International Space Station Activity Sheets Page 27

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Mission Patch Meanings
Missions, or trips to the Space Station, usually have a patch designed for
them that can be worn on shirts, hats, etc., to show the pride that the people
involved with them feel in the important work they are doing to improve life on
Earth and make it possible to explore space. Check out the sample mission
patch below and the meaning of its parts, then think of a mission you would
like to work on, choose a name for your mission, and design your very own
mission patch for it!
Mission name:
Mission patch
Meaning of
parts or symbols:
patch symbols:
Fruit Fly Lab 01
Earth, as seen from orbit
The DNA molecule, building-
block for all known life forms
The mission acronym (first
letter of each word in its name)
The fruit fly – the focus of the
mission’s experiments
The Space Station, where fruit
fly experiments will be done
Your mission’s name:
What the symbols in your
patch mean:
Draw your mission’s patch here – it can be any shape you like!
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