Its round and pale with a pitted surface, and was the star of the show at a recent auction with space memorabilia up for grabs. The purpose of the apollo 11 mission was to land men. Apollo 11 mission patch, mission overview navigation arrow. The patch was designed by tim gagnon, the artist behind several of the mission patches for. Apollo 11 stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The signatures of first astronauts on the moon continue to be coveted by collectors everywhere.
Buy apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong buzz aldrin made. Apollo 11 patches of various manufacture collectspace. Apollo 18 moviefantasy patch apollo 18 2011 submitted by liem on wed, 060520 15. Overview apollo patches can be roughly divided into seven categories. The msc artist who produced the final artwork for the apollo patch, norman.
During the apollo program of the 1960s and 70s, nasa sent nine missions to the moon. The apollo 11 patch could have included the names of the astronauts that went to the moon. Patches, badges, and pins represent the spirit of an endeavor. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon, americans neil armstrong and buzz aldrin, on july 20, 1969, at 20. Following the tradition set by the crew of gemini v, the apollo 11 crew was given the task of designing its mission patch. As the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing approaches, sellers. There originaly is only 12 patches for 17 missions because patches were only made for manned flights. Apollo 11 was supposed to be a mission into space, to the moon, for peaceful purposes. Apollo 11 commemorative spirit patch museum of flight store. Apollo 11 seems to have the overwhelming number of variations and knockoff patches, that is for sure.
Apollo 8s was closer to our way of thinking, showing a figure eight looping around earth and moon, on a commandmoduleshaped patch, but it had, like all the rest, three names printed. Apollo 8 was the 2nd manned launch of the program and the first orbiting the moon. Apollo program patches are on sale at the space store now. The embroidered apollo 11 patch was manufactured by ab emblems, a patch embroidery company started by e. All three stages of the saturn v fired normally and on time. Apollo program shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson. This 5 patch depicts the lunar landing mission apollo 11, which was the first manned mission to land on the moon. Its an authentic patch from the company that has made nasa patches for years. All proposed changes to this document that fall in the following categories should be submitted to the cpcb via a crew procedures change request. Apollo 11 crew member michael collins said that the apollo 11 crew wished to keep their names off the insignia as they wished the badge to represent everyone who worked towards the lunar landing, of whom there were thousands. Apollo 11 50th anniversary mission patch insignia mouse pad.
Program generic patches, mission patches produced by ab emblem, mission patches produced by lion brothers, beta cloth patches produced by owens corning, recovery ship patches, commemorative patches and patches made from designs that only existed as stickers at the. The purpose of the apollo 11 mission was to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to earth. On one occasion i even made a drawing of the flight emblem myself and requested msc in houston for the signatures and have it sent back to me. A single spacecraft firing was utilized to escape earth orbit and set a. It was a common practice for the commander of each mission to fly a t38 into the asheville airport to help the. Feb 21, 2012 the wouldve been apollo 19 mission patch. Authentic ab emblem apollo 1,7,8,9,10, 11,12,14,15,16,17 nasa patch collage. Since this was destined to be the first apollo orbital flight, this was the prime theme. The incredible things nasa did to train apollo astronauts.
Apollo 11 mission patch made in the usa patch 4 inch patch. The crew consisted of commander frank borman, lunar module pilot bill anders and command module pilot jim lovell. The apollo 11 flight plan is under the configuration control of the crew procedures control board cpcb. Apollo 11 patch shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson.
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. Apollo 11 scammers are flooding internet with fake collectibles. Apollo 1 apollo 7 apollo 8 apollo 9 apollo 10 apollo 11 apollo 12 apollo apollo 14 apollo 15 apollo 16 apollo 17. 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 dataset descriptions the national space science data center nssdc provides data and information on apollo experiments upon request to individuals or organizations resident in the united states. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on july 21 at 02. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on july 21 at 02.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the apollo 1 mission and to celebrate the reunion of the apollo astronauts at eaa airventure oshkosh 2017, eaa commissioned the creation of a mission patch similar to those affixed to the astronauts space suits on their respective journeys into space. This official apollo 11 patch measures 4 inches in diameter and is manufactured by ab emblem. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by neil armstrong and buzz aldrin on july 20, 1969. Apollo 11 before liftoff nasa buzz aldrin, neil armstrong, and michael collins in front of a model of the lm nasa first space flights on wednesday, july 16, 1969, apollo 11 stands on the launchpad, ready for liftoff. Vintage embroidered patch nasa 1st spaceship evaluation. In the image above, neil armstrong is going through a sixminute training flight that reached 300 feet in altitude on june 16, 1969, a month before apollo 11 launched. I have been trying to document as many as i can for the space patch database, including purchasing a few of my own which helps make for clearer scans.
A partner of nasa for previous missions, ab emblems became the sole contractor for all nasa patches in 1971. Armstrong, commander, michael collins, command module pilot, and edwin e. On 9, mcdivitt produced a saturn v, a csm and an lm. Humans may use their presence in space for war, but that wasnt what apollo 11 was about. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. This framed apollo 11 mission patch was presented to nasas kennedy space center during the july 21, 2014, when the centers operations and checkout building was renamed the neil armstrong operations and checkout building. A guide to identifying nasa crew patches for collectors of vintage embroidered patches from the gemini and apollo space missions.
The apollo 16 space vehicle was launched from kennedy space center on april 16, 1972 apollo 17 mission patch. 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. A few weeks earlier, an american spy satellite had spotted a huge rocket awaiting launch in the soviet union. The crew comprised of commander neil armstrong, lunar. Apollo 11 patch is a badge depicting the apollo 11 insignia. The launch took place at kennedy space center launch complex 39a on july 16, 1969, at 08. Find great deals on ebay for apollo 1 mission patch. Apollo 1 the apollo 1 patch was designed by the crew as all others were and had been approved. Each one is detailed vector reproduction of original patch designed for this pioneer space program in years 19671972. Nasa apollo 11 moon landing rocket launch mouse pad. Mission commander neil armstrong, command module pilot michael collins, and lunar module pilot edwin e.
Six of them landed astronauts safely on the surface, the only times. The key to the quality of the original apollo 11 crew patch was a combination of fine detail and the use of an exceptionally large palette of subtle color variations to reproduce the mission artwork accurately. The first flight was apollo 7, october 27, 1961 and the last flight, apollo 17, was december 7, 1972. The backup to neil armstrong, jim lovell, suggested a bald eagle as the symbol of america. On apollo7, wallys patch showed the earth and an orbiting csm trailing fire. Fred haise was due to finally get to walk on the moon. A shoulder patch from the apollo 1 mission, whose crew was killed in a fire, and medals commemorating two soviet cosmonauts who died in their countrys space efforts, were left.
Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of. Apollo 11 mission patch national air and space museum. The mission plan of apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface and return them. This official apollo 8 patch is 4 inches in diameter and was manufactured by ab emblem. Often this patch can be found in the needle painters guild framed series along with 3 other ab emblem patches. The eagle bearing apollo 11 patch is, of course, the most famous of all space mission patches. Nasa apollo 11 silver halide photo with 70mm positive buzz aldrin moon landing. Moon landing 50th anniversary apollo anniversary nise network. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, aldrin slightly. 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. Shortly after the apollo 11 mission, i requested signatures from neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins. Apollo 11 science experiments lunar and planetary institute. There is disagreement over whether the apollo 1 patch had been approved. This has been a very long project but im pleased to announce that my apollo 11 crew patch replica is finally available for preorder.
The space store has the nasa apollo mission patches, from the official nasa patch vendor. Numbered 11 x14 silver halide photo with 70mm positive. Read about apollo 11s exciting mission to the moon, when neil armstrong and buzz alrdin land safely on the lunar surface. Apollo 11 scammers are flooding internet with fake. Several, besides the apollo 11 crew of armstrong, aldrin and collins, contributed to its creation. Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by president john f. The same services are available to scientists outside the united states through the world data center a for rockets and satellites. The crew comprised of commander neil armstrong, lunar module. This student activity includes links to learn about other important times in space history, with photos, teachers guide, and other activities. Mission overview the mission plan of apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface and return them safely to earth. Analysis division as defined by the apollo mission g spacecraft operational trajectory.
Tim gagnon, a patch artist based in titusville, said a forger on ebay made a copy of one of his patches and listed it using gagnons name to pass the apollo 16 commemorative patch as authentic. Original ab emblem apollo 11 50th anniversary 19692019 nasa patch mint. Patches shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson space. The command service module csm separated, turned and docked with the lunar module lm. Apollo 11 mission overviewapollo 11 crew portraitapollo 11 crew portraitcredits. Below are a a few other modern apollo 11 patches ive acquired from auctions. Apollo 11 was the first time in human history where humans have set foot upon another celestial body.
After launch, the spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit about 76 hours into the mission. National air and space museum independence ave at 6th st, sw washington, dc 20560 2026332214 open 10am 5. Apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong. From the art of ancient armory and heraldry, generations past have created logos to capture in symbolic form the meaning of a mission. No manufacturer apollo 11 mission patch apollo mission. Apollo 11 authentic 1969 patch made for nasa by lion brothers mint. The first phase of mans active exploration of the moon came to.