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Topic: STS-125 mission patch
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Moonbase_Alphan
Member Posts: 24
From: Space City, Texas
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted December 05, 2007 12:30 PM
  
Here's the crew patch for the next Hubble mission, STS-125: I like it. Simple and elegant - with a departing shuttle indicating the final servicing mission. IP: Logged |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 247
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted December 05, 2007 12:56 PM
Looks great!!! I like how the objects in Hubble's field of view go from the planets out to clusters of galaxies.IP: Logged |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 1326
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted December 05, 2007 01:42 PM
It's not bad but I like Daniel's better. I guess I was just expecting something special for the last HST servicing mission.Tim IP: Logged |
robsouth
Member Posts: 324
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted December 05, 2007 09:28 PM
It's a good design.IP: Logged |
pargoo
Member Posts: 29
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2005
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posted December 05, 2007 10:37 PM
Can't say it drives me into raptures. A 6 out of 10...maybe 7, tops.IP: Logged |
buckeyecal
Member Posts: 20
From: soon to be Boise, ID USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted December 05, 2007 11:53 PM
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Originally posted by KSCartist:
It's not bad but I like Daniel's better.
Thanks Tim... 
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butch wilks
Member Posts: 36
From: lowestoft,suffolk,u,k
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted December 06, 2007 01:18 AM
Just one more bland mission patch, only 4 or 5 colors. Come on NASA or AB, you can do better than this of a mission patch. Has no one but us on here have ideas for good looking patches today or is that the new embroider machines cannot do the more elaborate patches and the old ones can?butch IP: Logged |
robsouth
Member Posts: 324
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted December 06, 2007 06:34 AM
Some patches have a dozen things going on in them, loads of colours and they just look a bit too much.IP: Logged |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 1326
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted December 06, 2007 07:17 AM
Butch I understand your frustration but you should direct your complaint to the crew. While AB may provide guidance about what will be a clean embroidered design and NASA HQ has to approve the design, it's the flight crew that comes up with the design. Either by working with an artist or a family member (see: STS-51A, STS-26, STS-29 and STS-122 to name a few designed by relatives), the crew will suggest design elements and decide what they want. I guess this one comes under the "you can't please everyone." Tim IP: Logged |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 247
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted December 06, 2007 08:10 AM
If I were to add one element to the design, I'd have the orbiter, since this is Atlantis' last flight, flying into an orbital sunset.IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted December 06, 2007 08:28 AM
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Originally posted by NavySpaceFan:
...since this is Atlantis' last flight
As of today, it is Atlantis' last flight however NASA has said they are looking at options of flying OV-104 through 2010. Thus, you wouldn't want to prematurely note Atlantis' retirement by including it on a patch now. IP: Logged |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 113
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted December 06, 2007 12:17 PM
I've decided that I like it. I was really looking forward to seeing this patch (so much so that I started a topic here for it) and when I saw the official design, I was underwhelmed. But it's grown on me already... I especially like how it emphasizes the "view" through Hubble (and the knowledge we gain from it) rather than the telescope itself or the orbiter. It seems to me there's been a recent trend toward simpler, more elegant designs for both Shuttle and ISS patches... I much prefer these to the riots of color, elements, and surnames that we were seeing prior to STS-107.IP: Logged |
robsouth
Member Posts: 324
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted December 06, 2007 09:09 PM
Good observation.IP: Logged |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 547
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted December 07, 2007 03:16 AM
To me, the angle of the orbiter already does imply it is the last service mission as it is heading out and leaving Hubble to do its job. A sunset to me would overstate the obvious. I agree the patch design is growing on me due to its simplicity.IP: Logged |
johntosullivan
Member Posts: 67
From: Cork, Cork, Ireland
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted December 11, 2007 10:52 AM
I can see the items in Hubble's field of view are planets, then stars, then galaxies. What's the furthest oval shaped item?John IP: Logged |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 1326
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted December 11, 2007 11:57 AM
John-Maybe it's the Jupiter 2 spacecraft from "Lost In Space." Tim IP: Logged |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 547
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted December 11, 2007 05:14 PM
It looks like another galaxy to me. Not all galaxies have the spiral shape to them as some of the real distant ones do tend to have a more cigar shape when viewed from our corner of the universe. Now they could be spiral shaped as well, but we can't tell from our viewing perspective.IP: Logged |
johntosullivan
Member Posts: 67
From: Cork, Cork, Ireland
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted December 12, 2007 04:51 AM
Hi Jay,I'm aware of the Hubble Galaxy Classification and the two galaxies look like Barred Spirals of type SBa. (maybe Sa) I was just thinking that in a stylised graphic a galaxy would look like a galaxy i.e. the two spirals here. I was just wondering did the oval represent the centre of the galaxy or a black hole or some other cosmological phenomenon. I suppose the official description will pop up on luc's site soon. John IP: Logged |
MSS
Member Posts: 219
From: Kolo, Poland
Registered: May 2003
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posted January 06, 2008 09:58 PM
Link to hi-res version on NASA's website: quote:
This STS-125 crew patch shows HST along with a representation of its many scientific discoveries. The overall structure and composition of the Universe is shown in blue and filled with planets, stars, and galaxies. The black background is indicative of the mysteries of dark-energy and dark-matter. The new instruments to be installed on HST during this mission, Wide Field Camera-3 and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, will make observations to help understand these unseen components which seem to dominate the structure of the Universe. The red border of the patch represents the red-shifted glow of the early Universe, and the limit of the Hubble's view into the cosmos.
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Maciej,
Astronauts, Cosmonauts & their flightsIP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted May 10, 2008 09:29 AM
The embroidered patch has been spotted...
(Cropped from JSC2008-E-035363)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 05, 2008 11:06 AM
Here is the Servicing Mission 4 insignia in both decal and embroidered patch form:
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Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 233
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted July 05, 2008 03:08 PM
Hey Robert. The obvious question is, who makes the patch and will it be available to collectors?------------------
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KSCartist
Member Posts: 1326
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted July 05, 2008 03:42 PM
Interesting how they flipped the view of the shuttle launch from the decal to the patch.Tim IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 05, 2008 06:20 PM
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Originally posted by Bill Hunt:
The obvious question is, who makes the patch and will it be available to collectors?
The decal and patch were among the press materials distributed during the recent STS-125 briefings. I debated posting them, as I generally try to have a source for an item before it's displayed, but given that they were the only versions of the payload insignia I have seen thus far, and as Tim pointed out, the two designs differ between the decal and patch, I felt they would be worthwhile sharing, if only for the reference.IP: Logged |
andrewcli
Member Posts: 116
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted July 11, 2008 08:41 PM
FYI, I saw this today - STS-125 Embroidered Mission PatchIP: Logged |
Mike Z
Member Posts: 170
From: Ellicott City, Maryland
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted July 11, 2008 10:42 PM
If you look at the STS-125 patch that Robert posted on May 10, the HST is much different than the patch shown on Spaceflight Now and on Ebay. The color and outline stitching around the telescope are completly different. Could the patches on the Astronauts be prototypes? They do not look as well done. Which one is from AB Emblem?Mike Z IP: Logged |
Ben
Member Posts: 1710
From: Daytona Beach, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted July 12, 2008 09:38 AM
I can confirm the SFN patch comes from AB.IP: Logged |
Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 233
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted July 16, 2008 05:53 PM
And I can confirm that the patch does actually look better in person than it does in the picture on Spaceflight Now. The embroidery has a surprisingly nice luster that's been missing from other recent shuttle patches. It's actually a lovely design, I think.------------------
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 16, 2008 11:49 PM
With credit to Francis French, the artist behind the STS-125 patch is now known.IP: Logged |
Harald Kraenzel
Member Posts: 143
From: Dinslaken,Germany
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted July 22, 2008 05:12 PM
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Originally posted by Mike Z:
...Could the patches on the Astronauts be prototypes? They do not look as well done. Which one is from AB Emblem?
I asked AB and they answered as follows: "We went through about a dozen versions on STS-125 before the astronauts were finally satisfied, and they have samples of all the versions so it is very possible they will have different versions on their uniforms pre-approval." Further on I was told that the patch shown on Spaceflight Now is the one AB Emblem is making now since they have approval.Harald IP: Logged |
ShuttleDiscovery
Member Posts: 62
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Registered: Feb 2007
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posted July 25, 2008 01:00 PM
The Space Store now have the STS-125 patch. However, no picture of the actual patch is available as of yet.
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andrewcli
Member Posts: 116
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted July 25, 2008 02:37 PM
If you are interested in a prototype patch, there is one now on eBay.Here's another one on eBay.
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andrewcli
Member Posts: 116
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted July 28, 2008 04:35 PM
Here is a side by side comparison between the "official" STS-125 patch from spaceflightnow.com (left) and the pre-approved patch (right) seen on the astronauts blue jumpsuits. You be the judge.Andrew 
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Harald Kraenzel
Member Posts: 143
From: Dinslaken,Germany
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted July 30, 2008 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by andrewcli:
Here's another one on eBay.
I asked the seller and he told me that he bought it at the NASA visitor center.Best wishes,
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 30, 2008 01:51 AM
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Originally posted by Harald Kraenzel:
I asked the seller and he told me that he bought it at the NASA visitor center.
As I also noted in the STS-119 thread, I now believe the pictured STS-125 patch was created by Tom Foley with Cape Kennedy Mint (or at least, distributed by him). What is less clear is if the crew is wearing Foley's patch (if indeed it is his patch) or the AB prototypes. My guess is the latter, but I could be wrong.IP: Logged |
andrewcli
Member Posts: 116
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted July 30, 2008 05:12 AM
I think the patch seen on eBay is very similar to the patch seen on the blue jumpsuit. Question, because AB emblems are authorized by NASA, can astronauts wear their mission emblems made by another manufacturer? Unlike the Gemini and Apollo patches, I thought all of the shuttle patches are from AB?IP: Logged |
Mike Z
Member Posts: 170
From: Ellicott City, Maryland
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted August 08, 2008 10:56 AM
Has anyone been able to get the STS-125 patch the crew has been wearing or found out who has it? I have been trying everywhere.Have a great weekend!! Mike Z IP: Logged |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 113
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted August 08, 2008 01:43 PM
Mike Z-Spaceflight Now has it for sale in their online store. Not sure if they're shipping right away or just taking orders, but that's the only place I've seen it as yet. Kevin IP: Logged |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 08, 2008 01:46 PM
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Originally posted by GoesTo11:
Spaceflight Now has it for sale in their online store.
Kevin, as mentioned up thread, Spaceflight Now has the AB Emblem patch (as does The Space Store) but that it is not the insignia the crew was wearing during training. The closest to the design they were wearing seems to be a patch created by Cape Kennedy Mint, but it may be that the astronauts were wearing AB Emblem prototypes.IP: Logged |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 113
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted August 08, 2008 05:17 PM
Ah. Guess I should have read more carefully. Although, isn't AB the only licensed manufacturer now? That would seem to indicate the crew were wearing an early version or prototype made by AB and probably not available to the public. Just a guess...You folks are the experts.Kevin IP: Logged |
