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NASA’s Contest To Design the Last Shuttle Patch

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the end-of-an-era dept.

rocamargo writes "The space shuttle program is on its way out, but the core of people who built and maintained it will live on. To honor them, NASA gave its employees the chance to design the patch that will commemorate the shuttle program, which is slated to end in September, after STS-133 flies. From the designs of 85 current and former employees, the Shuttle Program Office has selected 15 finalists. The prospective patches, presented here, will be voted on internally by NASA employees and judged by a small panel." I've been thinking a lot lately about the end of the Space Shuttle. For someone my age, the shuttle really *IS* space travel. I'm going to be really sad to see STS-133 land.

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  1. Software or hardware? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Are they talking about a software patch (I would have thought they would have the bugs in the software ironed out by now) or a hardware patch (as in to stick over a tile that is damaged at liftoff by falling ice from the external tank).

    1. Re:Software or hardware? by Verdatum · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hardware patch. Specifically, I believe they are referring to an inanimate carbon rod. ("aww, they were about to show some close-ups of the rod!")

  2. Well, that depends... by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 3, Funny

    What bugs is it supposed to fix?

  3. Re:Agree with you, CT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    it sure would be nice if mankind was a little bolder

    It's a conspiracy. We've been held back by English majors complaining about split infinitives. If wasn't for their constant whining we'd be boldly going across the galaxy by now! But no, you split one little infinitive and they'll bring down an entire space program just to keep the government from repeating and thus sanctioning it.

    Whoops, forgot my meds this morning.

  4. Re:I'm sick of this! by Red+Flayer · · Score: 2, Funny

    All of the EU working together have not built a single maned spacecraft.

    You're right, the US & USSR did the lion's share of the heavy lifting into space.

    *ducks*

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  5. Re:After the naming contest what would you do? by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody wants to see a space truck until they need a delivery.

    You know how it is.

    You get a space truck, and suddenly everyone wants your help moving their space sofas to their new space apartment.

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