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Topic: ISS Expedition 68 insignia
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53129
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-19-2022 01:51 PM
   
Making the rounds on social media, a first look at the International Space Station Expedition 68 insignia.The crew, as announced to date, includes: NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitriy Petelin, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub; and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata. More astronauts and cosmonauts are still to be assigned.  |
Liembo
Member Posts: 869
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 04-19-2022 02:11 PM
Without going too far into the negative, I'll just say that I find this patch design "basic." |
Paul J. Brennan
Member Posts: 289
From: Linden, CA
Registered: May 2019
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posted 04-20-2022 12:33 AM
I’m with you Liem. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1625
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 04-20-2022 12:37 AM
Does not impress me. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1752
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-20-2022 08:05 AM
Looks similar to ISS Expedition 67 patch.
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BMckay
Member Posts: 4105
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 04-20-2022 12:57 PM
This is probably the prototype. So I would expect a few color changes. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 4105
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 04-20-2022 03:56 PM
This is probably the prototype. So I would expect a few color changes |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3095
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 04-20-2022 04:02 PM
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.Yea, I’m going to go with that. |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 652
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 04-20-2022 10:02 PM
I agree Tim. I agree. |
dcfowler1
Member Posts: 151
From: Eugene, OR
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-20-2022 10:17 PM
Perhaps not an exciting design, but I like the color scheme. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 4105
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 04-21-2022 02:23 PM
Tim, must be me. I see very little similarity to yours. Your patches are usually better. |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 221
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 04-21-2022 02:59 PM
If my memory is correct, I think the Expeditions 26, 27 and 28 patches each had a similar orientation and appearance of the ISS. |
Liembo
Member Posts: 869
From: Bothell, WA
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 04-21-2022 05:32 PM
Well to be fair, there are only so many tropes to select from in patches of this type: the sun, the earth, the moon, the ISS / spacecraft, etc when you're not going way into the abstract like with ISS-66, as an example. They're bound to have some similarities when they're not abstract. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3095
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 04-21-2022 10:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PowerCat:
I think the Expeditions 26, 27 and 28 patches each had a similar orientation and appearance of the ISS.
You are correct.Jorge and I designed the 26 and 27 patches concurrently. We deliberately flipped the ISS for 27 to illustrate the Southern Hemisphere and added the Southern Cross constellation. Whoever did 28 used our ISS. quote:
Originally posted by BMckay:
I see very little similarity to yours.
Bryan, the similarities are the position of Earth and the moon. To be clear, I’m not upset. Just surprised. |
Moonbase Alphan
Member Posts: 137
From: Space City, Texas
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 06-15-2022 07:16 PM
The full color, detailed image looks far better than that patch. Even the embroidered shirts that the crew wears are better as well. Seems like that patch may be a work-in-progress, and will have a lot more stitching added to it.  |
Tom
Member Posts: 1752
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-16-2022 06:18 AM
Oh...much better!!
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waa49
Member Posts: 223
From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
Registered: Sep 2015
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posted 08-04-2022 05:50 AM
Is there already an explanation about the patch? |
MSS
Member Posts: 1073
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
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posted 08-11-2022 11:22 AM
Here is the Expedition 68 patch from GCTC web page: |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 223
From: Port Richey, Florida
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 08-28-2022 09:41 PM
I am sending out all orders with Expedition 68 tomorrow morning after the launch of the SLS.AB Emblem sticker on the back reads 444068 08/22 20 Made in the USA. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1621
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 08-29-2022 07:55 AM
Many thanks for the embedded label details Joe. |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 223
From: Port Richey, Florida
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 08-29-2022 08:04 PM
You're welcome Kevin, you're good to go! |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1621
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 09-21-2022 04:19 PM
AB Emblem have just released and have listed on their website this ISS Expedition 68 patch. They have the following details on the embedded labels;- 444068 A-B Emblem Made In USA 07/22 20 (crew batch)
- 444068 A-B Emblem Made In USA 08/22 20
- 444068 A-B Emblem Made In USA 09/22 20
- 444068 A-B Emblem Made In China 09/22 40
- 444068 A-B Emblem Made In USA 10/22 20 (Baikonur)
- 444068 A-B Emblem 10/22 01 (Made In China missing from label)
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waa49
Member Posts: 223
From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
Registered: Sep 2015
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posted 10-13-2022 10:16 AM
Ref: Expedition 68 Mission Overview: International Space Station Expedition 68 marks the 24th year of operation since the start of its assembly on orbit. Today, the U.S., Russia, Japan, Canada, and the European Space Agency are partnering in the operation of the largest ever orbital outpost managed by humankind. Seven sparkling stars in the vastness of space represent crewmembers and experts on the ground operating the space station. Bright sunbeams illuminate the station, a platform for scientific research, Earth and astronomical observation, education, as well as development of new technologies necessary for the exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, on the Moon and Mars. |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 221
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 04-13-2023 07:37 AM
I got an email this morning from AB Emblem that an Expedition 68 patch with crew names is available for sale. This is the names version of the previous Expedition 68 patch (design no. 450968).Astronauts: Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitry Petelin, Francisco Rubio, Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata and Anna Kikina.  |
thisismills
Member Posts: 567
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-13-2023 09:00 AM
Thanks! |
Panther494
Member Posts: 578
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 04-13-2023 01:05 PM
Has the new named version been used by the crew at all? |
Russian
Member Posts: 598
From: France
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 04-13-2023 03:46 PM
Only three ISS-68 crew members are still aboard the station. They don’t have this version of the patch.Not flown patch and nobody from the ISS-68 crew had it on their training suits. No interest. |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 652
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 04-13-2023 07:02 PM
Why Russian names are written in English?By the way, the patch is also available at Skyforce Space Patches. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3095
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 04-13-2023 08:03 PM
Jorge, maybe for the same reason they were all in English on Expedition 27. (Dmitry Kondratiyev requested it since the official language on the ISS is English.) |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 652
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 04-14-2023 02:22 AM
I remember that, Tim. So my questions is... did the actual commander made the same request? Nobody has done it since then (and Kondratyev never went back to space). |
Russian
Member Posts: 598
From: France
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 04-14-2023 04:55 AM
This patch is not official and was never shown to Russian crew members. Their names must be in Russian. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1621
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 04-26-2023 07:34 AM
The AB Emblem version of the Expedition 68 patch with the seven crew names on has the following details on their embedded labels;- 450968 A-B Emblem Made In USA 04/23 20
- 450968 A-B Emblem Made In China 04/23 01 (Skyforce)
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