Human Spaceflight Mission PatchesGallery of human space flight mission patches from Project Mercury, Project Gemini, Project Apollo, the Shuttle Program, the International Space Station Expeditions, and SpaceX Crew Missions.S82-35627 (20 Aug. 1982) --- This is the official crew patch for the fifth (note five points of the star)...S82-39531 (December 1982) --- This is the official insignia for space shuttle mission STS-6. The crew members for this mission...S83-28355 (March 1983) --- The space shuttle Challenger, making its second flight into space on STS-7, is featured in the...S83-30608 (29 April 1983) --- The night launch of the space shuttle Challenger heading toward its third Earth-orbital mission is...S83-32900 (25 May 1983) --- This is the official insignia for STS-9, the major payload of which is Spacelab-1, depicted...The Space Shuttle Challenger, making its fourth space flight, highlights the 41B insignia. The reusable vehicle is flanked in the...S84-25522 (15 Jan. 1984) --- The patch to be worn by the five members of NASA's STS-41C space mission tells...The official mission insignia for the 41-D Space Shuttle flight features the Discovery - NASA's third orbital vehicle - as...S84-36158 (June 1984) --- The STS-41G Challenger mission insignia focuses on its seven crew members (first to exceed six), the...S84-40148 (8 Oct. 1984) --- The space shuttle Discovery en route to Earth orbit for NASA's 51-A mission is reminiscent...S84-42223 (10 Nov. 1984) --- The crew insignia for STS-51C includes the names of its five crew members are astronauts...The dominant features of the STS-51D emblem are an orbit formed by a Colonial American flag and a Space Shuttle....S84-44372 (December 1984) --- The space shuttle Discovery and its science module payload are featured in the insignia for the...The STS-51G insignia illustrates the advances in aviation technology in the United States within a relatively short span of the...The crewmembers of Space Shuttle mission 51-F have chosen as their insignia this design by Houston artist Skip Bradley. The...S85-25870 (August 1985) --- The crew emblem for STS-51I is based on a strong patriotic theme with the basic colors...S85-39862 (1 Sept. 1985) --- The 51-J mission insignia, designed by Atlantis's first crew, pays tribute to the Statue of...S85-38035 (August 1985) --- This insignia has been chosen by the eight members of the STS-61A/D1 Spacelab mission as the...S85-36635 (October 1985) --- This is the insignia designed by the STS-61B crew members to represent their November 1985 mission...Columbia, which opened the era of the Space Transportation System with four orbital flight tests, is featured in re-entry in...S85-46260 (20 Dec. 1985) --- Members of the STS-51L crew designed this patch which will represent their participation on NASA's...S87-39136 (4 Aug. 1987) --- This is the STS-26 crew patch. The predominant themes are: a new beginning (sunrise), a...The patch depicts the Space Shuttle lifting off against the multi-colored backdrop of a rainbow, symbolizing the triumphal return to...S89-20025 (3 March 1989) --- The STS-30 patch depicts the joining of NASA's manned and unmanned space programs. The sun...The STS-29 patch was designed to capture and represent the energy and dynamic nature of this nation's space program as...The STS-28 insignia was designed by the astronaut crew, who said it portrays the pride the American people have in...S89-20077 (17 July 1989) --- The triangular shape of the STS-34 crew patch represents forward motion and the entering into...S89-39195 (July 1989) --- This is the crew patch for STS-33, designed by the five crew members. It features a...S89-44076 (November 1989) --- The STS-32 patch, designed by the five crew members for the scheduled December 1989 space mission,...S89-20157 (November 1989) --- The dominant theme of the STS-36 patch, designed by the five astronaut crew members, is, in...The mission insignia for NASA's STS-31 mission features the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in its observing configuration against a background...The STS-41 crew patch, designed by the five astronaut crewmembers, depicts the Space Shuttle orbiting Earth after deployment of its...STS038-S-001 (May 1990) --- The STS-38 patch was designed to represent and pay tribute to all the men and women...Designed by the crewmembers assigned to the mission, the STS-35 crew patch symbolizes the Space Shuttle flying above Earth's atmosphere...STS037-S-001 (May 1990) --- The principal theme of the STS-37 patch, designed by the astronaut crew members, is the mission's...STS039-S-001 (October 1990) --- The arrowhead shape of the STS-39 crew patch represents a skyward aim to learn more about...STS40-S-001 (May 1990) --- The STS-40 patch makes a contemporary statement focusing on human beings living and working in space....STS043-S-001 (6 Feb. 1991) --- Designed by the astronauts assigned to fly on the mission, the STS-43 patch portrays the...STS048-S-001 (July 1991) --- Designed by the astronaut crew members, the patch represents the space shuttle orbiter Discovery in orbit...STS044-S-001 (July 1991) --- Designed by the participating crew members, the STS-44 patch shows the space shuttle Atlantis shortly after...
