New Delhi, May 30 (IANS). Indian Air Force officer and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla often keeps giving interesting and interesting posts related to his space travel. In this series, he has highlighted the special importance of the Mission Patch by posting pictures on social media.
Posting the pictures on Instagram, he wrote that mission patches are not just a symbol or badge, but also reflect the entire spirit, purpose, values of a mission and the collective effort of everyone involved in it.
Shubhanshu Shukla said that it is an old tradition of human spaceflight that after completion of training, astronauts put mission patches on their training suits. It seems like a small task, but it has a very deep meaning. Every patch becomes part of a bigger story. It symbolizes the dedication, perseverance and teamwork that brings the crew closer to flight. At the same time, it is also a means of uniting the entire team around the ideals and aspirations of the mission.
The question is, what are mission patches? Let us tell you that mission patches are special logos or marks, which astronauts and their associated people wear during space flight missions. Designing a patch is often the first important task assigned to the crew. Astronauts choose colors, images, and symbols together or with the help of a graphic designer. This patch not only shows the goal of the mission but also shows the emotions and identity of each team member.
Shubhanshu Shukla wrote with a picture of the post that in these pictures we are putting mission patches at different training centres, which indicate the completion of important stages of our preparation. Every patch is a small stop on our long journey.
Many mission patches have become famous in history. For example, the patch for STS-88, the first shuttle mission to the International Space Station, featured a rising sun, symbolizing the new beginning of international cooperation. At the same time, the last letter of the Greek alphabet in the patch of STS-135 was ‘Omega’, because it was the last mission of the Space Shuttle Program of the American space agency NASA.
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