jsc2020e0236314 (June 16, 2020) — NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 marks the beginning of sustained government-commercial partnership missions to the space station, and its Crew Dragon spacecraft is the focus of the patch. The spacecraft is flying from the bottom left toward the top right, representing ascent and insertion into orbital flight. Crew Dragon is superimposed on a background of stars and completes the outline of a dragon’s head.
The letter ‘c’ borders the patch, which together with the number 1 in the foreground represent the mission. Shadows of the legacy human spaceflight programs are on the border – shuttle, Apollo, Mercury and Gemini – to honor and recognize their contributions to the crew dragon capsule.
The outline of the space station is also on the border to acknowledge Crew Dragon’s destination and its contribution to maintaining a human presence in low earth orbit for the United States and our international partners.
There are no individual names or flags on the border because the patch honors not just the crew members on board, but all of the NASA and SpaceX employees who worked together. This patch honors their vision, service and support.
The Crew-1 astronauts dedicate this patch to their families.