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Topic: Blue Origin New Shepard astronaut wings
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 46669
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-20-2021 05:53 PM
   
Blue Origin has debuted its own astronaut wings to be presented to those who fly aboard its New Shepard suborbital flights.Former NASA astronaut Jeff Ashby, Blue Origin's chief of mission assurance, presented crew members Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen with the first set of Blue Origin astronaut wings: These astronauts will wear a set of wings in the shape of the letter "A." The side pieces represent the road to space and our feather logo is the cross bar. At the top, a tiny blue sapphire [is there] to remind these folks that they are from planet Earth and they have a mission to protect this home.  |
Marwin2
Member Posts: 151
From:
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 07-21-2021 02:54 AM
Why 'A'? A for Amazon? |
lucspace
Member Posts: 461
From: Hilversum, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 07-21-2021 03:00 AM
I guessed it is for "astronaut." |
PeterO
Member Posts: 428
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-21-2021 09:33 AM
If you remove the barbs from the feather, the shaft definitely resembles the Amazon Smile logo. |
p51
Member Posts: 1727
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 07-21-2021 11:56 AM
Beats me why they can't just make them look like actual pilot style wings... Looks a lot like the Star Trek uniform insignia, if you ask me. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 46669
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-21-2021 01:40 PM
I wonder how long it will be before someone who flies on Blue Origin (or Virgin Galactic) turns around and sells their company-issued wings. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2986
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-21-2021 09:38 PM
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Originally posted by p51:
...just make them look like actual pilot style wings
I'm guessing that neither Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin don't use pilot wings because their passengers don't control the spacecraft. I'd say both designs are appropriate. |
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