posted 07-11-2010 03:38 PM               

International Cooperation Commemorative 8x10" Patch

This design is the eighth in the series "Celebrating 50 Years of America in Space" it honors the men and women of Apollo-Soyuz, Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station Program.
EX ASTRUM INTELLIGENDO tranlated from Latin means "From Space (comes) Understanding. A sentiment at the heart of International Cooperation.

This month we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz so I this it was an appropriate time to offer this patch.

© 2010 Tim Gagnon

This design takes its inspiration from the emblem of each program.

At the bottom is Apollo-Soyuz. Apollo-Soyuz was the first small but critical effort to see if the United States could cooperate with its former adversary the Soviet Union. Although only one mission, it opened the door.

In the center is Shuttle-Mir which took the success of Apollo-Soyuz to the next level. Taking place 20 years after it became Phase 1 of the ISS program.

At the top the International Space Station has become the largest and most complex structure ever constructed on orbit. It has realized the goal of the Space Shuttle Program and will lay the foundation of explorations in the future.

The patch is 8 by 9 inches with a merrowed border. It is not fully embroidered as the black area of "space" is black twill. This allows the artwork to be highlighted in a three dimensional effect.

© 2010 Tim Gagnon

This design was created by Tim Gagnon of Titusville, Florida, a graphic and portrait artist with a life long passion for space exploration. His work is on display at the Kennedy Space Center, in a number of museums and aboard the International Space Station.

The patch is $8 plus $6 for USPS Priority Mail for US folks and $15 for outside the US. To order, please contact me via e-mail.

I apologize that there isn't a proper order form but my PC has crashed. If interested I will email you a description of the patch so you can print it and send it along with your payment.

Thanks for looking.

posted 07-26-2010 05:59 AM               

The theme of this design is a tribute to International Cooperation from Apollo-Soyuz to the ISS. It has nothing to do with the debate raging in Washington about NASA's mission. I thought releasing it during the 35th anniverary of Apollo-Soyuz would be a good thing, maybe I was mistaken.

posted 08-09-2010 06:42 AM               

As of this writing I have only received 10 individual orders. I expect that our economy has affected the response (which I can certainly understand). I am hoping that most of you missed the first announcement and are not yet aware that this patch is available for order.

posted 08-14-2010 11:16 AM               

For those of you who needed to wait to see if this poject would become a reality, I hope you will decide to order a patch as well.