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Topic: NASA's Space Station Freedom patch
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Voyager2012 Member Posts: 40 From: Stanhope, NJ 07874 Registered: Jun 2012
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posted 07-02-2012 07:29 PM
I wanted to get everyone's opinion on the Space Station Freedom patch. Does anyone think it should belong in an ISS patch collection or is it not really an ISS patch? |
Jim Behling Member Posts: 1463 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 07-02-2012 08:04 PM
I have a canceled program/project section of my patch collect for such items. |
GoesTo11 Member Posts: 1309 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 07-02-2012 09:51 PM
Same here. While I do collect ISS/Expedition patches, I have no plans at present to frame or otherwise display them as it's an ongoing program. Hypothetically, if I were to do so, I probably wouldn't include the Freedom patch. |
SparkR_13 Member Posts: 102 From: Martinsburg, WV 25401, USA Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-03-2012 07:56 AM
For me, since I have some of those myself, I place them with my ISS collection. However, they are sorted of arranged as pre-ISS. Now, in that relationship, you have to remember that there were the different program names, space station, Space Station Alpha, Space Station freedom and a few patches were made for each program era. Recently Spaceboosters had that Space Station patch out on eBay, nice hole filler. I had picked up some of Randy Hunt's "Alpha" series (the "Jack Ass") way back then as well. So there is a place for in the ISS collection I would think. |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 07-03-2012 12:12 PM
The Alpha series was Randy Wagner's, of Eagle One Aerospace. |
Ronpur Member Posts: 1211 From: Brandon, Fl Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-03-2012 08:11 PM
quote: Originally posted by GoesTo11: While I do collect ISS/Expedition patches, I have no plans at present to frame or otherwise display them as it's an ongoing program.
I like to display my on going mission patches on a big sheet of felt, held on with a couple of drops of white glue and put them up as the mission ends. I hope to find something more permanent when the program ends, but I haven't figured out what to do with all the shuttle patches yet. But, Freedom is not with my ISS mission patches. |
Harald Kraenzel Member Posts: 304 From: Dinslaken,Germany Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 07-04-2012 05:42 AM
Regarding these patches I think it is part of the history of that program. Therefore I do collect them as part of the ISS history.As always each collector has to decide whether or not those patches should be part of his collection. But I do not collect these patches related to the "Alpha" series. |
Gonzo Member Posts: 596 From: Lansing, MI, USA Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 07-04-2012 08:47 AM
If memory serves, I think (could be wrong as it's been a while since I looked at them) there two versions of the Freedom patch as well. One was rectangular and the other was a parallelogram. Again, I could be wrong. This is from memory... |
Spacemac Member Posts: 59 From: Schererville, Indiana, united states Registered: May 2009
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posted 07-05-2012 02:38 PM
quote: Originally posted by Gonzo: ...there two versions of the Freedom patch as well.
That is correct, I have both in my collection. |