Webhamster Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Scheduled Launch: August 6, 2009Mission: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module 'Leonardo'Orbiter: DiscoveryCrew:Rick Sturckow (4) - CommanderKevin Ford (1) - PilotPatrick Forrester (3) - Mission Specialist 1Jose Hernández (1) - Mission Specialist 2Christer Fuglesang (2) - Mission Specialist 3 (ESA)John D. Olivas (2) - Mission Specialist 4Nicole Stott (1) - Mission Specialist 5/ISS Flight Engineer (Launching and staying on ISS)Timothy Kopra (1) - ISS Flight Engineer/Mission Specialist 5 (Landing from ISS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 That's actually the best looking mission patch I've seen. LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Yeah that really is. Was this one professionally done or did it come from one of the Astronauts visions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharos04 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I love how they continue to use the three stripes which is supposed to resemble the shuttle flight path. Something i had heard many years ago. Atari and I think Delta tools utilized a similar design. Delta used it because they started making some of the original tools for NASA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhamster Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 I love how they continue to use the three stripes which is supposed to resemble the shuttle flight path. Something i had heard many years ago. Atari and I think Delta tools utilized a similar design. Delta used it because they started making some of the original tools for NASAIt's actually a rendering of the "Astronaut Pin" insignia:There are two grades, when one is certified as an astronaut they get a silver pin. Once they have actually flown a mission it gets upgraded to gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr79 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I think they missed the chance for a better Leonardo tie-in, assuming that's a da Vinci reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhamster Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think they missed the chance for a better Leonardo tie-in, assuming that's a da Vinci reference.The MPLM's are built by the Italian Space Agency. There are three of them (Leonardo, Raffaello, Donatello) named after great Italian artists. And yes, the name is in tribute to DaVinci. 'Raffaello' is named for Raffaello Sanzio and 'Donatello' is named for Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi.Assuming the shuttle program is not extended by the Obama administration there will only be one more MPLM flight (STS-131 in February 2010) where 'Donatello' will make its first and probably only flight. 'Leonardo' flew previously on STS-102, STS-105, STS-111, STS-121, and the just-completed STS-126. 'Raffaello' has been flown on STS-100, STS-108, and STS-114. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhamster Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 It appears a revision has been made to this patch, specifically, the colours have been darkened a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohelmets Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think they missed the chance for a better Leonardo tie-in, assuming that's a da Vinci reference.The MPLM's are built by the Italian Space Agency. There are three of them (Leonardo, Raffaello, Donatello) named after great Italian artists. And yes, the name is in tribute to DaVinci. 'Raffaello' is named for Raffaello Sanzio and 'Donatello' is named for Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi.Assuming the shuttle program is not extended by the Obama administration there will only be one more MPLM flight (STS-131 in February 2010) where 'Donatello' will make its first and probably only flight. 'Leonardo' flew previously on STS-102, STS-105, STS-111, STS-121, and the just-completed STS-126. 'Raffaello' has been flown on STS-100, STS-108, and STS-114.Sounds like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to me... This is a cool looking patch though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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