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Friday, 15 October 2010
STS-133 Mission Insignia T-Shirt
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STS-133 Space Shuttle Mission Insignia
The STS-133 mission patch is based upon sketches from the late artist Robert McCall; they were the final creations of his long and prodigious career. In the foreground, a solitary orbiter ascends into a dark blue sky above a roiling fiery plume. A spray of stars surrounds the orbiter and a top lit crescent forms the background behind the ascent.
The mission number, STS-133, is emblazoned on the patch center, and crewmembers' names are listed on a sky-blue border around the scene. The Shuttle Discovery is depicted ascending on a plume of flame as if it is just beginning a mission. However it is just the orbiter, without boosters or an external tank, as it would be at mission's end. This is to signify Discovery's completion of its operational life and the beginning of its new role as a symbol of NASA's and the nation's proud legacy in human spaceflight.
The NASA insignia design for shuttle and space station flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, it will be publicly announced. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Monday, 26 July 2010
STS-132 Mission Patch and T-shirt
STS-132 Mission Insignia
The STS-132 mission was the 32nd flight of the space shuttle Atlantis. The primary STS-132 mission objective was to deliver the Russian-made MRM-1 (Mini Research Module) to the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis will also delivered a new communications antenna and a new set of batteries for one of the ISS solar arrays. The STS-132 mission patch features Atlantis flying off into the sunset as the end of the Space Shuttle Program approaches. However the sun is also heralding the promise of a new day as it rises for the first time on a new ISS module, the MRM-1, which is also named “Rassvet,” the Russian word for dawn.
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The STS-132 mission was the 32nd flight of the space shuttle Atlantis. The primary STS-132 mission objective was to deliver the Russian-made MRM-1 (Mini Research Module) to the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis will also delivered a new communications antenna and a new set of batteries for one of the ISS solar arrays. The STS-132 mission patch features Atlantis flying off into the sunset as the end of the Space Shuttle Program approaches. However the sun is also heralding the promise of a new day as it rises for the first time on a new ISS module, the MRM-1, which is also named “Rassvet,” the Russian word for dawn.
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ISS Expedtion 16 Mission Insignia
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NASA International Space Station Expedition 16 Patch with Crew Names.
Embroidered International Space Station Expedition Insignia Patch This patch was manufactured as part of a limited set by the official NASA supplier. The patch features the Expedition insignia as well as the names of all participating crew members.
A full colour patch approx 4" diameter.
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Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The first two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson, launched on October 10, 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-11, and were joined by spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian in space.
Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson did not land with the Soyuz TMA-10, so he was considered part of Expedition 16 for the few weeks prior to the arrival of STS-120. STS-120 launched on October 23, docked on October 25, and replaced Anderson with new Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. Following docking, the Soyuz seat liners for Anderson and Tani were swapped, and Anderson became part of the STS-120 crew. Leopold Eyharts, who came aboard during STS-122, joined the mission on February 9, 2008, replacing Tani.
The crew was then joined by Garrett Reisman, who was launched aboard Endeavour with STS-123, on March 11, 2008, replacing Eyharts. Reisman joined Expedition 16 in progress, and was a part of Expedition 17 as well. Upon reentry, the astronaut's Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft suffered a minor malfunction, causing the craft to follow a very steep ballistic descent. As a result, the crew experienced forces up to 10 G, ending up about 260 miles (418km) west of the targeted landing site. Roscosmos reported all three crew members were doing just fine and in good health.
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ISS Expedition 15 Mission Insignia
NASA International Space Station Expedition 15 Patch with Crew Names and National Flags.
Embroidered International Space Station Expedition Insignia Patch
Embroidered International Space Station Expedition Insignia Patch
This patch was manufactured as part of a limited set by the official NASA supplier. The patch features the Expedition insignia as well as the names of all participating crew members. A full colour patch approx 4" diameter.
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Expedition 15 was the 15th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). Four crew members participated in the expedition, although for most of the expedition's duration only three were on the station at any one time. During Expedition 15, the ISS Integrated Truss Structure was expanded twice: STS-117 brought the S3/S4 truss, and STS-118 brought the S5 truss. The crew members featured are: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin,Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, and NASA Astronaut / Flight engineer Clayton Anderson.
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Expedition 15 was the 15th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). Four crew members participated in the expedition, although for most of the expedition's duration only three were on the station at any one time. During Expedition 15, the ISS Integrated Truss Structure was expanded twice: STS-117 brought the S3/S4 truss, and STS-118 brought the S5 truss. The crew members featured are: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin,Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, and NASA Astronaut / Flight engineer Clayton Anderson.
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ISS Expedition 13 Crew Insignia
NASA International Space Station Expedition 13 Patch with Crew Names and National Flags.
Embroidered International Space Station Expedition Insignia Patch This patch was manufactured as part of a limited set by the official NASA supplier. The patch features the Expedition insignia as well as the names of all participating crew members.
A full colour patch approx 4" diameter.
Embroidered International Space Station Expedition Insignia Patch This patch was manufactured as part of a limited set by the official NASA supplier. The patch features the Expedition insignia as well as the names of all participating crew members.
A full colour patch approx 4" diameter.
Expedition 13 was the 13th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), and launched at 02:30 UTC on March 30, 2006.[1] The expedition used the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft, which stayed at the station for the duration of the expedition for emergency evacuation. Astronaut Marcos Pontes launched with Expedition 13 on the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft and became the first Brazilian in space. He returned with Expedition 12 on Soyuz TMA-7 after a nine-day mission.
Thomas Reiter, from the European Space Agency, became part of the Expedition 13 crew in July 2006. Reiter was launched with the second Return to Flight mission on Discovery (STS-121) on July 4, 2006. Reiter became the first European long-duration crew member on the International Space Station when he officially joined the crew of the ISS at 19:13 UTC on July 6, 2006 upon the complete installation of his Soyuz spacecraft seat liner, allowing him to return to Earth aboard the docked Soyuz craft. Reiter's arrival restored the station crew to three members for the first time since May of 2003.
The station's crew size was reduced to two when shuttle flights were put on hold after the Space Shuttle Columbia accident on February 1, 2003. The patch features the names of all three expedition members with associated national flags.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
STS-131 Mission Insignia
STS-131 Crew Patch/Mission Insignia
The STS-131/19A crew patch highlights the Space Shuttle in the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM). This maneuver is heavily photographed by the International Space Station (ISS) astronauts, and the photos are analyzed back on earth to clear the Space Shuttle's thermal protection system for re-entry.
The RPM illustrates the teamwork and safety process behind each Space Shuttle launch. In the Space Shuttle's cargo bay is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), Leonardo, which is carrying several science racks, the last of the four crew quarters, and supplies for the ISS. Out of view and directly behind the MPLM, is the Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA) that will be used to replace the current ATA. This will take place during three Extra Vehicular Activities (EVAs).
The 51.6° Space Shuttle orbit is illustrated by the three gold bars of the astronaut symbol, and its elliptical wreath contains the orbit of the ISS. The star atop the astronaut symbol is the dawning sun, which is spreading its early light across the Earth. The background star field contains seven stars, one for each crewmember; they are proud to represent the United States and Japan during this mission.
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