Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, episode 130 Mission Patches.

I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, astronauts,

all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.

You don't have to know a lot about humans spaceflight to know that there are a lot of

patches. In fact, you see it a lot as a fashion icon nowadays. Many recognize

the famous Apollo 11 patch. Most around the world recognize our logo or what we call the

meatball around NASA, the blue circle with the red vector.

But for those that work at NASA,

these mission patches can signify a lot more.

It could be a symbol that represents a team, an idea,

or a reminder of values embedded in NASA culture.

And this has been rooted within the culture since NASA's beginning.

Coming on the podcast today to tell us about the significance, the history, and the design of these mission patches is Sean Collins.

He's a lead graphic designer here at NASA and he's been designing these patches for nearly 30 years now.

So here we go. Everything that goes into the iconic NASA Mission Patches

with Sean Collins.

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