Soyuz TMA-13 Patch Design Released

Soyuz TMA-13 Patch Design

The latest Soyuz patch is an unusual and fun design. It features the Soyuz crew vehicle with the Earth as a back drop. The astro/cosmonauts are featured linking hands while flying free in space signifying the international element. The design is contained with a soyuz capsule shaped patch.

The '100' signifies the fact that this is the 100th manned flight of the soyuz vehicle.Lonchakov's call sign will be Titan, as symbolized in the patch by the astronauts holding Earth, in the spirit of Atlas.

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke and Cosmonaut (Soyuz TMA-13 commander) Yuri Lonchakov are joined by Richard Garriott the latest fare paying 'Spaceflight Participant'. Richard, a self made multimillionaire, is the son of former NASA Astronaut Owen K. Garriott.

AS soon as they are available commercially we will feature them in the SPACEBOOSTERS Online Store

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Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut also flew Soyuz TMA-4/ISS Expedition 9.

Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov also flew STS-100 and Soyuz TMA-1

STS-119 Space Shuttle Mission Patch

STS-119 NASA Space Shuttle Mission Patch

STS119-S-001 (Sept. 2008) --- The shape of the STS-119/15A patch comes from the shape of a solar array viewed at an angle. The International Space Station (ISS), which is the destination of the mission, is placed accordingly in the center of the patch just below the gold astronaut symbol. The gold solar array of the ISS highlights the main cargo and task of STS-119/15A -- the installation of the S6 truss segment and deployment of S6's solar arrays, the last to be delivered to the ISS. Under the Japanese Kibo module, marked by a red circle, is the name of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who goes up to the ISS to serve as flight engineer representing JAXA..

The rest of the STS-119/15A crew members are denoted on the outer band of the patch. The 17 white stars on the patch represent, in the crew's words, "the enormous sacrifice the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia have given to our space program."

The U.S. flag flowing into the Space Shuttle signifies the support the people of the United States have given our space program over the years, along with pride the U.S. astronauts have in representing the United States on this mission.

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Next Space Shuttle Crew STS-125

STS-125

The next scheduled space shuttle mission is STS-125, and it will be the final flight to the Hubble Space Telescope.

This STS-125 crew patch shows HST along with a representation of its many scientific discoveries. The overall structure and composition of the Universe is shown in blue and filled with planets, stars, and galaxies. The black background is indicative of the mysteries of dark-energy and dark-matter. The new instruments to be installed on HST during this mission, Wide Field Camera-3 and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, will make observations to help understand these unseen components which seem to dominate the structure of the Universe.



The red border of the patch represents the red-shifted glow of the early Universe, and the limit of the Hubble's view into the cosmos. Upon completion of STS-125, the fifth mission to service HST, the Hubble will provide even deeper and more detailed views of the Universe. Soaring by the telescope is the space shuttle which initially deployed Hubble and has enabled astronauts to continually upgrade the telescope, significantly contributing to the expansion of human knowledge.


The crew consists of Michael J. Massimino, Michael T. Good, both mission specialists; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; Scott D. Altman, commander; K. Megan McArthur, John M. Grunsfeld and Andrew J. Feustel, all mission specialists.

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NASA Astronaut Visits - 2008

Astronaut Visits to the U.K

It’s shaping up to be a very good year for space enthusiasts in the U.K for 2008.

Listed below are the known dates and venues for Space Traveller visits in the U.K. If you know of any more please let us know and we’ll post them. Some of the events have restricted access and all are liable to change without notice. Please enquire before attempting to attend any of the events.

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September 08 2008 - Norfolk , England.

Meet the crew of space shuttle miss STS-124 including:

Michael Fossum (STS-121,STS-124)
Ronald Garan (STS-124)
Kenneth Ham (STS-124)
Akihiko Hoshide (STS-124)
Mark Kelly (STS-108,STS-121,STS-124)
and Karen Nyberg (STS-124)

The New Exchange lunch and evening presentation


September 28, 2008 - Glasgow, Scotland.

See U.K born Astronaut Piers Sellers (STS-121,STS-112)

International Astronautical Conference
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre


October 02 2008 - Glasgow. Scotland.

Sergei Krikalev (Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-12, STS-60, STS-88, Soyuz TM-31, ISS-1, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11)
Chiaki Mukai (STS-65, STS-95)

International Astronautical Conference
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre


October 3, 2008 Glasgow, Scotland

Jean-François Clervoy (STS-66, STS-84, STS-103)
Sergei Krikalev (Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-12, STS-60, STS-88, Soyuz TM-31, ISS-1, Soyuz TMA-6, ISS-11)
Michael Lopez-Alegria (STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9, ISS-14)
Chiaki Mukai (STS-65, STS-95)

International Astronautical Conference
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre


October 10, 2008 Pontefract, England

Fred Haise of Apollo 13, and the Space Shuttle Approach & Landing Test Program (ALT).

Ken Willoughby and Carleton Community High School



October 25 - 26, 2008 Hayes, Middlesex

Autographica Autograph Show
Radisson Edwardian Hotel

Vance Brand (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41B, STS-35)
Gerald Carr (Skylab 3)
Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)


We will be attending the Pontefract and Autographica Events with trade stands, be sure to drop by and say hello,

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Expedition 16 Mission Insignia

NASA Space Patch for ISS Expedition 16

This patch commemorates the sixteenth expeditionary mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The design represents the conjunction of two unique astronomical events: a transit of the ISS across the surface of a full moon, and a nearly complete annular eclipse of the sun.

The ISS is shown in its complete configuration, symbolizing the role of this expedition in preparing for the arrival and commissioning of international partner modules and components. The ISS transit across the moon highlights its role in developing the techniques and innovations critical to enable long-duration expeditions to the lunar surface and beyond.

Expedition 16 Mission Patch

Expedtion 16 Crew Portraits

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NASA ISS Expedition 15 Space patch

NASA International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 15 Mission Insignia

The operational teamwork between human space flight controllers and the on-orbit crew take center stage in this emblem. Against a backdrop familiar to all flight controllers, past and present, independent of any nationality, the fifteenth expedition to the ISS is represented in Roman numeral form (XV) as part of the ground track traces emblazoned on the Mercator projection of the home planet Earth.

The ISS, shown in its fully operational, assembly complete configuration, unfurls and then reunites the flags of this Russian and American crew in a show of our continuing international cooperation. Golden spheres placed strategically on the ground track near the flight control centers of the United States and Russia serve to symbolize both the joint efforts from each nation's team of flight controllers and the shuttle and Soyuz crew vehicles in their chase orbit as they rendezvous with the ISS.

A rising sun provides a classic touch to the emblem signifying the perpetual nature of manned space flight operations and their origin in these two space-faring nations.

Each change in crew members required a new patch variation. This is where it got very intersting for space patch collectors. Not all variations of the official NASA mission patches were made for distribution to the general public. Of the 6 patch variations featured here for Expedition 15; only 3 were officially available direct from the NASA designated manufacturer (AB Emblem).

ISS Expedetion 15 Crew Patches for sale

ISS Expedition 15 Crew Portraits

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