The lion brothers 4 apollo 11 patch has nice detail compared to the ab version. Apollo 1 apollo 7 apollo 8 apollo 9 apollo 10 apollo 11 apollo 12 apollo apollo 14 apollo 15 apollo 16 apollo 17. The crew opted to leave off their own names, to represent all of the ground staff involved in the mission. I had always been given to understand ever since i was a little boy that the apollo 11 patch contained no names. Commander neil armstrong and lunar module pilot buzz aldrin formed the american crew that landed the apollo lunar module eagle on july 20, 1969, at 20. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on july 21 at 02. During the apollo anniversaries in 2019, well be running mission patch badge making crafts as part of our holiday programmes. Apollo 11 mission patch national air and space museum.
Accompanied by a copy of the original bill of sale for an order of some 500 patches from voyager. Not sure if this post should go here really so guys please feel free to move it to a more appropriate location. Apollo mission patches the national space centre the national. This is the official insignia of the apollo 11 mission. Collection of 15 signed covers totaling 50 names of crew members involved in recovery and transport, 16 patch. We wanted to honor everyone who was involved in the apollo.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Often this patch can be found in the needle painters guild framed series along with 3 other ab emblem patches. It is an interesting coincidence that, aside from apollo 11, this was the only flight of the apollo series including skylab and astp that did not include the names of the crewmembers on the patch and that this was the only flight to have a change in crew. Apollo 11 patch breaking with tradition, they decided not to include their names to show they represented everyone who worked towards the historic mission. Original apollo 11 nasa embroidered 4 diameter patch. The marsdestined apollo 11 patch is one of a small lot of emblems that were silkscreened on the same glass fiber cloth that covered the crews spacesuits and which were flown to the moon as. Wzt 6 pcs tactical flag patch combination usa nasa patch embroidered morale apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong buzz aldrin made in usa.
Apollo 11 was launched on july 16, 1969, and returned after a little over eight days carrying neil armstrong, edwin buzz aldrin, jr. On july 19, after apollo 11 had flown behind the moon out of contact with earth, came the first lunar orbit insertion maneuver. The eyes of the world were on neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins, making the apollo 11 patch not only be a symbol for the mission. A single spacecraft firing was utilized to escape earth orbit and set a. Apollo 11 was, and still is, one of the most publicly recognized missions nasa has ever had. All three stages of the saturn v fired normally and on time. The artwork depicted an american bald eagle landing. The crew opted to leave off their own names so it could represent all of the people involved in the mission. At about 75 hours, 50 minutes into the flight, a retrograde firing of the sps for 357. Six days before, the apollo 11 launch vehicle and spacecraft half crawled from the vab and trundled at 0.
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon. The apollo program was the first where every mission had a specially designed patch. The eagle has landed mission objective the primary objective of apollo 11 was to complete a national goal. Additional flight objectives included scientific exploration by the lunar. Thad roberts was a former intern at nasa, who served a 6year sentence in a federal prison after having sex with his girlfriend on a bed full of stolen moon rocks gathered from the apollo 11 moon landing mission. High quality apollo 11 inspired postcards by independent artists and designers from around the world. The apollo program, known as project apollo was the third united states human spaceflight program carried out by the nasa, which accomplished landing the first humans on the moon from 1969 to 1972. Patch, mission, apollo 11 national air and space museum. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Apollo 11 launched from cape kennedy on july 16, 1969, carrying commander neil armstrong, command module pilot michael collins and lunar module pilot edwin buzz aldrin into an initial earthorbit of 114 by 116 miles. Apollo 11 was a voyage of discovery about our solar system. The crew comprised of commander neil armstrong, lunar module. More than that, they have become a favorite among collectors as a fun and often affordable way to be involved with and hold on to some aspect of space exploration.
Apollo 11 was the first flight to land men on the moon. Lightbird nasa patches 6 pieces,embroidered iron onsew on space patches,us nasa apollo 11 lunar landing patch 4 inch. Nasa commemorative patches and space patches the space. Well as a genealogist i have spent 10s of s of hours deciphering and extracting information from manuscripts in the public record. The idea of an eagle originally came from armstrongs backup, jim lovell, but it was michael collins.
A successful countdown test ending on july 3 showed the readiness of machines, systems, and people. Names appearing within the nemeless apollo 11 patch. The stories behind the designs from apollo 11 to apollo 17. International space station 20 years commemorative patch. Unique artwork for posting words of wisdom or decorating your wall, fridge or office. Michael collins designed the apollo 11 mission patch with the help of his. Morale patch original current army patches, apollo model, apollo 11 model kit, apollo statue, flowmaster parts for buick apollo, gear shifters for buick apollo, wheel lugs for buick apollo, with grommet hem for buick apollo, windshields for buick apollo, mallory parts for buick apollo. Instead of creating 10 sections for every program, we have put them in this section. There is a light blue border around the circumference of the patch and a yellow border outside the blue. It was the fifth human spaceflight and the first piloted lunar landing in the apollo program. Mission patch artists tim gagnon and jorge cartes, in partnership with.
When the apollo 11 lunar module, named eagle, landed on the surface of. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. Check out james supps antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1969 apollo 11 logodesign archive from little rock, hour 2. Apollo 11 was the first time in human history where humans have set foot upon another celestial body. Lovell included the latin words, ex luna scientia meaning from the moon. This is a nicely detailed apollo 11 patch that is readily identified by how the earth is stitched as well as the distinct pattern in the tail of the eagle. An embroidered apollo 11 patch made by lion brothers. The command service module csm separated, turned and docked with the lunar module lm. The original apollo 11 patch was designed by the missions command module pilot, michael collins, and rendered by nasa illustrator james cooper. Space museum mission patches star2star communications. The apollo 11 patch was something of a departure, however. Collins used national geographic magazines to find the perfect eagle for the design, with its legs outstretched, coming into land.
The apollo mission space patches were out of this world. When apollo 11 landed on the moon, it only had about 25 seconds of fuel left. Rare apollo 11 lion brothers vintage original nasa cloth. The splashdown may 26, 1969, of apollo 10 cleared the way for the first formal attempt at a manned lunar landing. Campers participate in innovative robotics challenges, take part in. Following the tradition set by previous space missions, the apollo 11. The mission patch shows a profile of the greek god apollo, based on the classical sculpture, the apollo belvedere. Our high quality apollo 11 patches are professionally printed and perfect to sew onto backpacks, jackets and more to give them some unique personality. Hicksville resident interviewed for apollo 11 anniversary special a hicksville resident was interviewed by wabctv for a special broadcast commemorating the 50th anniversary of apollo 11. Hicksville resident interviewed for apollo 11 anniversary. The idea of an eagle originally came from armstrongs backup, jim lovell, but it was michael collins who appears to have been instrumental in the final design.
Apollo 11 patch flown on 1st moon landing to launch with. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Apollo program patches the space store has the nasa apollo mission patches, from the official nasa patch vendor. Apollo 11 appears across the top center of the patch in yellow. Apollo mission patches nasa solar system exploration. To the right of the symbols, was an xv, signifying the mission number. Even the first apollo 11 samples showed the moon to be about 4. The winning patch highlights the moon landing as well as houstons role in the. The patch you have may be part of a fivepatch set, 4x3 patches and one 3. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Three stylized birds, or symbols of flight, representing the apollo 15 crew, were superimposed over an artists concept of the landing site, next to the hadley rille at the foot of the lunar apennines. It was the fifth manned mission in the apollo program.
Nasa apollo 11 50th anniversary patch 90 mm embroidered iron on badge 19692019 commemorative space moon landing emblem. There is a variant of this patch in which the yellow thread has much more red in it. This official apollo 11 patch measures 4 inches in diameter and is manufactured by ab emblem. Apollo mission patches the national space centre the. The eyes of the world were on neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins, making the apollo 11 patch not only be a symbol for the mission, but also a representation of the intentions of america. For the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 2019, the national space centre has designed its very own apollo 50 mission patch. North carolina was more involved with apollo 11 s mission and nasa than you might think.