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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 51813 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-28-2023 09:20 AM NASA's Psyche mission will journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid is considered unique, as it appears to largely be made of the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet – one of the building blocks of our solar system. A University of Arizona style guide describes the Psyche mission patch as follows: This is the primary badge of the Psyche Mission. It consists of an abstract representation of the asteroid itself, and a container shape that holds the name and mission tagline. A woven version of the patch was sold at NASA gift shops prior to the mission's launch being delayed from 2022 to 2023: The United States Space Force's 5th Space Launch Squadron designed and produced this PVC patch for the launch:
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 51813 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 10-27-2023 03:29 PM A PVC patch for the Psyche launch from the 1st Range Operations Squadron:
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 51813 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 10-30-2023 09:30 AM SpaceX's patch for its Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche (via X):
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 51813 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 11-22-2023 05:09 PM A-B Emblem is now offering a 3-inch embroidered and woven Psyche patch. Design no. 436319.
Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1572 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008	posted 12-01-2023 04:32 AM The details on the embedded label for this 3" diamond shaped Psyche Metal Asteroid mission patch (shown above) is as follows; 436319 A-B Emblem Made In China 10/23 40 (with a white plastic backing)

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