Mission Patches Obj: Students will identify space patches and learn about patch symbolism. You will analyze and identify mission patches with their descriptions, then create your own mission patch.
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The Original NASA Patch The Meatball
NASA Extended Vector
Worm An attempt to modernize and change
The Meatball Is Back Retired and brought back to life in 1992.
Mercury 3 Capsule is shown at the height of its flight path. Three black lines represent flight path from Cape Canaveral Who is the Astronaut aboard? What does Freedom 7 mean?
Mercury 6 Who is the Astronaut? Where is he orbiting? Three circles of mylar thread wrap around the Earth, what does this symbolize? Friendship 7 is sewn into the shape of the capsule that is headed for re-entry. What does friendship 7 represent in this patch?
Gemini 5 First mission to have an official crew path Who are the astronauts? What do you think the Conestoga wagon represents? What is their motto and what do you think it means? The motto was actually left off the original patch, but was added later, why do you think they left it off then added it later?
Gemini 12 What is the capsule point to? What is something else that you can think of that has the number 12 at the top? This represents the position of Gemini 12 as the last Gemini flight. The crescent moon represents the upcoming and ultimate objective. What do you think that objective is? What are the colors of the patch? This represents the season that it was to launch. What do you think it’s launch date was? Jim Lovell designed the patch
Apollo 8 Why do you think the patch is shaped the way it is? The deep royal blue background represents deep space. What represent the number of the mission? This also symbolizes the flight path of the capsule from Earth to the moon and return.
Apollo 11 What does the Eagle represent? Where is the Eagle going to land? Hint: What were the first words that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong said to NASA on this famous mission? What does the olive branch represent? The original idea was to have the branch in the eagle’s mouth, but NASA thought that it looked to aggressive. Can you find a “glitch” in the patch?
STS 1 Two pictures of Columbia represent the first STS flight and orbital capability. 1st Space Shuttle Mission 1st Flight of Columbia Crew: John W. Young, Commander Robert L. Crippen, Pilot Major systems were tested successfully on the first test flight of a Space Shuttle. However, Columbia experienced tile damage at launch due to an overpressure wave created by the ignition of the twin solid rocket boosters.
STS 7 What does the background of the deep blue represent? What do the 7 stars represent? The gold 5 pointed star represent the sex of the crew. How many male were there? Were there any females? The rms arm is also in the form of the 7 to represent the mission number. Why was this patch so significant in history?
STS 51-L Red apple represents McAuliffe’s profession. What do you think her profession was? Why do you think this patch is so significant in history? Halley’s Comet symbolizes the Spartan- Halley study mission objective. The payload bay doors being opened represents preparation of a satellite deployment.
STS-107 Then central element is the micro gravity symbol, flowing into the rays of the astronaut symbol. The sunrise represents the many experiments that are the dawn of a new era for micro gravity research on the ISS and beyond. The science conducted on this mission will have widespread benefits to life on Earth and our continued explorations of space illustrated by the Earth and stars. The constellation Columbia ( the dove) was chosen to symbolize peace on Earth and the Space Shuttle Columbia. The seven stars represent the crew members and honor the original astronauts who paved the way to make research in space possible. Why is this patch significant to study in the history of mission patches/