Son's design for astronaut dad's mission patch put into production 40 years later

The third release in Space Hipsters' Signature Edition space patch series honors STS-41D astronaut Mike Mullane and is based on art sketched by Mullane's son, Patrick, 40 years ago.

A son's 40-year-old sketch for his astronaut dad's mission patch has been made into a new embroidered emblem to raise funds for the next generation of space explorers.

The "Space Hipsters" Facebook group revealed on Friday (March 31) the next release in their "Signature" space patch series benefiting Taking Up Space, a nonprofit that underwrites trips for Native American girls to attend Space Camp. The limited edition badges each feature the embroidered autograph of a former NASA astronaut as part of a design that highlights an aspect of their spaceflight career.