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#80
by
hektor
on 27 May, 2023 06:30
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I think the right patch on the cake is the Crew 7 patch. I see a dragon. It looks like another Gregory Manchess design.
And expedition 70 on the left.
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#81
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 28 May, 2023 06:39
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https://twitter.com/ticklestuffyo/status/1662700407724933120Here's an early view of the NASA CREW-7 patch. This is in the stitching machine format so the final product will look nicer. There's a pic circulating with it on cake icing which has the astronaut names.
Here's how Conrad/AB Emblem use the designs:
vimeo.com/418648643
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#82
by
ddspaceman
on 29 May, 2023 02:19
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#83
by
zubenelgenubi
on 29 May, 2023 04:28
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Hypothesis: Will B1080.2 launch
Crew-7?
Or B1072.1?
Or B1078.4? (
assuming a successful landing June 5
1)
These are the currently available, Space Coast-based first stages with five or less launches.
Edit June 22: It's another new "single-stick," B1081.1.
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1660454558110453760
First Falcon 9 LZ-1 landing for a human spaceflight mission.
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#84
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 09 Jun, 2023 22:17
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A selection of photos posted by NASA Johnson
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#85
by
ddspaceman
on 12 Jun, 2023 19:28
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#86
by
theonlyspace
on 12 Jun, 2023 22:12
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Has the Expedition 70 with crew names patch been released? Has the Crew 7 patch been released?
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#87
by
hektor
on 13 Jun, 2023 15:18
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After the cake picture, ESA seems very keen on showing the crew patch before it is made official.
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#88
by
theonlyspace
on 13 Jun, 2023 15:25
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Could we see Expedition 70 crew patch with names artwork and the mission patch for the Japanese crew member please?
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#89
by
hektor
on 13 Jun, 2023 19:33
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#90
by
Oersted
on 13 Jun, 2023 20:28
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Which astronaut has an 8-letter family name that starts with MOG....? :-)
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#91
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 16 Jun, 2023 17:42
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https://twitter.com/astrojaws/status/1669762020504207360 Our Crew-7 mission patch is something deeply meaningful to me. I hope it is as meaningful and symbolic to each individual at @NASA @esa @JAXA_jp @roscosmos @SpaceX, as well as all our family and friends who have contributed to our upcoming Crew-7 mission to the @Space_Station! Please see below for our patch description. Go #Crew7!!
Central to the Crew-7 patch is the colorful Earth, with its beauty and magnificence standing out against the white dragon and black background.
The caring dragon holds the Earth protectively, highlighting that every aspect of Crew-7’s long-duration mission is ultimately for the benefit of our home planet and those on it. The dragon is a shoutout to the namesake of the Crew Dragon capsule delivering the crew of four to and from the International Space Station. The dragon is on guard for threats against the Earth, its neck craned in the shape of a “7” to represent the seventh operational flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.
The dragon’s tail curves upwards towards a golden star, symbolizing the ascent towards the stars in honor of the pioneering spirit and perseverance that continue to propel us further in human space exploration.
The colors blue, white, and red on the tail symbolize the international make-up of the four crew members, with the colors encompassing those used in the flags of all four nations – the United States of America, Denmark, Japan, and the Russian Federation.
The crew is proud to represent the progress that can be achieved for all of humanity when we work together in unity. The Crew-7 astronauts would like to dedicate this patch to all those who contributed to the success of the Crew-7 mission, especially their families, and to the next generation of explorers.
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#92
by
ddspaceman
on 16 Jun, 2023 21:52
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Known for a long time but now official Cross post with Exp 70 Thread
https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1669824232375689218Mission Specialist Assigned to Crew-7 Space Station MissionLeah Cheshier Posted on June 16, 2023
The final crew member for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission, currently targeted to launch to the International Space Station in mid-August, has been announced.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will fly as a mission specialist on SpaceX’s seventh rotational mission to the orbiting laboratory for NASA.
Borisov joins previously named crew members NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and astronaut Satoshi Furukawa from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).
This will be the first spaceflight for Borisov, who entered the Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps as a test cosmonaut candidate in 2018.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Crew-7 aboard a Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft previously flew NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 and Crew-5 missions.
NASA and Roscosmos fly integrated crews on U.S. crew spacecraft and on the Soyuz spacecraft to ensure continued safe operations of the International Space Station and the safety of its crew. Integrated crews have been the norm throughout the International Space Station Program, as five space agencies (the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA, and Roscosmos) operate the station, with each space agency responsible for managing and controlling the hardware it provides. The station was designed to be interdependent and relies on contributions from each space agency to function. No one agency has the capability to function independent of the others. For continued safe operations of the space station, the integrated crew agreement helps ensure that each crewed spacecraft docked to the station includes an integrated crew with trained crew members in both the Russian and U.S. Operating Segment systems.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/06/16/mission-specialist-assigned-to-crew-7-space-station-mission/
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#93
by
Targeteer
on 17 Jun, 2023 00:45
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Food for Crew 7 is already onboard the ISS. I heard mention of a Crew 7 food "bob" being unloaded and stowed...
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#94
by
Targeteer
on 17 Jun, 2023 00:49
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A cynic might say US taxpayers are asking "how does the ISS, overwhelmingly funded by the US, have 2 out of 7 crew members for 6 months"...
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#95
by
spacebleachers
on 17 Jun, 2023 12:22
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As well as, how American tax payers were sold commercial crew puts Americans in orbit from vehicles built by Americans and launched from America, only to have a token American on board and the rest be foreign astronauts.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind foreign astronauts being on board, but this mix has gone too far for me.
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#96
by
Oersted
on 17 Jun, 2023 13:49
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For ten years there wouldn't have been any American in space if it wasn't for Russian launchers. Perspective.
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#97
by
DanClemmensen
on 17 Jun, 2023 14:02
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As well as, how American tax payers were sold commercial crew puts Americans in orbit from vehicles built by Americans and launched from America, only to have a token American on board and the rest be foreign astronauts.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind foreign astronauts being on board, but this mix has gone too far for me.
The Russian seat is a seat swap. An American went up on Soyuz in place of a Russian. Therefore, the ration is actually 3 Americans and one non-American. NASA has a non-US, non-Russian seat because it is the INTERNATIONAL Space station, and lots of international politics went into it.
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#98
by
vp.
on 17 Jun, 2023 16:28
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This mix of nations is the result of the contract signed at the start of the ISS.
50% USOS and 50% Russian.
And for USOS: 76.6% Americans, 12.8% Japanese, 8.3% Europeans and 2.3% Canadians
So for 7 astronauts: 3 Russians, 3 Americans and 1 JEC.
For the JEC: the Japanese have one place out of 2.
4 times out of 5, Europeans have the seat.
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#99
by
spacebleachers
on 18 Jun, 2023 13:06
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I know the Russian is because of the seat swap agreement and actually not the issue I have with this crew’s mix.
In my opinion, there should be a minimum of 2 US astronauts on each CC launch, but that comment is probably better discussed in the commercial crew, or some other discussion thread on potential astro assignments.
So, knowing one seat is allocated for Russian crew swaps on Dragon, it’s having both a European and Japanese astronaut assigned to this mission I have the issue with.
