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Topic: ISS Expedition 44 insignia
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 29155
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-27-2014 03:23 PM
   
ISS Expedition 44 mission patchThe International Space Station's (ISS) Expedition 44 begins with the scheduled undocking of Soyuz TMA-15M in May 2015. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz TMA-17M. ISS Expedition 44 will be led by cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. His crewmates, all of them flight engineers, include: cosmonauts Mikhail Korniyenko and Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui.  Expedition 44 patch The International Space Station is positioned in the foreground poised to study the Earth, Sun and cosmos that lie beyond. Two members of the Expedition 44 crew will spend a full year on the ISS — providing valuable experience for future long duration missions to deep space. The 12 Earths represent the planet's position around the Sun over the course of that year. Four of the Earths are silhouetted in sunlight representing the four month duration of Expedition 44. The nine stars in the background represent the nine individuals who will visit and work on the ISS during the course of the expedition, including the six-member crew, whose names are inscribed around the patch's border, and the three person Soyuz "taxi" crew. The use of ellipses and circles throughout the patch reflect a theme of "completion" or "return," as investments made in the orbiting laboratory return benefit to the Earth and its inhabitants. |
buckeyecal
Member Posts: 76
From: soon to be Boise, ID USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 01-27-2014 05:37 PM
Dude... that's a sweet patch!!! |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1125
From: Denver, CO USA
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 01-27-2014 07:42 PM
Yes, very handsome indeed. Who is/are the artist(s)? |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 805
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 01-29-2014 07:05 AM
Posted a slightly larger version that I happened to have in my archives, on our Flickr page. I do not know who is the artist; all I know is that the design was arranged by Scott Kelly. |
IconDesign29
Member Posts: 39
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 01-29-2014 09:34 AM
It's an incredibly beautiful design!It was designed here at JSC. |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 805
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-10-2014 01:39 PM
NASA has now released it. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2590
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 02-11-2014 04:17 AM
I love how the artist conquered the challenge of depicting a one year increment. Beautiful patch! |
QuiGon Grin
Member Posts: 47
From: Rutherford, NJ 07070
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 03-14-2014 09:54 PM
I guessing this is a case of something being right in front of your face and not being able to see it but the description states: Four of the Earths are silhouetted in sunlight representing the four month duration of Expedition 44. I don't see four. What am I missing? |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 90
From: Egg Harbor Township, NJ USA
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 03-15-2014 12:19 AM
The four versions of earth with the yellow band represent the four month mission duration of Expedition 44. |
QuiGon Grin
Member Posts: 47
From: Rutherford, NJ 07070
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 03-15-2014 09:13 AM
Ah ha! Thank you. I was looking at the "white light" and not the "yellow light". In all honesty I hadn't even noticed the yellow on the eastern most globe.Overall a very striking design. Well done to all involved I its creation. |
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