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MSS
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posted 09-27-2018 02:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MSS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here is a look at the 2017 NASA astronaut class, "The Turtles," patch:

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine holds up the patch of the 2017 astronaut class during a live episode of the Administrator's monthly chat show, Watch This Space, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

MarylandSpace
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posted 09-27-2018 06:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarylandSpace   Click Here to Email MarylandSpace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What would Wally Schirra ask these "Turtles"?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-10-2020 02:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here is a clearer image of the patch:

And the artwork:

randy
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posted 01-11-2020 03:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MarylandSpace:
What would Wally Schirra ask these "Turtles"?
I don't think he would hold anything back.

MSS
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posted 10-03-2020 01:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MSS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
From Matthew Dominick's tweet:
Need to go outside and see the real world picture of the Group XXII class patch.

Kevin T. Randall
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posted 09-20-2022 04:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kevin T. Randall   Click Here to Email Kevin T. Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
AB Emblem have just released and have listed on their website a full size 4" replica version of an Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Class XXII (22) patch.

It has the 2017 SKU patch design number 297362. These patches were manufactured at Weaverville, NC. The date code for the year 2030 has now been confirmed, the details are;

  • 297362 A-B Emblem Made In USA 08/30 20 (date code error)
  • 297362 A-B Emblem Made In USA 02/23 20

This is the first time AB Emblem have made an ASCAN patch available for sale directly to the general public. These patches are now available to buy from their website and some selected retailers.

MSS
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posted 06-12-2023 10:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MSS     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jasmin Moghbeli's unknown emblem during SpaceX Crew-7 training:

MajTom7
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posted 06-12-2023 10:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MajTom7   Click Here to Email MajTom7     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Might be the unofficial class patch... Nice!

waa49
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posted 08-13-2025 03:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for waa49   Click Here to Email waa49     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Any more information about this patch?

Editor's note: Threads merged.

Doki
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posted 08-13-2025 05:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Doki   Click Here to Email Doki     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's the patch of NASA Astronaut Group 22.

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