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Topic: STS-124 mission patch revision
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Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 05-30-2008 03:05 AM
   
I think the ghost of Wally Schirra was whispering in my ear when I came up with this. Anyway, it is the STS-124 mission patch, after subtle alteration to signify a new mission goal for the crew, successful delivery of new components to fix the balky toilet on the ISS. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6222
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-30-2008 03:49 AM
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Philip
Member Posts: 6011
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-30-2008 04:12 AM
Superb "toilet roll" design LOL  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2915
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 05-30-2008 05:06 AM
You ought to send it to the crew. Hilarious. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43643
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-30-2008 05:30 AM
Truly inspired, Jay ...not to mention very well rendered -- it took me a few seconds to realize what had changed. |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 196
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 05-30-2008 06:07 AM
Wally Schirra would be proud! Of course he would want to know which brand was being taken up! |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 585
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 05-30-2008 07:02 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Truly inspired, Jay ...not to mention very well rendered -- it took me a few seconds to realize what had changed.
I needed to look the original to find the change! Yes, I also think the crew must see it Jay. |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 656
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 05-30-2008 07:02 AM
Now that's damned funny!!!! I think the crew would love it!! |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 05-30-2008 08:26 AM
I think that Wally may have suggested a plunger, with the rolls on the handle. |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 05-30-2008 01:41 PM
I thought about a plunger, but I figured that wasn't subtle enough while most everyone in the western world knows what a white roll of paper represents. Yes, if somebody does have the ability to forward this to the crew, go right ahead. I don't have access as of yet (working on it, not quite there though). |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3165
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-30-2008 01:48 PM
Great job, Jay - you're on a roll! |
Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 401
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 05-30-2008 02:11 PM
THAT IS AWESOME! Great job, Jay!Robert, you should see if AB would make us a batch of those for fun. Some for us on the board, some for the crew as a joke. |
buckeyecal
Member Posts: 90
From: soon to be Boise, ID USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 05-30-2008 08:48 PM
I wonder if anyone is feeling FLUSHED at this point up at the ISS?! Great creativity Jay!!!(If those patches are made, will they be available in 2-ply?) |
cspg
Member Posts: 6222
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-31-2008 12:09 AM
Are the Japanese laughing?  The new "patch" basically associates Kibo with a toilet roll (but you're smart enough to have erased the Japanese flag!) |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 05-31-2008 01:13 AM
It still says Kibo on the bottom of the patch at least. Believe me I thought long and hard about how the Japanese might react before posting this. But seeing as how the Japanese do have a healthy sense of humor, I figured they would have gotten the jist of the joke as well as the rest of us.I also did the patch as something of a metaphor about how the press will cover this mission anyway. When the time comes for the in orbit press conferences, how many questions will be fielded in regards to Kibo from the western press versus how many in regards to "if the toilet got fixed?" So the patch kind of serves two purposes, humor on one level and editorial comment on another. |
mercsim
Member Posts: 223
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-31-2008 10:01 AM
Jay shows just how our space program was built. Someone using their imagination in a very clever way....Thank you Jay for the great smile this morning. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1123
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 05-31-2008 02:18 PM
Great patch idea. I can see the funny side of it. Hope it doesn't get panned by other board members. Certainly deserves to be on a roll of honour (honor for you guys). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43643
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-31-2008 06:44 PM
Congratulations Jay! Your design caught the attention of The New York Times: The Lede: Some Missions Are Just Funnier Than Others Much has been made of the need to fix a malfunctioning toilet aboard the International Space Station. Toilets are, of course, comedy gold. And space toilets? More golden still. So news organizations have had a great deal of fun at NASA's expense lately.Many of the jokes were predictable: Headlines like "Space station incommoded by broken toilet" and "Houston, we have a potty problem" and, regrettably, "No. 1 problem on space station: Broken toilet leaves crew with almost nowhere to go." Some of the humor was more inventive. On the space enthusiast site Collectspace.com, a member of the ongoing discussion of mission patches and pins posted a reworked version of the official mission patch. And be sure to check out the NYT blog for another great gag in the same spirit... |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 05-31-2008 07:58 PM
You know, I am not exactly sure how to respond to that Robert. I'm too busy laughing right now.I think Wally would be proud. By the way, tell John I have a sink drain that is running a little slow in my bathroom. Think he could stop by my place when he gets a chance? |
Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 401
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 06-01-2008 02:10 PM
I'm telling you... we need to see if AB would make a few of these for us. This is just too funny. |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 06-05-2008 11:48 PM
Well, I've gotten some indications from other sites that apparently this patch artwork has been making the rounds of NASA emails. NASA Spaceflight made mention of it in the flight day four live spacewalk forum, although no mention was made as to who created it (no worries, after a few email links that information probably got lost anyway). Plus, the image file for it was called "bogroll.jpg" (bogroll?). I didn't call it that when I made it originally.So if the STS-124 crew hasn't seen it yet, they probably will when they get back. |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 585
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 06-06-2008 03:55 AM
Don't worry Jay. In any case they will enjoy and laugh with your patch any day now. And be sure they will know who's the father of it... |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-06-2008 09:21 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Jay Chladek:
Plus, the image file for it was called "bogroll.jpg" (bogroll?).
"Bog roll" is a term some of our overseas friends use for a roll of toilet paper. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43643
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-08-2008 07:33 AM
The Christian Science Monitor's Horizon blog picked up on the New York Times' blog and blogged about the revised patch. |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 06-08-2008 07:11 PM
Talk about tickling a few funny bones. Interesting.The CSM article is pretty good with a nice diagram on the features of and how the ISS kamode works. It is very informative. I will say though as fun it has been to have a few emails of fame for the patch, I am glad that once the toilet did get its pump fixed, the mission coverage has been almost exclusively focused on the JEM installation work. Which is as it should be since that was the main goal of this shuttle flight. As such, the patch is serving more as a humorous distraction (its primary goal) as opposed to editoral comment (secondary goal). |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 656
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 07-07-2008 04:23 PM
Any word if the crew has seen this? |
Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 07-10-2008 03:01 PM
They probably have. I got one email from a JSC source with the patch image embedded in it, so it apparently went all over the place during STS-124. As such I can imagine a copy of it ended up in at least one of the crew's email inbox for when they returned home. If not, then they might have seen it in some other capacity.When I go down to JSC next week to conduct some astronaut interviews for my book research, I can make some inquiries. But my time is precious there and I don't want to use it up just asking questions about this. Unfortunately, none of my interviews this time will be with any of the engineers who worked on the ISS waste removal system and they more then likely would be in the loop of any feedback concerning the patch at JSC (be it from astronauts or anyone else). |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 656
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 07-10-2008 05:08 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Jay Chladek:
When I go down to JSC next week to conduct some astronaut interviews for my book research, I can make some inquiries.
Thanks Jay!!! Also, what sort of book are you working on? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43643
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-10-2008 05:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by NavySpaceFan:
Also, what sort of book are you working on?
See: Outposts On The Frontier (Outward Odyssey) |
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