posted 03-24-2010 06:24 PM               

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Expedition 25 marks the International Space Station's (ISS) 25th long duration mission.

Expedition 25 begins with Soyuz TMA-18 undocking in Sept. 2010. Three new crew members will arrive shortly thereafter on TMA-01M.

• NASA astronauts Douglas Wheelock, station commander, and Shannon Walker
  
• Roscosmos cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin
  
• Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksandr Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka, as well as NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who will launch in September 2010 on Soyuz TMA-01M and return in March 2011 on the same vehicle.

ISS Expedition 25 insignia ...as described by the artists.

The design for the 25th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) pays tribute to beginnings and endings that take place during this increment.

The "Alpha" symbol representing the ISS is made up of the shape of the original Space Shuttle Program (STS) emblem. The "Alpha" joins together with the "Omega" honoring the Space Shuttle Program and the last flight of an orbiter to the ISS after many years as the workhorse of the assembly process. The orbiter is shown on its way home to Earth for the last time. At the juncture of the "Alpha" and "Omega" is the mission designation "25." At the top overall, the ISS, assembly complete is orbiting the Earth.

Behind the Earth, a new dawn is beginning... the ISS fully prepared to conduct new research. The "swoosh," in the color of the flags of the crew home countries, represents the arriving and departing of crew. The perspective (as seen from below), symbolizes all those who support this increment from the ground. The six stars represent the six crewmates. The two bigger stars: for each country, for each Soyuz launch, for each team.

The words "ISS" are in both English and Russian and the names of the crew in their native language borders all around the patch.

The insignia was designed by artists Tim Gagnon and Jorge Cartes.

AB Emblem patch. May not be reproduced without permission.

posted 03-24-2010 07:39 PM               

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Originally posted by Space Pete:
Out of interest, is this the first ever ISS crew patch to include a shuttle?

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posted 06-05-2010 08:59 AM               

When I purchase a patch from a store I always grab 20 or so to check the names to make sure they are as good as possible and then purchase the best one.

I still applaud you Erik for "holding their feet to the fire." Too bad you weren't able to help them with Gemini. You might email them to show exactly what they need to do to fix it. I can't say you'll succeed but at least you'll feel better for trying.

posted 06-05-2010 04:25 PM               

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Originally posted by KSCartist:
...we've all got to remember that it's embroidery. It's not a perfect process. Names always get smudged - english ones too...

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posted 07-27-2010 04:09 PM               

The mission patch design for the 25th Expedition to the ISS pays tribute to the rich history of innovation and bold engineering in the quest of knowledge, exploration, and discovery in space.

The patch highlights the symbolic passing of the torch to the ISS, as the vehicle that will carry us into the future of space exploration. The Space Shuttle program emblem is the foundation of the patch and forms -- the Greek letter "Alpha" with a new dawn breaking at the center, symbolizing a new vision for space exploration. The Alpha symbol is overlaid by the Greek letter "Omega," paying tribute to the culmination of the Space Shuttle program.

The mission designation "25" is shown centered at the bottom of the patch, symbolizing the point in time when the Space Shuttle , the workhorse of the ISS assembly process, will make its final visit to the ISS. Between the "25" and the Earth crescent, the orbiter is shown returning to Earth on its final journey, during the Expedition 25 mission.

Above the Earth and the breaking dawn, the ISS takes center-stage, completed and fully equipped to carry us beyond this new dawn to new voyages and discoveries. The orbit connecting the ISS and the Earth is drawn in the colors of the U.S. and Russian flags; paying tribute to the blended heritage of the crew.

The two largest stars in the field represent the arrival and departure of the crews in separate Russian Soyuz vehicles. The six stars in the field represent the six crew members.

The abbreviations of "ISS" and "MKC" -- both in English and Russian -- flank the mission number designation, and the names of the crew members in their native languages border the ISS symbol.

posted 11-15-2010 10:56 AM               

Thanks Tim and Jorge for your support!