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Topic: collectSPACE in space (cS patch on station)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-12-2017 12:35 PM
   
This past week's mail brought with it a collectSPACE patch that Scott Kelly flew with him aboard the International Space Station during the outpost's first yearlong mission, from March 2015 to March 2016. While in orbit, Scott took a photo of the patch floating in the space station's Cupola, set against the Earth's horizon (the spacecraft seen out the window is Russia's Progress MS-01 cargo vehicle).  
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GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2474
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-12-2017 12:49 PM
Wow, that is so very cool!!!!! |
TLIGuy
Member Posts: 205
From: Virginia
Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 03-12-2017 12:54 PM
Very nice Robert. That is quite special and great showing of support for all the things you do for the space community. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 03-12-2017 01:06 PM
Isn't that the Expedition 46 patch that was changed on the certificate? |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-12-2017 01:25 PM
Very cool. Congrats Robert! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-12-2017 01:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by OV-105:
Isn't that the Expedition 46 patch...
Indeed, it is. I hadn't noticed that. Good catch!
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-12-2017 01:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by TLIGuy:
...things you do for the space community.
Thank you! Though the thing I like most about the patch is that I don't see it as a symbol of myself, but as representative of the entire cS community. |
328KF
Member Posts: 1234
From:
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 03-12-2017 02:14 PM
What an awesome photo too! |
Rocketman!
Member Posts: 121
From: Redmond, Washington, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 03-12-2017 02:20 PM
Extremely cool! I get chills seeing the brilliant blue and white curvature of the Earth framed behind the floating patch with its crescent Earth shimmering in the bright light.So, does this qualify Scott for honorary collectSPACE membership? |
mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1169
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 03-12-2017 04:15 PM
Congrats!
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-12-2017 04:40 PM
Very nice Robert! Good to see the cS logo patch in space high above the earth. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-12-2017 06:18 PM
In a word..."WOW"!!! |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 873
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 03-12-2017 06:42 PM
A well deserved tribute for the man who made collectSPACE an invaluable resource for all of us here on earth.Congrats.  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 03-12-2017 07:23 PM
Congratulations Robert! It was an honor to fly along with you! |
SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 227
From: United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-12-2017 07:32 PM
Congratulations, Robert! Great tribute to you and your awesome cS site! |
Jurg Bolli
Member Posts: 977
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-12-2017 10:42 PM
I agree, an honor well deserved for Robert. |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 03-12-2017 11:03 PM
Bravo - well deserved. Congrats and thank you for sharing! |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 03-13-2017 09:23 AM
Wow! Very cool! |
David Carey
Member Posts: 782
From:
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 03-13-2017 10:22 AM
Coolest place ever for the cS patch/logo. Congratulations, Robert. |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-13-2017 11:02 AM
That's probably the second coolest picture you will ever have of the cS patch. (The coolest picture will be the one you take in space yourself!) |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 03-13-2017 01:42 PM
SWEET!!!Nice going Robert!!! |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 03-13-2017 02:48 PM
That is one heck of a photo and one heck of an honor for one heck of a web site that serves all of mankind. Just like the ISS...Very nice, Robert. |
Glint
Member Posts: 1040
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 03-13-2017 03:27 PM
Great photo too. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-13-2017 03:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by space1:
...the second coolest picture
That's an awesome thought (and true)!Part of me wants to separate the patch into its individual space-flown threads, mount them on a print of the photo and distribute them to everyone here. But I also don't want to destroy the patch... But if the opportunity ever comes to fly another, I will definitely do that. |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-13-2017 05:34 PM
Savor this patch Robert. The patch and the photo are spectacular. collectSPACE: A year in space and eighteen years (and counting) on the ground. Congratulations! |
DG27
Member Posts: 173
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 03-13-2017 09:25 PM
Very cool! Congratulations! |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 03-13-2017 10:32 PM
Do not, under any circumstance, destroy this patch. |
Doki
Member Posts: 13
From: Paris - France
Registered: Feb 2016
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posted 03-13-2017 11:07 PM
Congratulations!! Wouaouh!!!I'm not on this forum for a long time, but I think destroying this patch would be a huge mistake. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-14-2017 12:35 AM
Thanks guys. I do intend to preserve the patch by having it mounted and framed. I will share a photo of the display when it is ready. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-14-2017 11:37 AM
Neat! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 03-17-2017 05:07 AM
Superb... By the way are those patches still available? |
dom
Member Posts: 855
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 03-17-2017 06:13 AM
Congratulations Robert!!!I feel a little bit of us all from 'cSpace' has finally made it to the ISS. |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 03-25-2017 02:00 AM
Gluckwunsche or Congrats. Too bad he wasn't wearing one of those shirts of cS from days gone by, that would have been a double "cool." |
Guillaume
Member Posts: 51
From: Alsace / France
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 03-25-2017 04:15 PM
This is awesome! And what a picture! It's a wonderful tribute to your years of service, Robert. Congrats and thank you again for this website, our hobby wouldn't be the same without collectSPACE. |
AlanC
Member Posts: 147
From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 03-25-2017 07:46 PM
It is an illustration of the high regard in which Robert and collectSPACE are held. |
Rocketman!
Member Posts: 121
From: Redmond, Washington, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 11-27-2017 05:26 PM
Scott Kelly's appearance in Seattle a couple weeks ago provided an opportunity to finally show my thanks for playing a part in getting one of the collectSPACE patches into orbit. As you know, Scott is the photographer of that incredible image of the patch floating inside the ISS cupola. My gesture of thanks included a custom matted version of the photo signed and inscribed by me, plus a similarly matted description of the patch design. I also included a couple embroidered patches from my stash. Just a few little tokens of my appreciation, you know. The inscription says, "Scott, Thanks for taking my artwork to new heights!"  Scott was gracious enough to sign a copy of the photo for me, too. As it happened, this was all done through his publicist prior to the talk, and I did not actually get to meet Scott at the event.  Many thanks, also, to Robert who arranged to fly the patch and for providing a high resolution file of the photo for me to print.
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Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-28-2017 03:07 AM
Very cool Dave. Nice one! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-28-2017 10:48 AM
Superb tribute... 340 days in space!
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