Posts: 42984 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-08-2010 01:22 PM
Soyuz TMA-01M mission patch
The Soyuz TMA-01M mission patch represents the first flight of the new "digital" Soyuz TMA-M class spacecraft and the TMA-01M crew, commander Alexander Kaleri and flight engineers Scott Kelly and Oleg Skripochka.
Kaleri described his crew's patch to collectSPACE in July:
It is a hexagon with flags and families [names]: two flags -- American and Russian -- and three families. Inside there is a silhouette of the Soyuz composed from digits, zeros and ones, above the planet flying through the Sun and some stars.
And there is an outline of a crane as the backdrop of the Soyuz. The Soyuz is represented digitally out of zeros and ones with the crane.
Soyuz TMA-01M is scheduled to launch October 7, 2010 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to bring Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka to join the International Space Station's Expedition 25 crew.
UPDATE: Roscosmos formally debuted the TMA-01M mission patch on Sept. 10. The announcement included the artwork by 12-year-old Alexander Turovsky of Michurinsk, Russia, which contributed to the emblem's design.
KSCartist Member
Posts: 2896 From: Titusville, FL USA Registered: Feb 2005
posted 09-08-2010 04:53 PM
Super Job! Very creative way to illustrate to new flight software and hardware.
It will be a pleasure to fly along side this design.
KAPTEC Member
Posts: 578 From: Madrid, Spain Registered: Oct 2005
posted 09-09-2010 02:26 PM
Great work guys (Luc, Jacques, Erik...). It will be a pleasure to "fly again" with you. Cheers for a well done job!
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 09-09-2010 09:36 PM
What if the digital code means something?
quote:Originally posted by music_space: What if the digital code means something
It doesn't. It's not a valid binary sequence.
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member
Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
posted 09-10-2010 09:23 AM
I was thinking Okuda had a hand in designing the patch, but "11001001" doesn't appear in sequence. ("11001001" was the title of a Star Trek: The Next Generation ep.)
Personally, I hope the last four numbers - 1101 - doesn't represent some sort of program alarm.
hoorenz Member
Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
posted 09-10-2010 10:48 AM
quote:Originally posted by music_space: What if the digital code means something?
Hint: What if you made some typos?
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 09-10-2010 09:28 PM
quote:Originally posted by hoorenz: Hint: What if you made some typos?
I have! I did correct it though...
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 09-10-2010 09:30 PM
quote:Originally posted by webhamster: It doesn't. It's not a valid binary sequence.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised that it would hint to some official or unofficial message... I know I wouldn't pass on this opportunity!
hoorenz Member
Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
posted 09-11-2010 02:36 AM
quote:Originally posted by music_space: I have! I did correct it though...
Okay! Next hint: Google, Binary translator
benguttery Member
Posts: 547 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: Feb 2005
posted 09-11-2010 03:02 PM
It says: STMA-01M
hoorenz Member
Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
posted 09-12-2010 01:29 PM
Yes, it does say "STMA-01M". In the mean time, the back up patch can be seen worn by the back up crew here.
quote:Originally posted by hoorenz: Okay! Next hint: Google, Binary translator
OK, yes, now it says something. When I first checked it out I must have been using the version that had the (now-corrected) typos in it which is why it came back invalid.
Mike Z Member
Posts: 451 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Registered: Dec 2005
posted 09-17-2010 06:13 PM
This is truly a unique patch, different than any space patch. Really a fantastic job! Congratulations on a great patch that really stands out from all of the other space patches!
hoorenz Member
Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
posted 10-08-2010 10:20 AM
Here is some additional info on the design of the patch.
The Soyuz and the crane are forming an 'X' shape, the universal symbol of test flight, to emphasize that this is the first flight of a new type of Soyuz vehicle. The orange border and 'technical' shape also refer to this.
Both spacecraft and crane are flying towards an orbital sunrise. The nine rays of the Sun stand for the individual members of the Expedition 25 and 26 crews that Kaleri, Kelly and Skripochka will be a part of. Three larger stars, constructed from simple mathematical symbols, symbolize the Soyuz crew.
dogcrew5369 Member
Posts: 750 From: Statesville, NC Registered: Mar 2009
posted 10-08-2010 07:42 PM
You could say they have been "uploaded" to the ISS. I know, corny.
pargoo Member
Posts: 67 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2005
posted 10-08-2010 09:35 PM
Hi-res version now they're up?
Marwin2 Member
Posts: 139 From: Registered: Oct 2006
posted 10-09-2010 02:43 PM
Is it a crane or a stork?
hoorenz Member
Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
posted 10-09-2010 04:10 PM
quote:Originally posted by Marwin2: Is it a crane or a stork?
When we finalized the design of the patch in May of this year, a digital version of the winning children's drawing was not immediately available. Instead, the bird was described by Kaleri as a "журавля", which is a crane in Russian. So that answers your question! Which also gives me an opportunity to credit someone.
Without the drawing available, we were given the freedom to use whatever crane would suit the Digital Soyuz idea. We ended up using a silhouette, based on an image of the November 2009 Sandhill Crane migration in Indiana. The photo was taken by a bird loving veterinarian from Illinois, Tim Wallace, who generously gave permission to use it.
music_space Member
Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
posted 10-20-2010 05:45 PM
From Roscosmos' YouTube channel:
Baikonur Seen With Children's Eyes. The winners of the international children contest Draw the Emblem of the Russian Manned Spacecraft Soyuz TMA Crew first former Marina Korolenko from Murmansk region and sixth former Sasha Turovsky from Tambov region visited the Cosmodrome Baikonur. They also attended the lift-off of the spaceship Soyuz TMA-M. Sasha's drawing became the basis for the first digital Soyuz Crew's insignia.
posted 09-08-2010 01:22 PM
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