posted 07-20-2014 06:11 PM               

Will they now appear on all new stock? Are others already out there? Will this create a new collecting area for patch collectors?

posted 09-13-2014 09:09 AM               

In most cases, these are from the very first batches that are being produced, so it gives you an indication how the patch in your collection relates to the original patches that were manufactured for use aboard the ISS.

The information on the AB Emblem labels consists of the product number, usually folowed by production month/year and country of origin. I believe 20 = USA, 10 is China or Taiwan.

Unfortunately, with one or two exceptions, I do not have these data for the Sokol suits, because Zvezda is using a different supply route.

• Expedition 26
  163963 B 06/10 10
  Note: This was the uncorrected version (small 'e' in Kondratyev). Corrected version with 'E', probably 163963 08/10/20, was used on the Sokol suits.

• Expedition 27
  169174 B 09/10/20

• Expedition 28
  171113 U 11/10/20

• Expedition 29
  171517 11/10/20

• Expedition 30
  174586 5/11/20

• Expedition 31
  Not AB Emblem, but Spacepatches.nl version
  Note: The first AB Emblem batch that would have been on the Kentavr suits if the crew had not requested an alternate version, was 180631U MADE IN USA 8/11/20

• Expedition 32
  180683 MADE IN USA 7/11/20

• Expedition 33
  187592U 01/18/20
  Note: this is a typo, it should have read 01/12/20

• Expedition 34
  188641U 01/18/20
  Note: this is a typo, it should have read 01/12/20

• Expedition 35
  178084 MADE IN USA 8/11/20

• Expedition 36
  201910 MADE IN USA 10/12/20
  Note: Patches from this batch (with corrected name of Misurkin) were also on the Sokol suits during launch, but without any backing material and thus without a label; AB Emblem patches with the wrong spelling of Misurkin were never prepared for flight; The first version without names had already been prepared for the Kentavr suits when it was decided to change the artwork, this was batch 182346U MADE IN USA 8/11/20

• Expedition 37
  Not AB Emblem, but Spacepatches.nl version.
  Note: First AB Emblem batch that would have been on the Kentavr suits if the crew had not requested an alternate version, was 200033 MADE IN USA 02/1320; Rejected AB Emblem patch first batch (shield shape) was 192166 MADE IN USA 06/12/20 but was never prepared for flight.

• Expedition 38
  204271 MADE IN USA 2/1320

• Expedition 39
  198703 MADE IN USA 5/13/20

• Expedition 40
  212904 MADE IN USA 4 13 20

• Expedition 41
  211609 MADE IN USA 5/ 13/20

• Expedition 42
  212626 MADE IN USA 4 13 20
  Note: this is a typo, it should have read 7 13 20

• Expedition 43
  217945 MADE IN USA 111320
  Note: Version that would have been on the Kentavr suits if Lonchakov had not been replaced, was 213238 MADE IN USA 4 13 20. As with Expedition 42, this is a typo: it should have read 7 13 20

• Expedition 44
  No label, but from batch 233019 MADE IN USA 6/14 20 (label was on outside of celophane packaging holding 10 patches each)

• Expedition 45
  No label, but from batch 233137 MADE IN USA 6/14 20
  (label was on outside of celophane packaging holding 10 patches each)

• Year in space
  235564 MADE IN USA 0814 20

• Expedition 46
  A mix of three versions was delivered to the Kentavr factory and prepared for flight in mid-October 2014:
  235638 MADE IN USA 0814 20,
  235638 MADE IN USA 08/14 20 and without label. Less than two weeks later, AB Emblem was ordered by the Astronaut Office to cease production of the patch.

  Newly produced flight patches: 240929 MADE IN USA 01/06 (production code probably changed to month/day)

• Expedition 47
  242279 MADE IN USA 07/17
  Note: produced mid July 2015. An earlier batch (02/1520, produced in February 2015) does exist, but was rejected for flight use due to a quality issue.
  

posted 09-13-2014 10:05 AM               

I have some AB Emblem patches with a 40 after the date (I've not seen a 30 though).

posted 09-24-2014 12:05 PM               

quote:

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Originally posted by Kevin T. Randall:
The 1 year ISS patch is 235564 0814 20.

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posted 09-26-2014 05:31 PM               

quote:

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Originally posted by Kevin T. Randall:
I have some AB Emblem patches with a 40 after the date (I've not seen a 30 though).

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One Expedition 43 has the backing as shown on top in the first post.

posted 08-11-2015 07:47 AM               

I have also seen this backing used on some shuttle patches. The 1981-2011 End Of The Space Shuttle Program commemorative patch, along with the STS-78, and STS-42* patches. (These patches were on sale at the KSC Visitor Complex gift shop in their type 6A, cellophane sales packets).

If anyone else knows of any other shuttle or ISS patches with this backing on, could they list them here, many thanks.

Update: STS-124 and STS-95 patches have also been found from KSC Visitor Complex gift shop.

Update: A slightly different version of this multi emblem/flag backing has been used on the STS-42* patch only (the Scout Emblem instead of the U.S. flag), but again these have either sold out or been withdrawn.

Update 12-03-15: STS-6 and STS-31 patches have also now been found in type 6A KSC sales packets.

posted 04-11-2016 02:11 PM               

The only NASA patches that are known with this backing are;

• 3" Apollo Program
  
• ISS-43 (revised crew)
  
• STS-6 (Some have been found with the light blue and navy blue areas reversed on the front of this patch), see image below.
  
• STS-8
  
• STS-31
  
• STS-42 (mostly with the Scouts emblem error)
  
• STS-49
  
• STS-66
  
• STS-78
  
• STS-95 (a few with the Scouts emblem error)
  
• STS-106
  
• STS-124
  
• End of the Shuttle Program 1981-2011 (full size 5" version)

If anyone knows of any other NASA patches with this experimental backing on, please could they let us know. Many thanks.

Update: I have now been told there are the following NASA patches to add to the list above;

• Mercury 4
  
• Mercury 9 19514 USA 7/14/20 (date code on cellophane packet only)
  
• Gemini Program
  
• Gemini 3 15926 USA 9/14 20 (date code on cellophane packet only)
  
• Gemini 6
  
• Orion Program (triangular patch)
  
• NASA SCA The Final Mission, Discovery, Enterprise, Endeavour.

posted 04-11-2016 04:22 PM               

The STS-95 patch on the left is what it should look like if all is correct.

Update 04-13-16: and 04-27-16 and 04-01-18:
Another patch has been found with this experimental backing.

• 3" Shuttle Program patch (on 04-01-18)

• STS-51B (Spacelab 3)
  
• STS-51F (Spacelab 2)
  
• STS-51L (Teacher in space)

• STS-6 49521 USA 12/13 20
  
• STS-7 49589 (Taiwan?) 10/11 10
  
• STS-41C 52250 USA ??/1320
  
• STS-41G 54023 USA 1/13/20
  
• STS-61A 61749 USA 8 13 20

• STS-8 (50815)
  
• STS-41B (52224)

posted 10-23-2020 01:38 AM               

Previously the only Expedition patch to have the multi coloured experimental backing on it, up till now, was the ISS-43 revised crew patch. I've only ever seen two examples of these, they are very rare. Now that the Expedition 41 patch has been found, could this mean the Expedition 42 patch might also exist too?