Expedition 24 and STS-133: the posters

On top of the usual crew photo, it is traditional for a mission's astronauts to make a poster, distributed to NASA centes and industrialists. The graphics often give a humorous nod in the direction of a film or TV series (see this portfolio). The International Space Station's Expedition 24 (the team is up there right now) has opted for a classical approach, posing in front of a photo of the ISS orbiting around the Earth.

The penultimate space shuttle flight, mission STS-133, inspired a superb design with obvious futuristic, almost SF, connotations. It is to be noted that the mission's emblem was designed by talented space painter Robert McCall just before his death (see this article and this portfolio).
See also NASA's Spaceflight Awareness website.

Published 2 July 2010

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