File:NASA Astronaut Group 17 patch.png

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English: The insignia for NASA's 17th group of astronaut trainees nicknamed "The Penguins".
  • The patch of the Group XVII Astronaut Class of 1998 inorporates a unique four-sided design representing NASA's four strategic enterprises of Space Science, Earth Science, Human Exploration and Development of Space, and Astronautics and Space Transportation Technology. The sharp apex envelops the gold astronaut symbol representing achievement and NASA's relentless pursuit of the stars. The black field represents the dark vastness of space bounded on the ascending sides with 31 stars representing each member of the class. The lower portion of the design highlights Earth's eastern and western hemispheres with six corresponding flags of the nations represented in the class.
  • Orbiting around Earth is a Space Shuttle docked with the International Space Station destined to be "home away from home" for many members of the class. In the center of the design the Roman numerals XVII, representing NASA's seventeenth group of astronauts, are encircled with seven stars in tribute to the original seven astronauts and the seven members of the Challenger crew. The class designation is flanked by a full moon and Mars, symbolic of Group XVII's central role in achieving NASA's long-range goal of exploration of our solar system and beyond.
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