posted 08-28-2026 04:10 PM               

As part of the ceremony, both NASA and Axiom Space debuted space patches specific to the President.

For the second time during Trump's time in office, the astronaut office gifted him with his own blue flight jacket. This time, the right sleeve was adorned by the Flight Operations patch, the Artemis II mission patch and two patches representing Trump's "vision" for NASA's activities.

The nearly identical blue and gold patches prominently feature either the number "45" or "47" — referring to Trump's two terms in office — as well as the inscription "The Golden Age Of..."

• ... Space Exploration [45]
  
• ... Scientific Discovery [47]

Trump was flanked on one side of the stage with a display of space and pressure suits, including an Axiom Space AxEMU of the type planned for the Artemis astronauts to wear on the moon. Axiom shared a photo of the "47" patch that was attached to the suit's arm for Friday's event.

posted 08-31-2026 01:15 PM               

We're honored to have had the opportunity to create the custom patches featured on President Trump's NASA jacket and to play a small part in celebrating this historic moment in space exploration!