Axiom Ax-3 patch, 2024

ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt's first mission to space, Muninn, takes its name from Norse mythology, one of the two raven accomplices of the god Odin – Muninn and Huginn. He will be the second Swedish astronaut to fly in space, travelling on the third Axiom Space commercial mission to the International Space Station.

The Axiom Ax-3 patch is shaped as a shield to illustrate strength and courage. The International Space Station is centred and angled to be seen as aviator wings, symbolising four 'pilot' astronauts flying to low Earth orbit with the spirit of exploration and collaboration.

The Ax-3 crew names are included at top of the mission patch, in alphabetical order with flags of the countries they represent. The four stars next to the names represent the four European nations involved: Spain (Commander López-Alegría is a dual citizen of the US and Spain), Türkiye, Italy and Sweden. 

The tiled Earth is shown with longitude and latitude lines to highlight the new frontier that the crew will explore and celebrate the power of bridging cultural divides to advance human knowledge and prosperity.

Located on Earth, the number 100 denotes centennial milestones for Türkiye and Italy. Ax-3 will be a symbolic mission for Türkiye as the nation reflects on changes and progress made in the past century to advance economic development, education and technology, and the country's global influence, now in space. This year, on 28 March, Aeronautica Militare, the Italian air force, celebrated its centennial anniversary as one of the oldest air forces in the world. The number 500 represents a jubilee year for Sweden as the country celebrated five centuries as an independent nation on 6 June 2023.

The mission's motto, 'Further, beyond', is written in Latin (PLVS VLTRA) around the bottom edge of the patch.