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Operational Space Medicine Crest |
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![](/web/20071210092117im_/http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/img/logo_OSM2.jpg)
The crest of the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Operational Space Medicine (OSM)
Group highlights the Group's mission to provide medical support to
Canadian Astronauts in the human exploration of space.
The
wings embracing the serpent and staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of
healing, symbolize the OSM Group's responsibility to preserve the
health, safety and well-being of Canadian astronauts.
The diagonal line of
the five planets visible to the naked eye from the Earth, the moon
and the sun (symbolized by the white sunlit crescent of the moon),
represent the ‘seven heavenly bodies’. The observation of these
seven wandering bodies relative to the stationary stars marked the
beginning of the study of our solar system. In mankind's continued
search for an understanding of the universe, the OSM Group supports
human exploration of space during the International Space Station
Era and beyond. The resulting advancements in the field of medicine
will benefit man in space and on Earth.
This crest was designed by Canadian artist Paul Fjeld.
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