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Author	Topic: NASA's Artemis program identity (logo)
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 07-19-2019 02:06 PM collectSPACE NASA draws from Apollo emblem for new Artemis program logo Fifty years after Project Apollo landed the first astronauts on the moon, NASA is drawing inspiration — and a new insignia — from its historic lunar program. The space agency on Friday (July 19) revealed the logo for Artemis, its next effort to return Americans to the moon and send the first humans to Mars. The new logo incorporates the stylized "A" from the Apollo program logo.
Paul J. Brennan Member Posts: 248 From: Linden, CA Registered: May 2019	posted 07-19-2019 04:41 PM Man, NASA seems to be ramping things up! First with the Artemis 1 patch and now the program patch. No doubt, all in conjunction with the Apollo 50 celebration. I like the overall design, but wish that the designers would put a little more detail into the actual look of the patch. Same for the Artemis 1 design.
p51 Member Posts: 1756 From: Olympia, WA Registered: Sep 2011	posted 07-19-2019 04:57 PM I like the look so far. They seriously needed a departure from the black background patches with random elements (what my commercial art teacher in the 80s referred to as, "Ten pounds of elements in a five pound box"), design-by-committee stuff they'd been using for far too long.
denali414 Member Posts: 834 From: Raleigh, NC Registered: Aug 2017	posted 07-20-2019 04:59 AM Like the look, my only objection is the blue Earth to silver moon route. As Artemis is supposed to also include going to Mars, not really shown as part of the logo.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 07-20-2019 07:33 AM NASA says that the trajectory between Earth and the moon is red to represent the path to Mars by way of the moon.
denali414 Member Posts: 834 From: Raleigh, NC Registered: Aug 2017	posted 07-20-2019 03:25 PM Thanks, Robert for the information, that makes more sense
lucspace Member Posts: 496 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-22-2019 05:35 AM Hmmm... I thought something looked familiar.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 07-24-2019 08:57 AM Here is the shape of the Artemis program logo, as displayed at the July 20, 2019 address by the Vice President at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)
lucspace Member Posts: 496 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-24-2019 01:30 PM Any talk about AB Emblem producing patches using this layout soon?
Paul J. Brennan Member Posts: 248 From: Linden, CA Registered: May 2019	posted 07-24-2019 01:33 PM I have an email into them from last week. As soon as I hear anything, I'll post something. If anyone else knows, please chime in.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 08-22-2019 04:06 PM The Artemis logo has made its first appearance in space. During a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, astronaut Nick Hague debuted the Artemis program identity in space. Hague and fellow crewmember Andrew Morgan installed the second International Docking Adapter on the complex to enable commercial spacecraft from Boeing and SpaceX to carry astronauts to the station.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-10-2019 08:43 PM Artemis logo lapel pins now have been produced. From NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Twitter: Thrilled to give Rep. Kay Granger of Texas the very first Artemis lapel pin! Rep. Granger is leading the effort to build bipartisan support for Artemis with women in Congress. In the photo, Granger is holding the pin. Bridenstine's note reads: Thank you for your leadership on Artemis! Attached is the very first Artemis pin. Please wear it proudly and let people know you are leading the effort to send the first woman to the moon!
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 09-13-2019 01:59 AM AB Emblem has released the photo of the Artemis logo patch (source: Skyforce Space Patches).
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 09-19-2019 10:24 PM This Artemis Program patch is now available to buy from the AB Emblem website. It has the SKU patch design number of 415906. The date codes are now confirmed as; 415906 A-B Emblem 01/19 20 (USA) (should read 01/20 20)? [JSC Space Emblems white sales card] 415906 A-B Emblem 09/19 20 (USA) 415906 A-B Emblem Made In China 03/20 40 415906 A-B Emblem Made In China 02/21 40 415906 A-B Emblem Made In China 04/21 40 (in KSC sales packs) 415906 A-B Emblem Made In China 02/22 40 415906 A-B Emblem Made In China 08/22 01
lucspace Member Posts: 496 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003	posted 10-15-2019 03:10 PM I really would have preferred the black/dark blue background and white lettering version to have become the "official patch." Hoping NASA might consider such a variant for the (mostly) white xEMU suits on which it would provide much better contrast.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 02-04-2022 10:26 PM From Kennedy Space Center (via Facebook): Can you spot the new addition to crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2)? Graphic artist Kim Keller installed the NASA Artemis logo to the 6.6 million pound vehicle this morning. Soon, CT-2 will transport the fully stacked Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad to prepare for the Artemis I mission.
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 08-18-2022 02:51 PM AB Emblem have just released for sale on their website the Artemis Program patch with a black background instead of white. It has a new SKU Patch design number and date code, they are; 446078 A-B Emblem Made In China 08/22 01 446078 A-B Emblem Made In China 08 22 01
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-05-2022 02:45 PM Here is a look at five "official" versions of the Artemis program logo patch: Top left: From NASA, the first version of the patch produced soon after the reveal of the logo in July 2019 (manufacturer unknown) Top right: Also from NASA; it may be hard to tell, but the black lettering is rendered in a dark gray and the moon is in a darker color thread (this may be made by AB Emblem) Bottom left: AB Emblem patch Bottom right: AB Emblem patch At middle: 2-inch patch distributed by Northrop Grumman (manufacturer unknown)
Skyforce1 Member Posts: 211 From: Vineland NJ, USA Registered: Aug 2009	posted 09-06-2022 03:09 PM I just received the Artemis Program patch with the black background. Embedded seal number is as follows: 446078, Made in China, 08 22 01 AB Emblem
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 09-13-2022 02:15 PM AB Emblem have just released and listed on their website the 9" wide x 10" high back-patch version of the black background Artemis Program patch. It has the SKU patch design number 447076. These patches were made in China. The date code used is not confirmed at this time.
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 12-01-2022 11:14 AM AB Emblem have just released and have for sale on their website a smaller version 2.5" x 2.5" embroidered patches of the black and white versions of the Artemis Program patches as Christmas ornaments. They have the SKU patch design number 448051 for the black version. (That may also be the patch design number for the white version too?). You may have to state which version you would like to purchase when you order? The date codes are not known at this time.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 12-01-2022 11:18 AM It appears to be only one ornament, black on one side, white on the other.
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 12-01-2022 11:28 AM If that was so "Artemis" would be in the mirror image on the reverse side? Like your patches shown above. Unless it is two patches, (black and white) stitched together? Three other smaller patches, (NASA Worm, NASA Meatball and an astronaut patch ornaments) are also available to purchase to deck the Christmas tree with.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 12-01-2022 12:05 PM If you look at the other ornaments, you can see the astronaut is two-sided (two patches, sewn back to back) while the NASA meatball is one-sided (the worm's back is not shown).
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1458 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 12-01-2022 12:17 PM I guess we will have to wait for one of us to purchase an example of this Artemis Christmas ornament to see if it is a double patch with one side black and one side white?
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2903 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006	posted 12-07-2022 07:44 PM I received my ornament patch today, double sided white one side black on the other.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 49658 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 12-11-2022 12:30 PM A look at the PVC patches created by AB Emblem exclusively for the NASA TV Artemis mission commentators.