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Topic: SpaceX CRS-2 patch: Second ISS resupply flight
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26687
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-23-2013 11:47 AM
   
SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-2 patchSpaceX's third unmanned Dragon capsule to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) — the second of 12 under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract — will deliver about 1,200 pounds (544 kg) of supplies for the Expedition 34 crew and experiments to be conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory. Launch of the CRS-2 (SpX-2) mission is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. EST (1510 GMT) on March 1, 2013, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  |
J Blackburn
Member Posts: 104
From: Riner, Virginia USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 02-23-2013 12:13 PM
A very beautiful patch. I hope they offer this one on their website's store. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 321
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 02-23-2013 02:52 PM
Ditto. It would be a shame to have gotten one of their limited sets and then not be able to stay current with their launches. |
garyd2831
Member Posts: 414
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 02-23-2013 02:56 PM
Maybe they will release a Part 2 (2013) set for the next batch of launches. |
J Blackburn
Member Posts: 104
From: Riner, Virginia USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 02-23-2013 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by Gonzo:
It would be a shame to have gotten one of their limited sets and then not be able to stay current with their launches.
I emailed the SpaceX store a couple of weeks ago and stated exactly that when requesting they offer these patches on their store's website. I have yet to receive a reply. I am keeping my fingers crossed. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26687
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-25-2013 06:22 AM
collectSPACE SpaceX's 2nd space station resupply flight gets two mission patchesThe second of NASA's contracted cargo flights to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) is set to launch later this week and like most spaceflights, it has its own mission patch. |
J Blackburn
Member Posts: 104
From: Riner, Virginia USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 02-28-2013 04:21 PM
I spoke with a staff member at the Kennedy Space Center Gift Shop this afternoon asking if they had any new SpaceX merchandise for tomorrow's launch. The nice staff member stated they only had the five items listed on the store's website that they have been carrying. I was told that the store would only be selling the five items currently listed with no future plans for future missions. |
p51
Member Posts: 684
From: Olympia, WA, USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 02-28-2013 06:33 PM
Wow. They're missing some real marketing opportunities there.Not that umanned supply mission patches will be a hot item among the general public, but a mission as a mission and someone's gonna want one of all those mission patches. Such an opportunity, lost. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26687
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-28-2013 11:00 PM
The Visitor Complex can only sell what SpaceX provides them.According to a company spokesperson, SpaceX does not have embroidered patches of the CRS-2 mission emblem. The patch is not available for sale, or being distributed at the launch site to media or guests. |
pargoo
Member Posts: 55
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2005
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posted 03-04-2013 02:17 AM
Does this mean the manned flights will have two patches as well? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 447
From: High Wycombe, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 04-27-2013 12:51 AM
I see both these two SpaceX CRS-2 patches are now available to buy at $16.95 each. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 911
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-27-2013 07:57 AM
Where are they available please? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26687
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-27-2013 08:48 AM
They are listed on eBay, though they appear to be unauthorized knock-offs.I would suggest waiting for SpaceX to offer the patch, if they do. |
Jacques van Oene
Member Posts: 699
From: Houten, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 04-27-2013 09:49 AM
On our website, and Facebook site you can see an original SpaceX CRS-2 patch. |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 184
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 04-27-2013 10:13 AM
Look, we all love the SpaceX patches but how do we as collector get across to them that they are missing an opportunity in not selling them at the web shop? Can they not see by the way the last patches set sold out on them how big a market there is for them out there? We keep asking if they are going to sell them but some times get no come back. Please, has someone an in with SpaceX to get them to see it? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 26687
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-27-2013 10:30 AM
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Originally posted by butch wilks:
Can they not see by the way the last patches set sold out on them how big a market there is for them out there?
The market is tiny. They are a rocket company, not a space memorabilia company. Their customers pay millions of dollars for launch services. At the most, they might sell a few thousand dollars of patches. Also, the speed at which the 2012 patch sets sold can be partially attributed to their being limited edition. An open-ended offer would have most certainly slowed the rate of orders. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 321
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-28-2013 06:06 PM
Jacques, where did you get the original? If SpaceX hasn't released them and all the ones I've seen on eBay have been Malaysian (or other) made knock-offs, how did you happen to get an original? I'm not saying it's not, it would just be interesting to hear how you scored a real one! |
lucspace
Member Posts: 255
From: Hilversum, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 04-29-2013 02:13 PM
The photo on spacepatches.nl comes from a lucky guy working within the Dutch space sector. His boss gave him the patch that was presented to him while in contact with SpaceX, so this definitely is an original. |
Gonzo
Member Posts: 321
From: Lansing, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-29-2013 09:42 PM
Very cool indeed. I think it's safe to say that's a rare patch! |
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