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Topic: ISS Expedition 56 insignia
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SPACEFACTS
Member Posts: 356
From: Germany
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 09-14-2017 03:09 AM
   
Drew Feustel published the Expedition 56 patch on Twitter. ISS Expedition 56 mission patchThe International Space Station's (ISS) Expedition 56 begins with the scheduled undocking of Soyuz MS-07. New crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on Soyuz MS-09.  ISS Expedition 56 will be led by commander Drew Feustel of NASA. His crewmates, all flight engineers, include: Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergei Prokopyev; Ricky Arnold and Jeanette Epps of NASA and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. The Expedition 56 patch portrays a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak. The patch includes of the Soyuz launch vehicle for the crew and the ISS orbital laboratory. The Expedition 56 astronauts' names are displayed on the dove's wings and along the limb of the Earth at the base of the patch. The dove's tail is firmly planted on the Earth limb in order to represent the strong link between our planet and the humans who are sent into the cosmos to carry us beyond the bounds of our only home. The patch theme is best expressed with the Sanskrit word "Shanti," meaning peace, tranquility in one of the oldest languages in history. The patch illustrates our hope for peace and love in the world, and the innate human desire to spread our wings and explore into the future, building on the wisdom of the past, for the betterment of humankind. |
Moonbase Alphan
Member Posts: 132
From: Space City, Texas
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 09-14-2017 09:18 AM
Here is the shirt embroidery image for Expedition 56: |
Tom
Member Posts: 1638
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-15-2017 05:23 PM
Very nice. Do we know who designed it? |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3017
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 09-15-2017 08:42 PM
The artist is Drew Feustel's son. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1638
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-16-2017 10:37 AM
Thanks, Tim!
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MSS
Member Posts: 962
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-23-2018 09:43 AM
Here is a first look at the updated (Auñón-Chancellor for Epps) Expedition 56 crew patch in a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center portrait of Oleg Artemyev. |
Moonbase Alphan
Member Posts: 132
From: Space City, Texas
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 01-23-2018 04:26 PM
Updated ISS Expedition 56 patch. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48242
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-20-2018 07:54 AM
AB Emblem's revised Expedition 56 patch, via Skyforce Space Patches (shipping the week of March 23, 2018). |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 03-05-2018 02:32 PM
This revised AB Emblem Expedition 56 patch has the patch design number 289528 but I don't know the date code(s) used as yet.Update; No embedded labels have been found on the first batches of these Expedition 56 patches to leave Weaverville, NC this week ending 9th March 2018. Still not one of these revised Expedition 56 patches has been found or reported to me with an embedded label on it. I have asked the question why to AB Emblem, but have not yet received an answer. (As of 27th March 2018).
Never did receive an answer.
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1165
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-27-2018 10:49 AM
Received batch today, no embedded labels either. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48242
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-15-2018 08:39 AM
The original Epps version of the Expedition 56 patch has a design code of 286236 and a date code of 11/1720 with a Made in USA label. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 06-06-2018 11:55 AM
Finally the Expedition 56 patches with (Serena Aunon-Chancellor) are now starting to come through with the new style 'crown emblem' embedded labels on them. The previous one or maybe two production runs had no labels attached to the backs, or on their cellophane packets.
These are the date codes seen so far;- 289528 A-B Emblem 12/13 20 (USA) Date Code Error should be 12/17 20 (Crew Batch)? Found at Baikonur, seen photo.
- 289528 A-B Emblem 1/18/20 (USA) (Crew batch)? Also found at Baikonur, seen photo.
- 239528 A-B Emblem 03/18 20 (USA) (Patch design number error, 3 instead of 8, second numeral).
- 289528 A-B Emblem 03/18 20 (USA)
- 289528 A-B Emblem 3/18/20 (USA)
- 289528 A-B Emblem 03/1840 (China)
- 289528 A-B Emblem 4/18 20 (USA)
- 289258 A-B Emblem 4/18 20 (USA) SKU error fourth and fifth numerals "25" instead of "52"
- 293879 A-B Emblem 6/18 20 (USA) New SKU patch design number #
- 293879 A-B Emblem Made In China 07/1840 #
- 293879 A-B Emblem Made In China 09/18 01 #
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 12/1840
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 02/1940
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 04/21 40
Updated on 09-09-19; A sixth date code has come to light, but it is a date code error. 12/13 20 (December 2013 USA) on a new style 'crown emblem' label. See top of list above. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 48242
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-13-2018 12:55 PM
quote:
Originally posted by KSCartist:
The artist is Drew Feustel's son.
From Drew Feustel on Twitter: Tomorrow will be the first time the Expedition 56 patch goes outside for a spacewalk! An especially significant event for me since my son designed the patch.  |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 08-11-2018 09:19 AM
The latest production run made in USA and China for the Expedition 56 patches has a new SKU "patch design" number #. - 293879 A-B Emblem 6/18 20 (USA) #
- 293879 A-B Emblem Made In China 07/1840 #
- 286236 A-B Emblem Made In China 08/18 01 (Epps production run Error)
- 293879 A-B Emblem Made In China 09/18 01 #
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 12/1940
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 02/1940
- 289528 A-B Emblem Made In China 04/21 40 (newest known d/c.)
The previous one was 289528. This new patch design number looks to be a deliberate new number. But looking at the patches there are no visible differences to the patch design its self.Another date code has been found, this one ends in "01". Another error? As "01" was the previous end number for "Made In China" before it changed back to "40" again in late 2017.
The date codes ending in "01" were only used for about 65% of production runs in August 2018 and a few runs in early September 2018.  |
MSS
Member Posts: 962
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-17-2018 09:00 AM
During Russian EVA-45 on Wednesday (Aug. 15), Oleg Artemyev had the first version of Expedition 56 patch, did Sergey Prokopyev have the same? |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3633
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 08-18-2018 03:26 AM
It looks to me like Prokopyev wore the new version of the patch. |
MSS
Member Posts: 962
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-18-2018 06:46 AM
Here is confirmation of this. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3633
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 08-19-2018 04:19 AM
Both Expedition 56 patches worn by Artemyev and Prokopyev can be seen in the same shot in this photo taken by Alexander Gerst. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 12-30-2018 04:28 AM
It is looking like a major production error was made during August 2018 at AB Emblem's China factory involving the ISS Expedition 56 patches.
Somehow a possible full production run of maybe 500+ patches of the now obsolete "Epps" version of this Expedition 56 patch was produced. They all have the correct patch design number for the Epps patches, 286236 but on the new style embedded labels with the crown emblem and A-B Emblem plus Made In China, with the date code 08/18 01. ("01" has been revived as the country of manufacture code for China again, instead of "40"). The previous and following production runs were all correct with Aunon-Chancellor, 293879 patch design number, and date codes 07/1840 (see my last post above) and 09/18 01 on their embedded labels. (See bottom two patches in scan below). How and why this mistake/error was made and remained undetected until yesterday, I have no idea? But the error continued to Weaverville when these Expedition 56 "Epps" patches were listed on AB Emblem's website on their "Lost In Space... And Found" page on Monday 17th December. These patches remained on sale until yesterday afternoon when they were removed, and the caption "Sold Out" was reinserted.
I don't think all of these "Epps" patches sold out in just 13 days, and I have no idea as to how many were actually sold in that time? The original Expedition 56 "Epps" production run was made at Weaverville in November 2017. Probably only about 50+ patches were produced? - 286236 Made In USA 11/1720 (Top two patches below)
The two center patches are the production error ones. |
Liembo
Member Posts: 787
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 12-30-2018 03:07 PM
What do you base the "500+" estimate on? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 12-30-2018 04:28 PM
I understand this to be the number for a normal interim production run for the more popular or current patches Liem. |
waa49
Member Posts: 144
From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
Registered: Sep 2015
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posted 02-03-2019 04:13 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Kevin T. Randall:
No embedded labels have been found on the first batches...
I had such a patch, without stickers/label. Is there an explanation for this in the meantime? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1395
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 02-04-2019 04:09 AM
I can only put it down to a lack of proper management (no one person in overall charge), and poor or mixed quality control? |
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