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- "OUR WORLD."

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- HI, AND WELCOME
TO "OUR WORLD."

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I'M ORBY THE ORBITER,

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AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART

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OF NASA'S
SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

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IN OUR 30-YAR PROGRAM,
MY SISTER SHUTTLES--

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ATLANTIS, COLUMBIA, ENDEAVOUR,
CHALLENGER, AND DISCOVERY--

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HAVE BEEN ON 135 MISSIONS
TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT,

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SOME TO DELIVER SATELLITES
TO SPACE

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OR TO FIX SATELLITES
ALREADY IN SPACE,

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AND MANY OF THE MISSIONS

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WENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION--

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135 IN ALL.

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THAT'S A LOT OF MISSIONS,

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AND EACH SHUTTLE MISSION
HAS A SPECIAL MISSION PATCH

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THAT TELLS ABOUT
THIS UNIQUE NASA ADVENTURE.

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FOR EACH MISSION, NASA CAREFULLY
CHOSE A CREW OF ASTRONAUTS.

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THE SIZE OF THE CREW
WAS DETERMINED BY THE MISSION.

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ONE OF THE FIRST JOBS
THE NEW TEAM WAS GIVEN

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WAS TO CREATE A PATCH

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REPRESENTING THE CREW
AND THE MISSION.

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THE ASTRONAUTS CHOSE PICTURES,
COLORS, AND SYMBOLS

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THAT EXPLAIN
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MISSION.

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BUT THE MISSION PATCH,

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WHICH INCLUDES
THE ASTRONAUTS' NAMES,

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ALSO REPRESENTS EACH
OF THE ASTRONAUTS ON THE TEAM.

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THE ASTRONAUTS COULD DESIGN
THE PATCH THEMSELVES

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OR WORK WITH A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
OR PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

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TO CREATE THE PATCH,

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BUT LIKE MANY OTHER JOBS
THE ASTRONAUTS MUST DO,

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DESIGNING THEIR MISSION PATCH
COULD BE A CHALLENGE.

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- IT STARTS OFF
WITH THIS BLANK SHEET OF PAPER,

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AND YOU CAN START
WITH ANY DIRECTION YOU WANT,

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BUT YOU'VE ALSO GOT TO REMEMBER
THAT YOU'VE GOT CREW MEMBERS,

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YOU'VE GOT
A FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM,

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AND YOU'VE GOT--NASA MANAGEMENT
HAS OPINIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN,

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AND THEY DON'T ALL MATCH,

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AND SO YOU WIND UP, YOU KNOW,
GETTING A GOOD LESSON

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IN DIPLOMACY
WHEN YOU MAKE A PATCH.

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THEN ONCE YOU KIND OF PICK
A GENERAL DESIGN,

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THEN YOU GOT TO REFINE IT,

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WHERE THINGS GO, YOU KNOW,
THE COLOR PLACEMENT.

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YOU FINALLY GET THIS PROOF
THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS AT,

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AND EVERYBODY NODS, AND YOU JUST
WIPE THE SWEAT FROM YOUR BROW,

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YOU BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF,

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AND THEN YOU GO TO PRINT
WITH THE WHOLE THING.

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- THE FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE
MISSION WAS CALLED STS-1.

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STS STANDS
FOR SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

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HERE'S THE STS-1 MISSION PATCH.

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AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT HAS THE ASTRONAUTS' NAMES

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AND SHOWS THE SHUTTLE
ORBITING EARTH.

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IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN
THESE PICTURES BEFORE,

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YOU CAN SAY THANKS
TO THE ASTRONAUTS ON STS-31,

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THE MISSION RESPONSIBLE

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FOR PUTTING THE HUBBLE
SPACE TELESCOPE INTO ORBIT.

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THE PATCH SHOWS AN IMAGE
OF THIS GREAT SPACE OBSERVATORY

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AND THE GALAXIES IT WOULD STUDY.

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NOT ALL MISSION PATCHES

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ARE SIMPLE SHAPES
LIKE CIRCLES OR OVALS.

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SOME CREWS
USED THE SHAPE OF THE PATCH

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TO EXPLAIN MORE
ABOUT THEIR MISSION.

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THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE
OF THE STS-34 MISSION PATCH

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WAS THE CREW'S WAY
OF REPRESENTING

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THE NEW FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE,
ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY.

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THE SATELLITE ON THE PATCH
IS THE GALILEO SPACECRAFT,

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WHICH WAS RELEASED FROM
THE PAYLOAD BAY OF THE ORBITER

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AND SENT ON ITS WAY TO JUPITER.

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AND THE SHAPE
OF THE STS-130 MISSION PATCH

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IS ACTUALLY
THE SEVEN-WINDOWED CUPOLA,

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A SPECIAL WINDOW DESIGNED FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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SO ASTRONAUTS
CAN CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS,

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CONTROL ROBOTICS ACTIVITIES,
OR MAKE OBSERVATIONS OF EARTH.

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THE CUPOLA HAS BECOME
A FAVORITE HANGOUT

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FOR ASTRONAUTS ON BOARD THE ISS
WHO WANT A GLIMPSE OF HOME.

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SPEAKING OF THE ISS,
SEVERAL MISSION PATCHES

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HAVE SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT
THE IMPORTANT ROLE

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THE SHUTTLE PLAYED IN BUILDING
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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THE RISING SUN
ON THE STS-88 PATCH

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SYMBOLIZES THE DAWN
OF A NEW ERA

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OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
IN SPACE.

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THE OUTLINES OF THE COUNTRIES
THAT WERE WORKING TOGETHER

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TO BUILD THE NEW STATION
ARE SHOWN ON THE PATCH.

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OVER A DECADE LATER,
THE MISSION PATCH FOR STS-131

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SHOWS THE NEARLY COMPLETED
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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IN THIS PATCH,
THE ASTRONAUTS CHOSE

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TO INCLUDE SEVEN STARS
IN THE BACKGROUND

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TO REPRESENT
EACH OF THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS.

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- I GOT TO WORK
ON THE STS-133 PATCH,

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WHERE I HAD A SUGGESTION
FROM ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS

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HERE AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

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THAT THIS ARTIST, ROBERT MCCALL,
HAD DESIGNED

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THE VERY LAST APOLLO PATCH,
AMONG OTHERS,

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AND HAD DESIGNED
THE VERY FIRST SHUTTLE PATCH.

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HE SAYS, "WOULDN'T IT BE
A NICE BOOKEND

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IF HE GOT TO DESIGN THE VERY
LAST SHUTTLE MISSION PATCH?"

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AT THE TIME, 133 WAS THE LAST
SCHEDULED SHUTTLE MISSION.

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HE GOT BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME
IMMEDIATELY

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AND SAID HE'D LOVE
TO GO DO THAT.

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AND THEY WERE
JUST GORGEOUS DESIGNS.

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THEY WERE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

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- OMEGA, THE LAST LETTER
IN THE GREEK ALPHABET,

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WAS ADDED TO THE STS-135
MISSION PATCH

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BECAUSE THIS MISSION
WAS THE LAST FLIGHT

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OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM.

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ON THIS PATCH,
THE SHUTTLE IS CENTERED

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OVER PARTS OF THE NASA LOGO

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TO SHOW HOW THE SHUTTLE
HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF NASA

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FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS

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AND TO HONOR THE ENTIRE NASA
AND CONTRACTOR TEAM

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THAT MADE POSSIBLE ALL OF
THE INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE,
JUST BECAUSE IT FLEW.

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THE MISSION PATCHES
CREATED BY EACH ASTRONAUT TEAM

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WILL HELP US REMEMBER
THE IMPORTANCE

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OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE'S
30-YEAR HISTORY.

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BUT THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE.

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WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

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WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

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IF YOU WERE TO DESIGN
A MISSION PATCH

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FOR NASA'S
NEXT-GENERATION PROGRAM,

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WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE?

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I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT YOU COME UP WITH.

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YOU'VE GOT BIG WINGS TO FILL,
BUT WHATEVER YOUR DREAMS,

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I'M SURE YOU'LL MAKE OUR WORLD
A BETTER PLACE.

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- "OUR WORLD."