

The latest delivery of National Laboratory research arrived at the station on Wednesday (July 20) on board a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
#Rocket and groot Patch
Though it was only just revealed, the Marvel patch already represents payloads that are in orbit. The stars in the background are the flame from inside the Guardians of the Galaxy shield," Sanchez explained. "Some of my favorite details in the patch are the things that Juan Doe chose to do that are really subtle. As he refined his artwork and it neared its completion, the orbiting laboratory was added, as were some less obvious touches. I think he was a great choice for this and he was super excited to take this on."ĭoe's early sketches for the mission patch had Rocket and Groot dominating the emblem, without the space station as a visual element. He is more graphic, he is like a fine artist and he's done some really cool Marvel covers. " is kind of a different artist than most. "We knew whatever artist we approached for this type of thing would be really excited to do it," said Sanchez in a video released by CASIS. The Rocket and Groot patch was drawn by Marvel Comics artist Juan Doe. Previous increment patches were designed by actor Seth Green, street artist Shepard Fairey and by Cobra Puma Golf. The red, white and blue patch, which depicts Rocket sitting on Groot's shoulder as they look up to the space station, is the fourth insignia to be designed for CASIS payloads, but the first to feature Marvel's characters. " look forward to Rocket and Groot inspiring a new generation of researchers interested in the space station," Shield said.

"There are very few brands in the world who have as large an impact as Marvel and we are thrilled to partner with them on this project." "A major mission for us here at CASIS is to find unique and innovative ways to bring notoriety to the International Space Station National Laboratory and the research that is being conducted," stated Ken Shields, CASIS's operations and educational opportunities director. The non-profit made the announcement of the Marvel patch at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday (July 22). The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, or CASIS, manages the U.S. "The patch is a really cool idea and to utilize a Marvel character for the space station for CASIS, that's a very cool project." "We're really excited to take this on because we really like the whole idea of doing something for the space station," said Darren Sanchez, a Marvel Custom Solutions project manager and editor. National Laboratory on board the orbiting outpost. The Marvel Comics' "Guardians of the Galaxy" characters, a talking raccoon and a sentient tree-like creature, star on the mission patch representing all of the science payloads launching in 2016 to the U.S. Rocket Raccoon and Groot are headed to the International Space Station.
