the feather, the shaft definitely resembles the Amazon Smile logo.

p51
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posted 07-21-2021 11:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for p51   Click Here to Email p51     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Beats me why they can't just make them look like actual pilot style wings...

Looks a lot like the Star Trek uniform insignia, if you ask me.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-21-2021 01:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I wonder how long it will be before someone who flies on Blue Origin (or Virgin Galactic) turns around and sells their company-issued wings.

KSCartist
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posted 07-21-2021 09:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for KSCartist   Click Here to Email KSCartist     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by p51:
...just make them look like actual pilot style wings
I'm guessing that neither Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin don't use pilot wings because their passengers don't control the spacecraft.

I'd say both designs are appropriate.

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