SSEP Mission Patch Competition (2026-2027)

Send Your Patch to Space!

Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 22 to the International Space Station

CLICK HERE to download the SSEP Mission 22 Patch Design Competition worksheet.
The worksheet must be printed at 100% scale.

WHAT IS THIS COMPETITION?

St. Petersburg College is hosting an exciting art and design competition where students can create mission patches for SSEP Mission 22. If your design is selected, it will fly to space aboard the International Space Station and return to our community embossed with an official certification stating that it flew in space! Your patch will become a lasting symbol of student achievement and community participation in the SSEP.

WHO CAN ENTER?

We have two categories for student designers: K-12 Students + SPC Students
The deadline to submit patch designs is November 30, 2026
The winning patch from each category will have the incredible honor of traveling to space!

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

Your patch must follow these rules:

Size & Materials:

• Size: NO LARGER than 3.5 inches × 3.5 inches
• Material: PAPER ONLY (not card stock or cardboard)
• Single sheet: Only ONE sheet of paper with ink—no layers, no glued or taped pieces on top

Design:

• Patch designs should celebrate our community’s inspiring journey with the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program while showcasing the innovation, curiosity, and ambition of Tampa Bay and SPC students reaching toward the stars.
• Mission 22’s payload is named Armstrong, honoring Neil Armstrong as the first human to walk on the Moon — students are encouraged to draw inspiration from this milestone in their designs.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS!

• Winners will be selected by a committee based on messaging, representation of the local community, and overall design.
• An awards ceremony will be held during SPC’s Science Week (February 22 - 27, 2027) to announce the winning patch designs. Students will be notified of the event via the email address provided on the back of their patch.

SUBMIT YOUR PATCH IN PERSON  OR ONLINE!

In Person Submissions:

• Worksheets may be hand delivered to Dr. Grace Moore, Assistant Dean for Natural Sciences at the Clearwater campus in the NM building room 213 or Jessica Curran, Program Director for Visual Arts & Digital Media at the Clearwater campus in the CR building room 154.

Online Submissions:

• All designs must be exactly 3.5in x 3.5in and printable. Any design that is not 3.5in x 3.5in and/or printable will not be eligible to win the design competition.
• Upload your finished design, either scanned or created digitally, to a file-sharing website like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive. Acceptable file formats include: PDF, JPEG, and PNG.
• Adjust the privacy settings on your image so that ANYONE WITH THE LINK can VIEW the file.
• Then, copy the URL to your image. You will submit the URL via the survey below.
• If you are not comfortable using a file-sharing website to submit your patch design, print your patch on regular 8.5in x 11in copy paper and hand deliver it to Dr. Grace Moore (SPC Clearwater campus, NM building room 213) or Jessica Curran (SPC Clearwater campus, Crossroads building room 154).

NOTES:

• This survey will accept submissions through November 30, 2026. 

When you are ready, complete the survey below to electronically submit your finished patch design.

This survey should only be used to submit digital or scanned patches.
 

Physical submissions should be made to Dr. Grace Moore (SPC Clearwater campus, NM building room 213) or Jessica Curran (SPC Clearwater campus, Crossroads building room 154).