The patches produced by previous Kickstarter campaigns by the same artist have been of stunning quality, and I can only imagine that these new designs will be equally as beautiful once produced. They would also be fantastic as cosplay accessories. These designs pull those two ideas together in a perfect blend of fact and fiction that will definitely get people talking when they see them. If you grew up reading about the paranormal and about space exploration, then the ancient astronaut stories are probably very familiar to you, as will be the often iconic designs of the NASA mission patches. Verdict: Sasquatch Brigade Patch, Image: George Coghill
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The outside of each design features the names of the “astronauts” who flew each mission, in this case, the names of Gods from the Egyptian, Polynesian, Mesopotamian, and Mesoamerican pantheons plus Chinese legend. The three patches in the complete set feature the designs depicting Easter Island, Stonehenge, and the Sphinx & Pyramids at Giza–three landmarks commonly associated with the ancient astronauts. The Ancient Astronauts Mission Patches take these ideas and combine them with the NASA practice of producing a commemorative patch for each mission. Stonehenge Patch Design, Image: George Coghill
The idea is pseudo-science at its best and has been almost completely debunked by academics, although, as with all good pseudo-science, the arguments for it are oddly compelling. Early civilizations, unable to conceive of alien life, assumed these visitors were gods, and many pieces of early art, literature, and architecture can be explained or further understood by the existence of early alien visitors. In ancient times, aliens visited our planet.
If not, then the theory goes something like this. If you have ever read Erich von Däniken’s 1968 classic Chariots of The Gods or watched more than five minutes of the History Channel in the past decade, then you are no doubt familiar with the concept of ancient astronauts. New to crowdfunding, check out our primer. The Ancient Astronaut Mission Patches are a set of embroidered fabric patches that combine the style of classic NASA mission patches, which have been produced since the 1960s, with the legends of the astronauts who visited Earth in ancient times and helped us to create some of our most famous landmarks from Stonehenge to the pyramids. Ancient Astronaut Mission Patches, Image: George Coghill
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