Nasa commemorative patches and space patches the space. Apollo exploration mission collectibles for sale ebay. 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. The purpose of the apollo 11 mission was to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to earth. There is a light blue border around the circumference of the patch and a yellow border outside the blue. The apollo 11 mission lunar patch was designed by an apollo astronaut who wanted a symbol for peaceful lunar landing by the united states. Traditionally, the patch is worn on the space suit that astronauts and cosmonauts wear when launched into space. In the apollo 14 patch, the object heading from earth to the moon is an astronaut pin. A single spacecraft firing was utilized to escape earth orbit and set a. The apollo 11 is a little too large on this patch, and the ones are missing the serifs.
The apollo 14 insignia featured the astronaut insignia advancing the moon and leaving a comet trail from the liftoff point on earth. The greek god apollo, who drove the sun across the sky with his chariot every day, is represented in the face of the moon on the apollo program insignia. Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by president john f. The idea of an eagle originally came from armstrongs backup, jim lovell, but it was michael. Communication carrier snoopy cap microphone and earpiece. An apollo 11 flown beta cloth mission insignia will star at heritages space exploration signature auction, which runs from october 14 to november 2. The apollo 11 patchs second mission will extend a nasa tradition of using mementos flown on previous missions to bridge the history between its ongoing achievements. Nasa apollo 11 moon landing lunar patch insignia square. Vintage 1969 one small step for man moon landing pennant soft felt lot of 50. Apollo 11 patch flown on 1st moon landing to launch with. Apollo 11, 1969 project apollo mission patch insignia. Buy apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong buzz aldrin made in usa. Apollo 11 mission overviewapollo 11 crew portraitapollo 11 crew portraitcredits. After that, the patchs precise evolution is uncertain, although early sketches were prepared by allen a stevens of rockwell international, a nasa.
See each listing for international shipping options and costs. On july 20, armstrong and aldrin became the first humans. Following the tradition set by previous space missions, the apollo 11. The idea was that the first lunar landing belonged to everyone, not just the crew. The eagle symbolizes both the united states and the lunar module and the olive branch is there as a symbol of peace. Apollo 11 patch shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson. Featured price, low to high price, high to low name, az name, za date, old to new date, new to old best selling. Apollo 1 apollo 7 apollo 8 apollo 9 apollo 10 apollo 11 apollo 12 apollo apollo 14 apollo 15 apollo 16 apollo 17. Space museum mission patches star2star communications. The apollo mission space patches were out of this world. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact us to see if we can locate it for you. Sea and sky s project apollo mission insignia page features mission patch images from all twelve of nasas manned apollo missions to the moon between the.
Navy aircraft carrier patches cv, cvl, cvn, cvs, cvsg. Front jacket features the apollo program patch, the iconic nasa meatball patch, and the usa flag. Project apollo mission patches space mission insignia on. Adult apollo 11 flight jacket shop nasa the gift shop.
Apollo mission patches nasa solar system exploration. Catalog describing the rock and soil samples collected on the moon during the apollo 11 mission. Apollo 8 limited edition patch numbered and signed by artist tim gganon limited to just 50 patches apollo 50th anniversary patch. Nasa apollo 11 silver halide photo with 70mm positive buzz aldrin moon landing. All three stages of the saturn v fired normally and on time. As can be seen in the photo on the left of neil armstrong prior to the apollo 11 flight, each apollo astronaut wore a mission insignia. Navy aircraft carrier patches cv, cvl, cvn, cvs, cvsg, cvw. Get the best deals on apollo exploration mission collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. The apollo 11 patch was something of a departure, however. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the apollo programs, and the third human voyage to the moon.
Apollo 11 50th anniversary mission patch insignia paper plates. The anniversary of the apollo 11 mission a beautiful design, this is a fully embroidered patch that is daily updated, as to items are trending up, in being viewed and purchased. Apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong. Numbered 11x14 silver halide photo with 70mm positive. The varying sizes of beta cloth patches seems to have settled down around apollo. The first flight was apollo 7, october 27, 1961 and the last flight, apollo 17, was december 7, 1972. The mission name and crew name appeared on the border. A mission patch is a cloth reproduction of a spaceflight mission emblem worn by astronauts and other personnel affiliated with that mission. It lifted off on january 22, 1968, with a saturn ib rocket on an earthorbital flight. Nasa commemorative patches and space patches the space store.
The apollo 11 patch is one of two with no names on it. Skylab program skylab was the first orbiting space station for the usa, and it circled the earth from 1973 to 1979. The official emblem of apollo 11, the united states first scheduled lunar landing mission. Apollo 11, and they decided not to put their names on the patch. The command service module csm separated, turned and docked with the lunar module lm. Numbered 11 x14 silver halide photo with 70mm positive. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Apollo program patches are on sale at the space store now. A gift idea that will appeal to space buff nerds geeks astronomers fathers and. Remembering the giant leap made by nasa on july 16th july 24th, 1969. Authentic ab emblem apollo 1,7,8,9,10, 11,12,14,15,16,17 nasa patch collage. It was a common practice for the commander of each mission to fly a t38 into the asheville airport to help the. The reverse features the apollo 11 patch insignia that was created by michael collins who flew the command module columbia alone in orbit for 21.
This awesome, official apollo 11 patch measures 4 inches in diameter and is manufactured by ab emblem. Apollo 11 50th anniversary mission patch insignia paper. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 lunar moon landing mission. The apollo 11 insignia was later adapted for the reverse of the eisenhower dollar. Apollo 11 was the first time in human history where humans have set foot upon another celestial body. The sky is very dark blue, rather than collins correct black sky. Apollo 11 mission patch made in the usa patch 4 inch patch. The term space patch is mostly applied to an emblem designed for a manned space mission. Apollo 11 50th anniversary v2 space patches meer bekijken. Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of. Suspended in space behind the head of apollo was an american eagle of contemporary design, the red bars of the eagles wing represented the bars in the u. The includes the us mint coins, robbins medallions, patches, lapel pins and fisher space pens. This is the official insignia of the apollo 11 mission. Apollo 5 also known as as204, was the first uncrewed flight of the apollo lunar module lm, which would later carry astronauts to the lunar surface.
Thus the apollo11 patch was born, although it had a long way to go before final approval. An apollo 11 space flown beta cloth mission insignia is among the star lots at the november 2 sale. Following the tradition set by previous space missions, the apollo 11 astronauts designed it themselves. There were also a variety of nontechnical chores, such as thinking up names for our spacecraft and designing a mission emblem. We are constantly adding navy patches and insignia to our site. Apollo 7 was the first manned flight in the apollo program. Launched on july 16, 1969, it carried commander neil alden armstrong, command module pilot michael collins and lunar module pilot edwin eugene buzz aldrin, jr. The crew comprised of commander neil armstrong, lunar module. The apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the moon. Apollo 8 limited edition patch numbered and signed by artist tim gganon. Apollo 11 mission insignia the apollo 11 mission was the. Apollo 11 moonscape, patch saunders military insignia.
The space store has a very large selection of apollo 50th anniversary items. This official apollo 11 patch measures 4 inches in diameter and is manufactured by ab emblem. The insignia was dominated by the image of apollo, the greek sun god. If there are a few of the rare crew varieties in there then the value will be higher. Apollo 11 patch is a badge depicting the apollo 11 insignia. New listing nasa apollo 11 50th anniversary parade paddle fan last one given out at parade. Apollo 11 appears across the top center of the patch in yellow.
A partner of nasa for previous missions, ab emblems became the sole contractor for all nasa patches in 1971. Apollo 11 astronaut flight jacket with the apollo 11 mission insignia on the back and the phrase thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind circling it. The embroidered apollo 11 patch was manufactured by ab emblems, a patch embroidery company started by e. Shop nasa apollo 11 moon landing lunar patch insignia square sticker created by finalfrontier. The space store has the nasa apollo mission patches, from the official nasa patch vendor. I added a smal earth in the background and drew the sunshine coming from the wrong direction, so to this day our official insignia shows the earth over the lunar horizon the wrong way. Authentic ab emblem apollo 1,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17 nasa patch collage.