I would liken them to the souvenir patches sold for the mercury missions, but even less desirable for their exploitation of mccall. 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. Mission patches are 3 inch patches all patches are made in the usa product information shipping weight. New evidence provided by william rutledge, cdr of the. Eugene cernan, commander of the apollo 17 mission, commissioned eminent space artist robert mccall to design the patch for his flight. Apollo exploration mission collectibles for sale ebay. Apollo 17, the last lunar mission in the apollo program, was launched on december 7, 1972, and returned to earth after a little over twelve days.
Buy online, view images and see past prices for apollo 17 rare white eagle mission patch. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on july 21 at 02. 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. Apollo program patch set set of apollo mission patches. Often this patch can be found in the needle painters guild framed series along with 3 other ab emblem patches.
This is a cloth replica of the apollo 17 mission patch. Apollo 1 apollo 7 apollo 8 apollo 9 apollo 10 apollo 11 apollo 12 apollo apollo 14 apollo 15 apollo 16 apollo 17. Shop apollo 17 mission patch online from the space store. It was an elevenday earthorbital mission, the first manned launch of the saturn ib launch vehicle, and the first threeperson american space mission. You will receive one each of the following patches apollo 1,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17. They were the selfconfessed production of randy hunt, who lifted heavily without permission from other artists, including the sketches produced for apollo 17 by artist robert mccall.
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the united states apollo space program, the fifth and penultimate to land on the moon. A 12inch 30 cm emblem that symbolizes all of the apollo missions and an 8inch 20cm patch that reproduces the apollo 17 spirit patch art. May 28, 2012 its the ultimate buddy movie, with two astronauts hitting the road and landing on the moon. Apollo 17 euler crater and copernicus secondary crater chains on the moon target object. The insignia was dominated by the image of apollo, the greek sun god.
The first flight was apollo 7, october 27, 1961 and the last flight, apollo 17, was december 7, 1972. Apollo 17 commemorative mission patch design 278717. Also no apollo program patch included, nor is the apollo soyuz mission patch so it is not really a complete set. Gene cernan povestea ultimului astronaut care a pa. Apollo 17 commemorative mission patch space patches. A partner of nasa for previous missions, ab emblems became the sole contractor for all nasa patches in 1971. The official nasa caption to the press release photo of the apollo 17 patch reads. Vtg saturn apollo launch and astronaut reference mcdonnell douglas corp nasa. Nasa uss yorktown cva10 apollo 8 vintage astronaut lighter us navy moon.
Apollo 17 commemorative mission patch design 278717 to commemorate the brave americans of the apollo program, we have partnered with well know and respected space artists and enthusiasts tim gagnon also known as kscartist and dr. Apollo after being caught offguard by the soviet sputnik i, and then again by sputnik ii, the us sought to accelerate space exploration. Apollo 17 december 719, 1972 was the final moon landing mission of nasa s apollo program, and remains the most recent time humans have travelled beyond low earth orbit. Apollo 1 was to be the first manned mission of the apollo program, but tragedy struck when a fire on the launchpad resulted in the deaths of the crew, ed white, gus grissom and roger chaffee. The official emblem of apollo 17 nasa human space flight. Net the apollo 17 flight to taurus littrow official insignia was not the first or even the second submitted graphic for nasas approval. Apollo program patches are on sale at the space store now. Mccall modeled his image of apollo on the 7foot marble sculpture on display in the vatican gallery in rome.
The space collective brings you this official apollo 16 patch. Apollo 17 rare white eagle mission patch invaluable. Humans may use their presence in space for war, but that wasnt what apollo 11 was about. Project apollo was americas third manned space program. The program began on a tragic note as a fire claimed the lives of 3 astronauts during a prelaunch test of the apollo 1 spacecraft on the launch pad. Apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the nasa apollo programme. Apollo 11 was supposed to be a mission into space, to the moon, for peaceful purposes. After being caught offguard by the soviet sputnik i, and then again by sputnik ii, the us sought to accelerate space exploration. Ultimul zbor care a dus oameni pe luna a fost apollo 17. Nasa apollo 17 patch 4 mission objective the lunar landing site was the tauruslittrow highlands and valley area. Among the apollo patches, the shield design motif appears only on this patch and the apollo 10 patch and john young was a crewmember on both flights. Now, pucci, as i best recall, was an aeronautical engineer in fact, he was a bomber pilot in the italian air force ed and had a good feeling for flight. Apollo 18 moviefantasy patch apollo 18 2011 submitted by liem on wed, 060520 15.
Apollo flown patch apollo flown embroidered mission insignia patch directly from the personal collection available at 2017 may 19 space exploration. Apollo 17 mission patches diy embroidered patch costume. Apollo 17 commemorative spirit patch the museum of flight. Apollo 17 embroidered patch 4 inch 10cm dia the apollo 17 mission marked the sixth successful lunar landing and return flight as well as the last flight of the apollo program. The insignia is dominated by the image of apollo, the greek sun god. Apollo 17 took the 11th and 12th people to the surface of the moon and marked the end of the apollo program. Many questions about lunar science were answered during the intensive activity of the apollo missions, but many more remain to be answered. Get the best deals on apollo exploration mission collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at.
Artists redesign apollo mission patches 50 years after moon. The crew consisted of commander gene cernan, lunar module pilot jack schmitt and command module pilot stu roosa. It is nasa store, offers wide range of spacex products such as astronaut costumes. It does make sense using the same technology to go to the moon, already tested with success, if you think that apollo 17 mission took place at the end of 1972, as the. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Apollo was to be the third lunar landing attempt, but the mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. Artists redesign apollo mission patches 50 years after.
Apollo 17 mission patches diy embroidered patch costume applique badge set 3. Apollo 17 australia and antarctica on earth target object. Good quality however smaller than the standard mission patch sizeas seen compared to the apollo 11 patch i have pictured comparing the two. Apollo 20 was borrowed from mccalls apollo 15 era postage stamp. Do the rejected apollo 17 patches prove moon anomalies.
Behind this is a stylized american eagle, with stars and stripes referring to the. It was a common practice for the commander of each mission to fly a t38 into the asheville airport to help the. Apollo 11 mission patch honeysuckle creek tracking station. This site was picked for apollo 17 as a location where rocks both older and younger than those previously returned from other apollo missions, as. The first phase of mans active exploration of the moon came to an end with the apollo 17 mission. Project apollo mission patches space mission insignia on. The embroidered apollo 11 patch was manufactured by ab emblems, a patch embroidery company started by e. Nasa apollo 15 set of astronauts signed portraits 8x10 photo prints. Jul 21, 2009 apollo 17 was the eleventh manned space mission in the nasa apollo programme. 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 missions spent upper stage successfully impacted the moon.
The entire apollo 17 mission, digitized from original reeltoreel tapes. We were very proud of this patch, which to us symbolized apollo 16. Apollo flown embroidered mission insignia patch directly. Shop apollo missions patch set online from the space store. This site was picked for apollo 17 as a location where rocks both older and younger than those previously returned from other apollo missions, as well as from luna 16 and 20 missions, might be found. Shop apollo 11 mission patch online from the space store. The apollo 18 patch was really just a slightly amended version of the robert mccall patch.
Apollo 18 stonehenge motif was borrowed from draft art by mccall for apollo 17. A scan of the apollo 11 mission patch was scanned, converted to vector format and cleaned up by colin mackellar as part of the process of designing a 40th anniversary logo and updated in 2018. The flight to the moon was near routine and the lunar module challenger landed at taruslittrow on december 11 at 2. Patch, mission, apollo 17 national air and space museum. The apollo 11 patch could have included the names of the astronauts that went to the moon. The apollo 17 flight to taurus littrow official insignia was not the first or even the second submitted graphic for nasas approval. Apollo 11 mission patch vector version of the apollo 11 patch. It consisted of 12 manned mission from 1967 to 1972. An original 4 diameter apollo 17 white eagle scarce variant patch with a bare cloth backing. The mission patch shows a profile of the greek god apollo, based on the classical sculpture, the apollo belvedere. On january a fire broke out during a test which killed astron. Suspended in space behind the head of apollo is an american eagle of contemporary design, the red bars of the eagles wing represent the bars in the u. The eagle bearing apollo 11 patch is, of course, the most famous of all space mission patches.
Apollo 17 mission patch national air and space museum. Its the ultimate buddy movie, with two astronauts hitting the road and landing on the moon. A realtime interactive journey through the apollo 17 mission. Apollo 17 the insignia was dominated by the image of apollo, the greek sun god. Digitized, cataloged and archived by the houston audio control room, at the nasa johnson space center. All 24 of the patches are trimmed in metallic gold thread, a nod to the apollo missions golden anniversaries, and are 5 inches 12. About us whats new publications researching nasa history news letterannual reports center history offices topical index common topicsfaq contact us. Apollo 17 oblique view across mare imbrium of copernicus crater on the moon target object. Still, it was classified as a successful failure because of the experience gained in rescuing the crew. It is nasa store, offers wide range of spacex products such as astronaut costumes, nasa caps, space jewelry, nasa shirts and apparel. This 5 patch depicts the apollo 17 mission which was the sixth and last apollo mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface. Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the apollo program to be launched. The mission was the final in a series of three jtype missions planned for the apollo program. Apollo 17, jack shmidtt, submitted two previous patch designs which were rejected by nasa because may contained suggestive graphics which nasa was not prepared to release.
To commemorate the brave americans of the apollo program, we have partnered with well know and respected space artists and enthusiasts tim gagnon also known as kscartist and dr. The backup to neil armstrong, jim lovell, suggested a bald eagle as the symbol of america. With his artistic nature, we felt that he would be very helpful in the patch design. Apollo mission patches nasa solar system exploration. This site was picked for apollo 17 as a location where rocks both older and younger than those previously returned from other apollo missions and from the luna 16 and 20 missions might be found. Apollo 17 full earth showing africa and antarctica target object. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon.
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. Patches for the cancelled apollo missions collectspace. 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 years 1967 and 1972 and the apollo soyuz mission in 1975. Unfollow apollo 1 mission patch to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I wanted patches to go on my webpages for those missions so i designed them. The image of apollo in the mission insignia is a rendering of the apollo belvedere sculpture. The apollo image used in this insignia was the apollo of belvedere sculpture that was in the vatican gallery in rome. The patch includes, along with the colors of the u. The lunar roving vehicle had a mass of 210 kg and was designed to hold a payload of an additional 490 kg on the lunar surface. Several, besides the apollo 11 crew of armstrong, aldrin and collins, contributed to its creation. It was the tenth human flight and the sixth manned lunar landing in the program. Its crew consisted of commander eugene cernan, lunar module pilot harrison schmitt, and command module pilot ronald evans, and it carried a biological experiment. An astonished nation rallied support for a fullforce space race. Nasa apollo mission patch set apollo 1,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17.
Apollo 17 embroidered patch 4 inch 10cm dia the apollo 17 mission marked the sixth successful lunar landing and return flight as well as the last flight of the. Visit us in washington, dc and chantilly, va to explore hundreds of the worlds most significant objects in aviation and space history. I thought that the apollo 18 patch looked familiar to me, however as its not a very good representation of stonehenge, in my opinion, thats why i. Make offer apollo 117 flown artifact collection in lucite.
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