CollectSPACE has unveiled the design of the 135th and final shuttle mission, an Atlantis flight scheduled for this summer assuming funding is available.
CollectSPACE editor Robert Pearlman said the patch's designer is believed to be mission specialist Rex Walheim's wife, a graphic artists who designed the STS-122 mission patch.
Here's the narrative explaining the design:
The STS-135 patch represents the space shuttle embarking on its mission to resupply the International Space Station.
The shuttle is centered over elements of the NASA emblem depicting how the shuttle has been at the heart of NASA for the last 30 years. It also pays tribute to the entire NASA and contractor team that made possible all the incredible accomplishments of the space shuttle.
Omega, the last letter in the Greek alphabet, recognizes this mission as the last flight of the space shuttle program.
The STS-135 mission will launch on space shuttle Atlantis carrying the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module to deliver supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station. The crew is led by commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.
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