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teopze
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posted 11-18-2009 06:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for teopze   Click Here to Email teopze     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is anyone capable of updating flown vs. unflown, silver vs. gold populations for space shuttle and International Space Station Robbins medals?

James Brown
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posted 11-18-2009 08:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for James Brown   Click Here to Email James Brown     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here is an updated list. Robbins has not produced any shuttle medallions since STS-116, and I was unable to get those numbers.

teopze
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posted 11-18-2009 03:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for teopze   Click Here to Email teopze     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is it the first time that there is such a long gap in production/updates? It's a bit worrying...

James Brown
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posted 11-18-2009 03:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for James Brown   Click Here to Email James Brown     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is to my knowledge. I had heard they were going to catch up on missions this past July, but it hasn't happened yet.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-18-2009 06:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's anecdotal at best, but I heard from a reliable source that an STS-118 Robbins was seen "in the wild," but that is the only post-STS-116 medal I've heard being out there.

We also have an astronaut's report that they are no longer flying struck medals, but ingots to be struck post flight.

teopze
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posted 06-17-2011 06:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for teopze   Click Here to Email teopze     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It seems the ISS 20 Robbins Medallion is currently the latest one produced.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-17-2011 07:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't have population numbers, but the most recent shuttle Robbins I have seen is STS-129.

Gus Man B
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posted 07-15-2011 11:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Gus Man B   Click Here to Email Gus Man B     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Do STS-133, STS-134 and STS-135 Robbins exist and anyone know if that may become available?

Editor's note: Threads merged.

teopze
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posted 05-10-2012 03:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for teopze   Click Here to Email teopze     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Gus Man B:
Do STS-133, STS-134 and STS-135 Robbins exist and anyone know if that may become available?
Any update on the status of the last three medallions?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-10-2012 07:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I heard from an STS-135 crew member about a month ago that their medals had just then been delivered to them.

lunarexplorer
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posted 10-25-2014 12:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lunarexplorer   Click Here to Email lunarexplorer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was wondering if they are still producing Robbins Medallions for the ISS crews and came across this topic. I am interested to know if there have been any more Robbins Medallions made recently for the ISS expeditions.

I have read other posts on cS that say the tradition has basically ended and as mentioned above, the last lot produced were for expedition 20 and I think we are currently up to expedition 41. Is it something that only occurs if the crew decide to get some made and organise it with the Robbins Company (TharpeRobbins)?

albatron
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posted 06-17-2018 06:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for albatron   Click Here to Email albatron     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I may be overlooking it and missing it, but is there a reference for ISS Robbins medallions to show what's flown and what isn't?

Editor's note: Threads merged.

albatron
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posted 06-17-2018 06:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for albatron   Click Here to Email albatron     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The above list only shows one medal for Expedition 2, yet I have one — #8F. Is there any more current listing anywhere?

On edit: My mistake, I was looking at the gold ones.

thisismills
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posted 04-19-2019 08:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for thisismills   Click Here to Email thisismills     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Evidence that the tradition of creating Robbins medallions for the ISS Expeditions has continued through a upcoming Heritage Auctions lot from the Jerry Ross collection.

A set of Expeditions 1 through 48 are represented, and one additional for the year long ISS mission of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko.

Interesting to note that beginning with Expedition 40, the reverse side of the medallion has been simplified, departing from the typical "Launched" and "Landed" date format, with astronaut names repeated from the front.

For 40-46, the medallions have a date range (Month/Year), expedition number, and the astronaut pin symbol. For 47 and 48, the astronaut names return in place of the astronaut pin symbol.

rjurek349
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posted 04-19-2019 10:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for rjurek349   Click Here to Email rjurek349     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow! That is an amazing collection of medals and history. Cool to see the full set intact. It will be fun to watch that lot and the bidding on it.

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