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Topic: Space tattoo
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-22-2006 04:22 AM
  
I learn that one of the 'new' trends at KSC is to have the current STS mission tattooed onto your arm or body.I assume these are the 'paint-on' variety which last a few days then rub/wash off.
Phill
spaceuk
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-22-2006 07:54 AM
Are you referring to this image taken by Florida Today photographer Craig Rubadoux? quote:
Geetha Gomatam of Houston with a tattoo of the mission logo on her ankle.
I may be mistaken, but I believe these temporary tattoos were offered for sale at the KSC Visitor Center.That said, the Canadian Space Agency did include a temporary tattoo of Steve MacLean's personal patch inside their press kits... |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-30-2006 02:05 PM
Indeed, some astronaut wear those 'washable' tattoos showing mission logo during a shuttle flight ( e.g. Kay HIRE did so ) |
lewarren
Member Posts: 269
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-30-2006 06:14 PM
 I photographed this tattoo on a very dedicated KSC employee last year. This is no temporary tattoo! This gentleman is one of a group of amazing people that refer to themselves as "Pad Rats." The term Pad Rat has been used as a colloquial reference to those Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center Launch Processing folks who exemplify exceptional devotion to Safety, Reliability and Quality in Launch Facility and Processing matters, Spacecraft Hardware, and to the Flight and Ground Support Personnel who work with and/or fly in the Manned Space Programs. Pad Rats spend so much time, usually above and beyond the required, at the Pad or other Processing facilities, that they are barely discernible from the other resident denizens (description borrowed from http://www.padrat.com). [Edited by collectSPACE Admin (September 30, 2006).] [Edited by lewarren (September 30, 2006).] | |
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