With new patch design, the Crew-13 astronauts clearly aren't superstitious
Summary
NASA is sending its Crew-13 team to the International Space Station in mid-September on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The mission patch for Crew-13 honors the Apollo 13 mission and symbolizes human space exploration efforts toward the moon and Mars.Key Facts
- Crew-13 includes astronauts Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney, Joshua Kutryk, and cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.
- The mission will last about five months and involves scientific research and technology tests.
- The Crew-13 patch features a golden dragon, representing the SpaceX capsule and referencing Apollo 13’s golden horses.
- Design elements such as the Roman numerals XIII and the capsule shape connect to the Apollo 13 insignia.
- Earlier NASA missions avoided the number 13 due to superstition, using a special numbering system instead.
- NASA’s previous system for shuttle missions replaced “13” with codes like STS-41-C to avoid triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).
- The Crew-13 patch does not include crew names but honors both past missions and future space goals.
- This launch marks the first crewed mission numbered 13 since Apollo 13 in 1970.
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