Dragon mission patch

This patch honors their vision, service, and support. We will ship it separately in 10 to 15 days. Click here to be notified by email when Crew 1 Patch becomes available. Crew 1 Patch Crew 1 will be the first crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the second overall crewed orbital flight.

To make them all distinctive, but familiar. For example, on this one, we developed a full-figure dragon, with the body reflecting the shape of a three, and the tail wrapping the border three times. It finally got down to two designs. A tough call as they loved both of them.

But the crew came through and made the hard decision, as would be expected from NASA astronauts! They will carry the patch into space with them. Posted by Gregory Manchess Wednesday, May 19th, View Profile View Posts. A native of Kentucky, he spent two years as a studio illustrator with Hellman Design Associates before striking out on his own in He combined his love for fine art and science fiction and began his freelance career painting for OMNI magazine.

His versatility and broad range of interests allowed him to crossover to mainstream illustration. There he was able to expand his client work to include covers for Time, Atlantic Monthly, spreads for Playboy, Omni, Newsweek, and Smithsonian, and numerous book covers. Widely awarded within the industry, Manchess exhibits frequently at the Society of Illustrators in New York.

His peers at the Society presented him with their highest honor, the coveted Hamilton King Award in , and a year later, the Stephan Dohanos Award.

A lavishly illustrated limited edition of Robt. A question: does NASA ever merchandise these patches? I would think a lot of space enthusiasts would be thrilled to get one. Posts: 80 From: Registered: Jul posted AM Could you please post a side-by-side scan of both versions for a direct comparison? My China-made patch is quite different from the published photos, but the difference might be less in reality.

As I live in Germany and got the patch from a local dealer, it is not so easy to complain. Are you able to order from A-B specifying which manufacturing you want to receive? Which version would be considered authoritative? Does NASA mix both provenances in their official use? I have tried on a number of occasions to request certain patches. But unfortunately it's a game of chance as to what you receive. But for current and new patches like the SpaceX Crew-2 you are more likely to receive the "Made In USA" version, as the "Made In China" versions are kept back in their sealed packs of 10 and sold to their agents, retail sellers and other outlets that way.

Also it is down to supply and demand as well. Rarely from patches made in China or Taiwan or Mexico.