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| ISS02-S-001 (January 2001) --- The International Space Station
Expedition Two patch depicts the Space Station as it appears during the
time the second crew will be on board. The Station flying over the Earth
represents the overall reason for having a space station: to benefit the
world through scientific research and international cooperation in space.
The number 2 is for the second expedition and is enclosed in the Cyrillic
MKS and Latin ISS which are the respective Russian and English abbreviations
for the International Space Station. The United States and Russian flags
show the nationalities of the crew indicating the joint nature of the program.
When asked about the stars in the background, a crew spokesman said they
"...represent the thousands of space workers throughout the ISS partnership
who have contributed to the successful construction of our International
Space Station." The insignia design for ISS flights is reserved for use
by the astronauts and cosmonauts and for other official use as the NASA
Administrator and NASA's international partners may authorize. Public availability
has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news
media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which we do not anticipate,
it will be publicly announced. |