STS-119 Crew patch

[collectSPACE]

Here's a first look at the mission patch. Click here for a larger version.

[dotdk]

Not one of the best IMO...

Colors seems way too light.

[Shadow Spork]

Eh, it's alright I guess.

[ShuttleDiscovery]

Yuk! I hate it! The ISS looks like it's made out of match sticks! The colours are way too light and there's nothing that really stands out.

However I do like the fact that the patch is shaped like an 'A' and a solar array wing at the same time, but apart from that...

[nathan.moeller]

Let me guess at the symbolism here...

1. A-shape for the 'A-team'
2. Six stars around ISS for the now-six-member-strong crew

Honestly...not my favorite patch.  Colors seem a bit washed out (who forgot the Tide?) and it has a toy shuttle zipping around a paper ISS.  But if they're happy with it, okay.

[Thorny]

Let me guess at the symbolism here...

1. A-shape for the 'A-team'
2. Six stars around ISS for the now-six-member-strong crew

There's a seventh star up by the astronaut pin.

[cb6785]

not nearly as beautiful as the 126 patch

[ShuttleDiscovery]

not nearly as beautiful as the 126 patch

Agreed!

Maybe the colours in the embroidered patch might be deeper/darker than the pale ones seen here!

[TJL]

To go along with the "A" team motiff, I would have switched the positions of Acaba's and Swanson's name...that way each side of the "A" starts with an "A".

[ChrisGebhardt]

Wow... BIG LET DOWN here after waiting so long for it.

[Webhamster]

Not one of the best IMO...

Colors seems way too light.

I'm going to assume that it is actually a lot redder in reality.  I think this is just a bad conversion from CMYK to RGB.  I've encountered similar colour issues in the past converting vector art to bitmap.

[Andrewwski]

A little bit of Photoshop color touching can go a long way.

[ChrisGebhardt]

A little bit of Photoshop color touching can go a long way.

Better. Thanks for the work, but I still don't like the overall design. But that's just my opinion.

[Orbiter]

I like it, its better than the STS-125 patch, which to me seems empty and void. A lot like space if you think about it.

[hanschristian]

Not one of the best IMO... but certainly the mission that I've been waiting for years...

finally the ISS will have the ITA complete...

[ChrisGebhardt]

ITA?

[ShuttleDiscovery]

ITA?

I think he means ITS - Integrated Truss Segment

or maybe Integrated Truss Assembly?

[nathan.moeller]

Let me guess at the symbolism here...

1. A-shape for the 'A-team'
2. Six stars around ISS for the now-six-member-strong crew

There's a seventh star up by the astronaut pin.

That's #6.  Four below the ISS, one near the S4 array and one above the pin.

[nathan.moeller]

ITA?

Typo.  ITA should be ITS for Integrated Truss Structure.

[Ford Mustang]

I like it, its better than the STS-125 patch, which to me seems empty and void. A lot like space if you think about it.

The STS-125 patch is one of the better ones out there, in my humble opinion.

This patch is.. er.. not up to par.  It's going to be a great mission, but the patch.. just not feeling it!

[hanschristian]

Not one of the best IMO... but certainly the mission that I've been waiting for years...

finally the ISS will have the ITA complete...

Sorry for the error guys...

When I first began assembling a scale model of the ISS for my senior high school project (about 6 years ago), my references always used ITA (yup, ShuttleDiscovery's right - Integrated Truss Assembly) when it comes to the truss structures... It kinda stuck with me ever since, even though the official term was changed from ITA to ITS (Integrated Truss Structure) shortly after...

Anyway, thanks for pointing that one out, and I'll use ITS from now on...

[nethegauner]

I can't help but absolutely dislike that one. I am sorry. It looks amateurish. Of course I guess that a lot of design work went into this and all the other patches, but the STS-119 emblem just doesn't look right.

I loved the STS-125 patch though -- many did not seem to like it.

Die Geschmäcker sind verschieden, as we say -- tastes are diverse ...

[ShuttleDiscovery]

This is the worst shuttle patch since STS-113!  lol!

[Orbiter]

Remember guys, the patch can have Sam the Dog on it, but it won't change the mission. The patch may not be the best, but this mission is a very important mission;
To Finish the Integrated Truss Assembly.

[miga2416]

I've seen the actual patch and this picture does not show it well. It looks much better in reality. The colors are brighter and have better hues.

And for some explanation on the design itself: There are 17 stars on the patch for the 17 fallen astronauts. The astronaut symbol coming out of the station represents the completion of the station and moving on to a new era. And for all of you complaining about the appearance of the station, it is very difficult to get a lot of detail and effects into it when you are being restricted by technical limitations of the manufacturing process.

Remember, the mission is what matters.

[Stowbridge]

Remember, the mission is what matters.

Absolutely. I'm amazed by the reaction to what is a patch after all. Not exactly important.

[Webhamster]

Remember, the mission is what matters.

Absolutely. I'm amazed by the reaction to what is a patch after all. Not exactly important.

Of course you are both correct.  However, I have a hard time viewing any logos or patches or anything design related without throwing a critical eye to it.  I think it comes from my background in graphic design. 

[TJL]

"17 stars on the patch representing the 17 fallen astronauts"

The meaning is much more important than the visual...IMO

[Orbiter]

"17 stars on the patch representing the 17 fallen astronauts"

The meaning is much more important than the visual...IMO

Ya, may they rest in peace. Its a good patch to have that.

[paulhbell07]

This is the first time I've commented on a crew patch, I think it looks ok.

[kimmern123]

I'm fine with how the patch looks. As long as the crew is satisfied I won't complain. It's their flight, and if this is what they want to represent their flight I don't see how I can complain about it.

The mission and the people involved is what's important, anyway. The crew patch won't have anything to say in the success of the flight.

[Zachstar]

Its... Ok... But like 125 it just seems like it could have been better. However a patch is a patch....