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lucspace
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From: Hilversum, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 07-15-2024 10:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lucspace   Click Here to Email lucspace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
For cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko’s record-breaking mission as part of Expedition 71, I designed, produced and gifted him a special patch to commemorate his passing of 1,000 cumulative days on orbit over five missions, on June 5th, 2024.

The five lines in the top of the design symbolise Oleg's fifth space mission. The line passing through the number '1000' symbolises the breaking of the record.

The chain around the border comes from the official ISS program patch. The orientation of the ISS focuses on the Russian segment in this view. 

In the background is the Scorpio constellation, as its most prominent star is Antares, from which Kononenko took his cosmonaut callsign.

The crescent moon is taken from the Turkmenistan flag for Oleg's home country.

A small number of patches is currently on board the ISS.

Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 07-15-2024 05:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very nice Luc! I am sure Oleg was appreciative.

Do you plan to offer unflown patches to collectors?

KAPTEC
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From: Madrid, Spain
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posted 07-15-2024 07:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for KAPTEC   Click Here to Email KAPTEC     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great work, Luc. Congratulations!

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