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Topic: STS-114 "Return To Flight" Insignia Released
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 12300
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted March 05, 2004 08:02 AM
   
 (NASA) -- The STS-114 patch design signifies the return of the Space Shuttle to flight and honors the memory of the STS-107 Columbia crew. The blue Shuttle rising above Earth’s horizon includes the Columba (the dove) constellation of seven stars, echoing the STS-107 patch and commemorating the seven members of that mission. The crew of STS-114 will carry the memory of their friends on Columbia and the legacy of their mission back into Earth orbit. The dominant design element of the STS-114 patch is the planet Earth, which represents the unity and dedication of the many people whose efforts allows the Shuttle to safely return to flight. Against the background of the Earth at night, the blue orbit represents the International Space Station (ISS), with the EVA crewmembers named on the orbit. The red sun on the orbit signifies the contributions of the Japanese Space Agency to the mission and to the ISS program. The multi-colored Shuttle plume represents the broad spectrum of challenges for this mission, including Shuttle inspection and repair experiments, and International Space Station re-supply and repair. The NASA insignia design for Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the forms of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, the change will be publicly announced. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-114/html/sts114-s-001.html IP: Logged |
collshubby
Member Posts: 591
From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted March 05, 2004 03:26 PM
It is a great looking mission patch. Congrats to the crew on a job well done designing it.That is a nice, suttle tribute to STS-107. And putting the Japanese rising sun as the "o" in Noguchi was clever as well.
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Cougar20
Member Posts: 93
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Registered: Feb 2004
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posted March 06, 2004 12:08 AM
This patch is absolutely beautiful. It combines a tribute to the crew of STS-107 and STS-114's mission objectives quite well. Many years from now people will look at this patch and think the same way about it as we do Apollo 8, loving it for its simplicity yet effectiveness.IP: Logged |
hoorenz
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Registered: Jan 2003
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posted March 06, 2004 05:00 AM
Personally, I do not like the patch. The "ring" was used first for the ISS-crew, and does not really make sense now. Okay, it shows the names of the astronauts that will fly on the back seats of the flightdeck during launch and/or landing and also, Robinson, Noguchi and Thomas comprise the EVA/IV team. So with a little effort, we can find some logic. Moreover, I do not like the fiery trail behind what is supposed to be Columbia. A final note: we also received this artwork some time ago, but were told it would probably change once more. Erik IP: Logged |
Cougar20
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Registered: Feb 2004
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posted March 07, 2004 12:48 AM
To HoreenzThis patch might have one knock off part to it, but many patches do. The fact is that many ideas from patches have already been done and to say "such and such crew used this one idea" is ludicrous. Almost every space shuttle patch has had a space shuttle on it. Almost everyone one of them has been in some stage of launch or had their engines firing. Where's the outrage when this happens?
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hoorenz
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Registered: Jan 2003
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posted March 07, 2004 07:29 AM
Who used the word outrage? I just don't like it. The original patch used an abstract "spacecraft" and the fiery, upward trail probably symbolized the launch phase of the flight or the general "rise of knowledge" or whatever explanation these designers use to come up with. It had something mystical. In this case, we have a perfectly shaped orbiter without ET or SRB's, so the original concept totally lost it's meaning and symbolism. Now, it looks like a de-orbiting Shuttle, but one with a not too perfect flight path. It reminds me too much of these charts the investigation board used to tell us which part of Columbia failed at what point along the road. Same for the "orbit" with the three names: the original concept made sense, but in my opinion you can't just put three random names in it and say "so, that is solved". IP: Logged |
lucspace
Member Posts: 144
From: Hilversum, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted March 07, 2004 05:05 PM
...and now I understand STS 114 won't be the first to go up... it will be 115, followed by 121, then 114. That takes away the entire 'return to flight' theme... And what about the probably never-to-launch mission STS 300... anyone heard about a patch for that flight?Luc IP: Logged |
Terraforming Mars
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Registered: Feb 2004
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posted March 07, 2004 06:36 PM
IMO The patch design is released to early. The next flight will be:
Next Space Shuttle Launch:
Discovery / STS-114
No earlier than March 2005 Source: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/
It's about a year to the next flight and a lot can happen in one year. I bet it will be revised again and again. If this patch is officially released by AB Emblem I feel it will became a collectors item especially if either the design or crew names end up changing. God speed to the next crew whenever, whoever it will be.
Anna W.
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