posted 01-17-2024 06:07 AM               

The revised 13 states patch is now 5" in diameter and has the patch design number 461356, it is made in China. The date code is not confirmed at this time.

posted 02-23-2024 04:34 PM               

The hardest part of creating a patch is waiting for it to be available. These designs were completed last fall now finally everyone can enjoy them too.

Since 2012 when the space shuttle orbiters were delivered to museums for display, the public has enjoyed seeing these amazing one of a kind vehicles up close. Each museum has presented their orbiter differently highlighting its history and contribution to the shuttle program. Consistent posts on social media share the reaction to the reveal of the exhibit proving the shuttle continues to inspire.

I hope that everyone who has seen these exhibits will want to celebrate that experience with a patch.

A-B Emblem:
Full Set | Atlantis | Challenger | Columbia | Discovery | Endeavour | Enterprise

posted 02-23-2024 07:12 PM               

In this effort I learned that the font style of Enterprise and the starship representing the letter P could be problematic. Even though my intention was to celebrate the effort to name Enterprise after the TV Show starship.

In this new patch I created a more realistic Liberty Island and skyline. I include the name of the museum and a more accurate representation of the mission stars. The stars along the bottom border represent the parts of the Approach and Landing Test Program.

• Three Taxi Tests atop the 747
  
• Eight Captive Inert (Enterprise uncrewed)/Captive Active (Enterprise crewed) Test Flights
  
• Five Free Flights

posted 03-08-2024 09:04 AM               

In December 2023, with Rubio having returned to Earth after his one year mission, his fellow crewmates discovered the bag, which due to the 17% humidity aboard the ISS were in surprisingly good condition.

"Despite being nearly a year after the initial disappearance of the tomatoes, the fruit was found in a plastic bag dehydrated and slightly squished," NASA officials wrote in an update Thursday (Dec. 14), without disclosing the exact find location. "Other than some discoloration, it had no visible microbial or fungal growth."

The find was a light-hearted moment in a serious endeavor that called for a special patch. In it I depict Rubio wearing a "Turtle" polo shirt (a nod to his astronaut class nickname), distracted as the two tomatoes float away behind him.

The title "Lost Tomatoes From Outer Space" is inspired by the cheesy horror movie titles of my youth.

Available from AB Emblem:

posted 07-01-2024 12:05 AM               

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Originally posted by KSCartist:
I am pleased to announce the new KSCartist - Tim Gagnon website has launched.

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I have to thank Logan for doing the heavy lifting on the site formatting and coding hundreds of emblems and their stories for display.

Since last fall Logan and I have been doing a deep dive into my archives for work that hadn't been yet exhibited. During this time I was simultaneously creating new work.

Today I am thrilled to share that we have curated and added nearly 175 additional emblems for your review and enjoyment.

As impressive as this is, we aren't finished yet. When clients publish emblems, I've created this year, we will publish them.

Next on the horizon is to curate the stories of paintings and drawings I've done.

posted 07-13-2024 10:24 AM               

This is the final, permanent version of a patch to commemorate international cooperation in space. The title is meant to convey that working together in space can lead to peaceful cooperation on Earth. I am delighted that AB Emblem as agreed to offer this patch for sale.

Starting at the bottom with Apollo-Soyuz in 1975, the United States and the Soviet Union demonstrated that former adversaries could cooperate in space.

The Shuttle-Mir missions in the 1990's expanded on that cooperation with nine U.S. astronauts taking residence aboard the Russian "MIR" space station and the U.S. Space Shuttle demonstrating the capability to deliver crew and cargo.

The success of Shuttle/Mir paved the way to build the International Space Station which has been permanently crewed since November of 2000.

The olive branches represent peaceful exploration of space and the borders of each illustration are inspired by those program patches. The text is in both Latin and English though I have simplified the translation "Ex Astrum" to "From Space."

posted 07-13-2024 10:26 AM               

The pentagon shape of the patch represents this as a Department of Defense program executed by the Air Force, hence the Air Force insignia at the top and patriotic color theme.

The central motif shows the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) in orbit to spy on our adversaries. An American Bald Eagle is keeping watch over the MOL in flight. In addition, Air Force and Navy wings represent the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces in which the men served.

Encircling the central motif are three groups of stars on a blue border, representing the 17 astronauts selected for the MOL program. The names outside the border are the astronauts of NASA Group 7 and are represented by gold stars.

Their names are listed in chronological order of their first flight.

posted 07-23-2024 08:06 AM               

• Ex Astrum Intelligendo 466910 Made In China 07/2440
  
• MOL commemorative 467427 Made In China 07/2440