Not many artists are privileged to see their work fly in space. But Mark Pestana has designed the mission patches for nine space shuttle crews, including the upcoming STS-123 Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station. Pestana, a research pilot and project manager at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, has also designed mission logos for STS-62, -59, -69, -83, -94, -86, -89, and -93 during his free time. In addition to mission patches, Pestana has also designed other NASA-related artwork, such as the emblem for the Johnson Space Center’s Flight Crew Operations Directorate and NASA Dryden’s 60th anniversary logo.
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