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Topic: Samantha Cristoforetti's 'Minerva' ESA patch
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dcfowler1
Member Posts: 129
From: Eugene, OR
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-13-2022 10:26 AM
   
A first look at astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti's "Minerva" patch for her European Space Agency (ESA) mission during International Space Station Expedition 67/68 (via Deep Space Nine actress Nana Visitor on Twitter): |
carl walker
Member Posts: 402
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-02-2022 09:35 AM
Another view of the patch from her Flickr page and more news on her flight. |
carl walker
Member Posts: 402
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-02-2022 11:05 AM
European Space Agency (ESA) release SpaceX Crew-4, Minerva mission patch, 2022ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (IT) is scheduled to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, on its fourth crewed operational flight called Crew-4, scheduled for launch in April 2022. She will fly with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins and Robert Hines.  The name of Samantha’s second mission to the International Space Station is 'Minerva'. Inspired by the Roman goddess of wisdom, the handicrafts and the arts, this name is a homage to the competence and sophisticated craftmanship of the men and women all over the world who make human spaceflight possible. The goddess Minerva also embodies the toughness and discipline that is required of us, and the wisdom we wish to demonstrate, as we consolidate and expand human presence in space. Minerva is often depicted with her sacred owl, a key feature of Samantha’s mission patch, designed by ESA graphic designer Karen Oldenburg. The eye of the owl is a yellow Moon, casting a white glow on a round Earth. Its beak hints at the shape of the International Space Station, with its characteristic solar panels. The two lines also symbolise Samantha’s two missions to space. Waves of ever darker blue make up the body of the owl and encourage us to rise to the challenge and move farther into deep space. The owl looks to the right, to the future of space exploration and adventure off Earth for our planet. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49265
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-02-2022 11:41 AM
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Originally posted by carl walker:
Another view of the patch...
The same photo shows Samantha Cristoforetti's collection of zipper pulls, including a new one for her Minerva mission. I recognize her "Don't Panic" pull from Expedition 42. Another appears to be for Expedition 67 (based on the colors). Anyone know what is the fourth?  |
dcfowler1
Member Posts: 129
From: Eugene, OR
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-11-2022 02:06 AM
Minerva patch is now available from Emblemen.net. |
carl walker
Member Posts: 402
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-11-2022 05:33 PM
See patch and all Minerva merch at the ESA Space Shop. |
MajTom7
Member Posts: 118
From: Cocoa, FL USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 03-12-2022 10:23 AM
ESA Space Shop wanted $23 to ship two patches to Florida whereas Emblemen ships for free. Time will tell if I made the right choice or not. |
Paul J. Brennan
Member Posts: 245
From: Linden, CA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 03-12-2022 11:10 AM
Emblemen has always done me right. You made the right choice. |
MajTom7
Member Posts: 118
From: Cocoa, FL USA
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 03-12-2022 04:22 PM
Thank you for the reassurance, Paul. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49265
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-12-2022 06:41 PM
Are the ESA and Emblemen patches of the same manafacturer? Does ESA source its patches from Emblemen? That was my understanding, but I only see some of the patches offered on the ESA shop on the Emblemen website. |
Paul J. Brennan
Member Posts: 245
From: Linden, CA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 03-13-2022 02:30 PM
My understanding is that Emblemen is a licensed retailer for ESA and related mission patches. The same with Quadrotem. I believe they both offer different patches from different ESA missions though, not sure if that is intended to be that way. If licensing agreements can be worked out for older ESA missions, I would love to see those too! |
carl walker
Member Posts: 402
From: Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-18-2022 01:50 PM
Yes, Robert and Paul, you're both correct. Emblemen are the manufacturer for the Minerva patch, they are the same as the ESA Shop. Short ESA patch history, Quadrotem produced our patches for a long time, before they were commercially available. They were one of the first to take a license agreement with us to supply the public. At the same time, we wanted a supplier in the Netherlands for the patch of our Dutch colleague Andre Kuipers. We thought it might be possible to have a supplier in each country flying a national astronaut. We approached Stewarts in UK for Tim Peake's patch. Realising this would become harder to manage as the missions went on, we decided to keep to these original providers; Quadrotem has produced some older patches when we got permission from copyright holders, and Emblemen was able to produce near-perfect versions of the Principia patch when the lovely Stewarts team retired. We've enjoyed working with all these providers to get ESA patches out to the world. |
Paul J. Brennan
Member Posts: 245
From: Linden, CA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 03-18-2022 05:16 PM
Thank you Carl! |
waa49
Member Posts: 163
From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
Registered: Sep 2015
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posted 10-18-2022 10:33 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Anyone know what is the fourth?
Can be NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO 23, from 2019? |
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