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Topic: Soyuz TMA-13: Spaceflight participant Richard Garriott's personal mission patch
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 23493
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 29, 2008 01:33 PM
   
collectSPACE Astronaut's son draws insignia inspiration from father, mother and Leonardo da VinciLike any soon-to-be astronaut, Richard Garriott needed a patch to sew onto his spacesuit and to represent his mission. Unlike those who have launched before him however, Garriott had a unique source for his insignia's inspiration: his father's patch.  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2300
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted July 29, 2008 02:44 PM
Super design! It's the perfect homage to his parents and his mission. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 23493
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted October 09, 2008 02:09 PM
Richard Garriott's personal patch is as pictured above, but he will also be flying an alternate version: Also, in challenge coin format:  |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 116
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted October 11, 2008 11:15 AM
I'd love to get them, but who has the patches and pins up for sale? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 23493
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted October 11, 2008 12:06 PM
The design belongs to Richard Garriott, thus it cannot be reproduced (commercially) without his permission. After he returns from space, it should become clearer how he intends to answer requests for his patch. |
mooncollector
Member Posts: 35
From: Alabama, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted December 08, 2011 05:43 PM
One of these just sold on eBay for about $280. I was not sure how rare these were. I had a bid on it to about $75 just to test the waters (and was prepared to snipe higher), but that wouldn't even touch the final price. Evidently very few of these have ever escaped Garriott's private circle.I am learning as I go... |
p51
Member Posts: 144
From: Olympia, WA, USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted December 08, 2011 08:49 PM
What’s the patch to the left in the first photo with the woman on it? What’s the story with that one? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 23493
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted December 08, 2011 10:48 PM
As noted in the article that accompanies the photo, it is the Skylab II "wives" patch. Unbeknownst to Owen [Garriott] until he arrived on orbit, an alternate version of the Skylab II patch also flew, this one listing the names of the crewmen's wives – including Helen-Mary, Richard's mother – and altering da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" to appear as a similarly-styled woman. You can read more about it on the Space Patches and Crew Patches websites. |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 116
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted December 09, 2011 10:50 AM
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Originally posted by mooncollector:
One of these just sold on eBay for about $280.
Which one of the two patches was up for sale on eBay? |
mama04
Member Posts: 55
From: Haarlem, N-H, Netherlands
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted December 09, 2011 11:57 AM
The english version of Richard Garriott's patch. |
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