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Topic: NASA Space Shuttle Program Commemorative
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-17-2010 12:08 PM
   
collectSPACE NASA announces winning patch design in end-of-shuttle contestA launching space shuttle flanked by an American flag and stars hailing both NASA's orbiter fleet and the astronauts whose lives were lost while flying aboard them has been chosen by the space agency as its official insignia to mark the approaching retirement of the winged spacecraft. NASA revealed Monday the winning design in its in-house space shuttle commemorative patch contest, which began last October. The selected gem-shaped patch, which was designed by Hamilton Sundstrand camera engineer Blake Dumesnil from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, was chosen by judges out of the 85 designs submitted by the agency's past and present workforce...  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3095
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 02-17-2010 12:48 PM
Thanks to everyone for the kind words. This design will definitely be made into a patch. In fact in the next few weeks I'll be unveiling the final three in my series as well as some new patch designs. Stay tuned... |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1377
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-17-2010 02:16 PM
The winner is indeed a gorgeous design, though I can't help but wonder how all those gradients and shadows will look in embroidery... |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 664
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted 02-17-2010 02:48 PM
Just saw the results, congrats to Tim for his podium finish!!!! |
Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 406
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 02-17-2010 03:24 PM
Very cool, Tim! Can't wait to see them. Congrats again on making the final three! |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 760
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 02-19-2010 08:35 AM
Congrats Tim on your bronze medal finish. You're certainly one of most talented artists I've ever seen. Does anyone know when the winning patch will be available to purchase? Tim, maybe you could have your design manufactured. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-19-2010 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by dogcrew5369:
Does anyone know when the winning patch will be available to purchase?
At last update, NASA's plan was not to have the winning design produced as an embroidered patch but rather as a decal (as well as appear on NASA documents and t-shirts and mugs to be offered through the employee exchange stores). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-19-2010 11:53 AM
As his prize, Dumesnil will be presented with his winning art that will be uplinked to the International Space Station and returned to Earth with Endeavour's STS-130 crew. As it turns out, all three designs that placed in the contest were uplinked to the STS-130 crew on Thursday. See: MSG 170 (22-0796) - Space Shuttle Program Commemorative Patch beginning on the Flight Day 12 execute package's page 28 (linked PDF). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-24-2010 03:54 PM
Blake Dumesnil's winning design was slightly altered by NASA and is now in its final, official form: No word yet on embroidered patches, but NASA has begun placing orders for other items featuring this design, including lapel pins, charms, key chains and magnets. We will be taking orders for these items through collectSPACE soon. Watch this space for details. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-03-2010 04:31 PM
AB Emblem has announced they will be producing an embroidered patch (and lapel pin) based on Blake Dumesnil's design, as pictured above. Availability is estimated to be three to four weeks. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2486
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 05-12-2010 05:46 AM
I've just received my 'end of mission' patch and have noticed some variations from the original design. I'm assuming it's the AB Emblem patch as this has been the norm from my supplier.There is a brown tint particularly on the left SRB and the edging to the centre panel is green rather than the blue shown in the picture of the final NASA approved version. Have others noticed this? |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 05-12-2010 03:31 PM
I haven't seen anything yet on how to order one. Did I miss something? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-12-2010 03:40 PM
The patches are available through AB Emblem and therefore through all the gift shops and specialty stores who carry AB Emblem patches. |
rasorenson
Member Posts: 128
From: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 05-12-2010 08:13 PM
The final AB Emblem product is pretty exciting! NASA's tweeking of the original design adds further sophistication (for lack of a better term) to the color combinations. The attached, double layer embroidery of the orbiter/stack lends further to the 3-D effect. Shows how the knock off guys wind up with cheap replicas. The end of program patch is truly impressive. |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 05-12-2010 09:28 PM
Can't wait to get mine. It is a really nice design |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 336
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 05-13-2010 12:43 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rasorenson:
The end of program patch is truly impressive.
I'm sorry, I cannot agree.I got the patch in on Tuesday and what a let down. It looked good in the photos I have seen, but with the orbiter/stack just bonded to the top of the patch for a 3D effect it just looks cheap and it will come off with little effort. I bet we see a number of patches with this part missing in time to come. I see what AB had in mind and the patch is a bit of a complicated patch to do with the orbiter in it, but some people can do it without bonding bits to the patch as I have got one without the design altered by NASA. |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 05-13-2010 11:31 AM
quote:
Originally posted by butch wilks:
I see what AB had in mind and the patch is a bit of a complicated patch to do with the orbiter in it, but some people can do it without bonding bits to the patch as I have got one without the design altered by NASA.
I didn't know that NASA was doing that.
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Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1622
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 05-14-2010 10:36 AM
Mine arrived today, and yes, as Butch said, the orbiter/stack part of the patch has just been stuck on, (not very well), and will peel off quite easily. This is an AB Emblem patch as it now has the number label on the back under the plastic coating. Mine is (161836BE 04/10 10), and was supplied to me by Stewart Aviation in the UK. I also have the 'other' versions of this patch, and they are all one piece patches, but they are a little smaller than the AB Emblem patch. |
rasorenson
Member Posts: 128
From: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 05-14-2010 12:49 PM
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Originally posted by Kevin T. Randall:
the orbiter/stack part of the patch has just been stuck on, (not very well), and will peel off quite easily.
This may be sacrilegous, but a couple of well placed/hidden hand stitches might help for longer term integrity. |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 336
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 05-14-2010 02:00 PM
Not with this patch you will not, you add and I quote "but a couple of well placed/hidden hand stitches might help for longer term integrity" and they will stand out as plane as your face. The stitching on the orbiter/stack is too fine to do this.With the old type of embroidered patch you may have got away with it, but not now with the new type of patch we get now they are just too fine. |
butch wilks
Member Posts: 336
From: Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 05-14-2010 04:53 PM
I was thinking the stitching on the orbiter/stack is way, way too fine, so I had a look under magnificence and we have been had! It's a print.The base is white stitching with a black outline but all the colors, the flag and the NASA logo from then on is in ink, not stitching. As you can not print on a made-up patch as the ink would all over the place, that's why it's bonded to the main patch as that part is embroidered. To AB it must have been a cheap way of doing all that detail in so small a space without trying to do the orbiter/stack in stitching. But I must say I like patches to be all embroidered and not a print or parts printed. |
bthumble
Member Posts: 301
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 05-14-2010 04:55 PM
Will a golf style shirt be available with the patch logo? |
Jacques van Oene
Member Posts: 894
From: Houten, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 05-15-2010 04:36 AM
Here is the patch: |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 05-15-2010 11:24 AM
quote:
Originally posted by butch wilks:
To AB it must have been a cheap way of doing all that detail in so small a space without trying to do the orbiter/stack in stitching.
Could be that considering these tough times, they need to make cuts and this is one of them. It's a shame. |
backof
Member Posts: 35
From: Katonah, NY USA
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 05-15-2010 12:09 PM
Where are you guys finding the AB patch? I don't see it listed on their website yet. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-15-2010 12:27 PM
NASA visitor center stores have them in stock (Space Center Houston, Kennedy Space Center) as do online retailers such as The Space Store and Sky Force Space Patches. AB Emblem's product number is 161836.As for the quality of the patch itself, I just gave the shuttle a good, strong pull, peel and tug and it didn't budge. With regards to it being printed, I doubt the decision was driven by cost but rather a desire to recreate the detail in Blake Dumesnil's design, which was not developed with embroidery in mind. The "printing" and affixing process may actually be more expensive than a straight sewn patch with lesser detail. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3110
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-15-2010 01:16 PM
We picked up a couple of them at the Astronaut Hall of Fame. It looks like a great patch and the quality is equal to any other produced by AB. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1622
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 05-15-2010 01:56 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
I just gave the shuttle a good, strong pull, peel and tug and it didn't budge.
Sorry Robert, I've just peeled the right wing and booster away from the embroidered patch below very easily. (Very little glue used on my patch). The yellow embroidered section underneath the orbiter/stack is complete all the way across, with no breaks or missing section where the orbiter/stack should be glued on to the patch.I see the number on the back of the patch matches the product number, but what's the BE at the end of the number mean? The 04/10 10 must be the date, 10th April 2010. |
benguttery
Member Posts: 553
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 05-15-2010 05:03 PM
It stands for BE CAREFUL WHEN GLUING |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2010 03:14 PM
AB Emblem has just announced they will be offering this patch in a 10-inch version as well. |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 1046
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 06-19-2010 04:00 AM
They will need a lot of glue.  Or maybe it is the right scale to embroider all the details. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 3110
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 06-25-2010 12:26 PM
So if the final launch slips into 2011 will they change the design? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1622
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-01-2010 08:54 AM
The larger 10" version is now available from AB Emblem at $29.95, item No.161836 (but they call it a 'Collage'), no other details though. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-01-2010 11:06 AM
quote:
Originally posted by GACspaceguy:
So if the final launch slips into 2011 will they change the design?
As NASA announced today that STS-134 is slipping to Feb. 2011, the agency is indeed updating its official art to reflect 2011... |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 760
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 07-01-2010 10:12 PM
So the new patches being produced by AB Emblem will reflect the change in year also? Will the patch now available with 2010 date be discontinued making this patch a some what rare collectible? I hope it will be changed. 30 years is a nice round number. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1622
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 08-07-2010 09:32 AM
The AB Emblem larger 10" version of this patch arrived today in the mail. It is 10" high and 8" wide, (at the widest point).
I'm very disappointed with it though! It's identical to the smaller 4" version, in that it is a two piece patch with the shuttle stack printed and glued on to the main part of the patch. (Sorry Erik it's not fully embroidered and yes they needed a lot of glue for this one). The number on the back is 162603, not 161836 as quoted on AB Emblem's website, and the date is 06/10 10. (The shuttle stack section is well stuck to the main body of this patch, unlike my 4" version). If AB Emblem updates or remakes this 10" version to reflect the '30 years' of the Space Shuttle, let's hope they make a one piece fully embroidered patch. |
dmh
New Member Posts: 7
From: Fairfax, Virginia
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 08-09-2010 11:20 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
As NASA announced today that STS-134 is slipping to Feb. 2011, the agency is indeed updating its official art to reflect 2011...
Speaking of art, has NASA released a high-res version of the artwork? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-09-2010 11:55 AM
I haven't noticed the high-resolution art being posted to a NASA website as of yet.And this may not even be worth posting, given how minor the change, but here is the '2011' version:  |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1622
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 10-24-2010 08:53 AM
The revised 2011 embroidered version of the 1981-2010 patch is now available here in the United Kingdom. I'm not 100% sure if it is an AB Emblem made patch as yet, as when I asked if it had a product number and date label on the back, the answer was NO. But I was told that the Shuttle Stack was a raised area stuck to the main body of the embroidered patch like the original 2010 AB Emblem patch. I've ordered some, so when they arrive I will tell this forum my findings. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53169
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-27-2010 05:41 AM
Courtesy Nick at Spaceboosters: |
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