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Topic: ISS Expedition 35 insignia
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47239 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-16-2011 08:03 AM
ISS Expedition 35 insigniaExpedition 35 marks the International Space Station's (ISS) 35th long duration mission. Expedition 35 begins with Soyuz TMA-06M undocking in March 2013. Three new crew members arrive shortly thereafter on TMA-08M. - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander
- NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy
- Roscosmos cosmonauts Roman Romanenko, Pavel Vinogradov and Aleksandr Misurkin
Expedition 35 mission patch Emblazoned with a bold 35 for the 35th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), this patch portrays a natural moonlit view of the Earth from the ISS at the moment of sunrise, one of the sixteen that occur each day at orbital velocity, with glowing bands of Earth's atmosphere dispersing the sun's bright light into primary colors. The Earth is depicted as it often appears from space, without recognizable coastlines or boundaries - just as the international endeavor of living and working together in space blurs technical and cultural boundaries between nations. The ISS is the unseen central figure of the image, since the view is from a window of the Space Station itself, commemorating full use of the Space Station as a long-duration dwelling from which humans can develop techniques and technologies to further explore. The crew points out, "The arc of the Earth's horizon with the sun's arrows of light imply a bow shooting the imagination to Mars and the cosmos where our species may one day thrive." The patch was designed by artist Paul Fjeld (see below) working with Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn. |
PowerCat Member Posts: 211 From: Herington, KS, USA Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 04-16-2011 08:10 AM
WOW!! Good looking patch for sure. Don't remember seeing a patch design released so soon before other space missions. Expeditions 30-34 still to come out with their designs. |
LM-12 Member Posts: 3616 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 04-17-2011 04:04 AM
Nice patch - looks a bit empty though without the crew names. Emblem designs that include crew names can easily be changed if a crew member is replaced before launch, as was done on STS-133. Patches are another story. They could be mass-produced after launch to avoid that problem.If it's a manned flight, then the patch should reflect that. |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1035 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-17-2011 11:00 AM
Artist is Paul Fjeld. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47239 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-17-2011 11:11 AM
Paul also designed the STS-90 patch and oversaw the restoration of LM-2 at the National Air and Space Museum. |
KSCartist Member Posts: 2999 From: Titusville, FL Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 04-17-2011 04:35 PM
Paul has done an outstanding job! The STS-90 patch is one of the best.This patch is stunning! |
NavySpaceFan Member Posts: 663 From: Norfolk, VA Registered: May 2007
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posted 04-18-2011 07:52 AM
Great patch!!! STS-90 is one of my favorites, and the artist has made another winner! |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47239 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-18-2011 10:29 AM
More about the Expedition 35 patch, courtesy its artist Paul Fjeld: The commander, Chris Hadfield, emailed me before his appointment was made public last fall and asked if I'd do it. I'd worked with him before at the CSA when I was a contractor there and did the STS-100 crew patch (from a design by Scott Parazynski). He and Tom Marshburn gave me a few ideas of things they would like to see in the E35 design (like astro pin, station, "zoomies", etc.) and, with some refinement, I did a few concepts. All of them bombed. So Chris suggested we have a conference call and I basically got a very deep sense of what the spaceflight experience meant to them and what it was like - a great conversation. They also expressed a desire that the patch be really clean and simple. The next day, out popped this baby. I'd have to say it was directly inspired by how they spoke of their experiences. We fussed over some stuff (mostly font for the "35") and they took it to Russia to live with for a couple of months. Roman liked it and the other crew that would share the E35 mission all gave it a thumbs up. That was it! We were done way early which is why we jumped some crews that will fly before E35. I really thought we'd still be iterating through the summer. The aspects of the design that couldn't fit in the official description are: the speed of orbital flight (which they both stressed is really impressive - you're up there and you can really feel it. You're bookin!), the fact that there is no "up", and the color transition of the sunrise which happens very fast and I have suggested with the red/yellow/white sun streaks. The whole thing should feel like a bow shooting an arrow to the heavens. I really think that the lack of names make this design work. I tried it with names but didn't like it and didn't suggest it and the crew is fine with that. |
Mike Okuda Member Posts: 12 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-18-2011 10:44 AM
Beautiful! |
Fezman92 Member Posts: 1031 From: New Jersey, USA Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 04-18-2011 10:49 AM
It's nice and simple. I really like view of Earth as if you are viewing it from the station. |
NavySpaceFan Member Posts: 663 From: Norfolk, VA Registered: May 2007
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posted 04-18-2011 12:43 PM
Now I remember what this patch reminds me of, this!!! |
lucspace Member Posts: 467 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 04-18-2011 01:33 PM
Like the father of the bride said at the wedding: 'I have a very long speech for you, because I did not have time to write a short one...'To design something this simple and effective is usually a very complicated process. I absolutely love this patch! |
dogcrew5369 Member Posts: 760 From: Statesville, NC Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-18-2011 08:03 PM
The patch is cool, but I hoped the crews finally decided to have crew names. Seems more like a crew patch with names. Does the patch signify looking out a portal on the station? Very serene. |
KAPTEC Member Posts: 601 From: Madrid, Spain Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 04-19-2011 05:53 AM
Simply, elegant, and very, very nice. Congratulations Paul for a perfect patch! |
Henry Heatherbank Member Posts: 290 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 04-19-2011 07:43 AM
Brilliant. A classic example of how "less is more". One of the best ever.It doesn't need crew names; that would clutter the simplistic beauty. |
music_space Member Posts: 1187 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 09-30-2011 08:29 PM
quote: Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: Paul also designed the STS-90 patch and oversaw the restoration of LM-2 at the National Air and Space Museum.
The creator of the ISS-35 insignia also oversaw the restoration of LM-13 for the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City (Long Island) NY. Plus a few other things I wish I had done! |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47239 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-19-2011 04:07 PM
AB Emblem's embroidered patch of the ISS Expedition 35 insignia: |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47239 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-02-2012 05:41 AM
Canadian-based Urban Astronaut has created a dedicated website for Expedition 35 logo apparel and gear. The site offers shirts, hats, pens, water bottles and more.A long time supplier, Urban Astronaut was requested by the crew of Expedition 35 to provide mission souvenirs for their families and supporters. |