The STS-100 patch reflects the complex interaction of robotics and extravehicular activity on this mission. During STS-100, at least two space walks will be conducted to install the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, also known as the SSRMS, on to the International Space Station. The space walker's helmet frames the patch, with the Canadian-built SSRMS shown below the visor. Reflected in the visor is Space Shuttle Endeavour, with the International Space Station rising above the horizon during an orbital sunrise. Endeavour's payload bay houses a Spacelab pallet, which is holding the SSRMS and the Space Station Ultra High Frequency Antenna and the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello. Six American, Canadian and Italian astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut make up the crew, and their flags are stylized in the lower portion of the emblem. Ten stars adorn the sky, representing the children of the STS-100 crew and the future of space exploration.

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