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STS-130 Mission Patch
The STS-130 patch was designed by the crew to reflect both the objectives of the mission and its place in the history of human spaceflight. The main goal of the mission is to deliver the Tranquility Node 3 and the Cupola module to the International Space Station.
The shape of the patch represents the Cupola, which is the windowed robotics viewing station from which astronauts will have the opportunity not only to monitor a variety of the station operations, but also to study our home planet.
The image of Earth depicted in the patch is the first photograph of Earth taken from the moon by Lunar Orbiter I on August 23, 1966. As both a past and a future destination for explorers from the planet Earth, the moon is thus represented symbolically in the STS-130 patch.
Space shuttle Endeavour is pictured approaching the station, symbolizing the shuttle's role as the prime construction vehicle for the station.
Image credit: NASA/JSC