Nasa apollo mission patch set apollo 1,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17. Numbered 11 x14 silver halide photo with 70mm positive. The apollo 11 patch was something of a departure, however. The apollo mission space patches were out of this world sorry. Purchase the official embroidered patches of the first space project to land a human on earths moon. The includes the us mint coins, robbins medallions, patches, lapel pins and fisher space pens. The landmasses on the earth are a dark olive colour and the back of the patch is predominantly white. The apollo spacecraft reached earth parking orbit after 11 minutes. National geographic december 1969 first explorers on the moon, apollo 11 single issue magazine january 1, 1969 by national geographic magazine author, illustrated illustrator.
The sky is very dark blue, rather than collins correct black sky. This painting was later reproduced in the 1965 national geographic book,water, prey, and game birds of north america, where mike collins found it. After one and a half orbits the saturn thrusters fired and the astronauts began their journey to the moon. Insurance value of original apollo patches collectspace. The reverse side of the silvertowne apollo 11 rounds includes its own take on the apollo 11 mission patch. These commemorative patches are truly beautiful and unique. Apollo program patches are on sale at the space store now. On the back of the inserts it has details printed of all the individual missions astronauts names, code names, start end of mission, flight time and some mission details. The obverse of the above medallion is also a modified version of the apollo 11 mission patch. Can you guess the asking prices for the apollo 11 flight plan, an uneaten space brownie no, not that kind, a lunar dustencrusted velcro patch. The crew opted to leave off their own names so it could represent all of the people involved in the mission.
If there are a few of the rare crew varieties in there then the value will be higher. Mint unveiled a set of four special coins that honor the 50th anniversary of one of the most important events in u. These first samples were basalts, darkcolored igneous rocks, and they were about 3. The idea was that the first lunar landing belonged to everyone, not just the crew. 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. Apollo 11 space collectibles, artifacts and memorabilia. Free lego vip space patch 5005907 offer is valid for vip purchases at shop. It is sometimes referred to as the grumman apollo 11 patch as it appears frequently in the collections of former grumman employees. This apollo 11 medal of unknown origins is made from either copper nickel or pewter. Rare apollo 11 lion brothers vintage original nasa cloth back space patch we have all of the vintage lion brothers apollo patches and more listed this vintage original 4 lion bros apollo 11 cloth back nasa space patch is in excellent condition 2002 2020. Purchase of the 10266 nasa apollo 11 lunar lander must be made to qualify. The idea of an eagle originally came from armstrongs backup, jim lovell, but it was michael collins who was instrumental in choosing the final design. The space store has a very large selection of apollo 50th anniversary items.
Rare apollo 11 lion brothers vintage original nasa cloth. Featured price, low to high price, high to low name, az name, za date, old to new date, new to old best selling. Buy apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong buzz aldrin made in usa. Apollo 11 took off on july 16, 1969, carrying neil armstrong, edwin e. Authentic ab emblem apollo 1,7,8,9,10, 11,12,14,15,16,17 nasa patch collage. Apollo exploration mission collectibles for sale ebay. This is a page from the july1950 issue of the national geographic magazine. Apollo 11 patch shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson. This apollo 12 patch is the most commonly seen 3 version from ab emblem. The astp patch is a standard ab emblem patch and is fairly common. It was a common practice for the commander of each mission to fly a t38 into the asheville airport to help the.
Apollo 1 apollo 7 apollo 8 apollo 9 apollo 10 apollo 11 apollo 12 apollo apollo 14 apollo 15 apollo 16 apollo 17. This is in order to distribute the heating effect of the sun and the cooling effect of space across the spacecrafts exterior. The eagle symbolizes both the united states and the lunar module and the olive branch is there as a symbol of peace. National geographic december 1969 first explorers on the moon, apollo 11 single issue magazine january 1, 1969 by national geographic magazine author, illustrated illustrator 5. The space store has the nasa apollo mission patches, from the official nasa patch vendor. Here, an american bald eagle descends onto the surface of the moon with an olive branch clutched between its talons as its wings spread out to soften its landing. Apollo program patches are on sale at the space store now the. The apollo 11 stack is currently in its barbecue roll mode, more formally known as passive thermal control. Apollo 7 was the first manned flight in the apollo program.
The prime mission objective of apollo 11 is stated simply. 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. How much apollo 11 moon landing memorabilia costs quartz. The apollo 11 crewarmstrong, aldrin, and michael collinssafely returned to earth on july 24, 1969, fulfilling the national goal set in 1961 by president john f. Often this patch can be found in the needle painters guild framed series along with 3 other ab emblem patches. Apollo 11 insurance cover neil amrstrong, michael collins and buzz aldrin. Nasa patch apollo exploration mission collectibles for sale ebay. Next guide from the beginning days of collecting space memorabilia when the first offerings made their way to auction in the 1990s, the flown apollo 11 covers immediately became one of the most desirable and important artifacts that a collector could obtain from the most famous adventure in the history of mankind. Check out our apollo 11 patch selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our patches shops.
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. Autographs of the apollo 11 crew are some of the most sought after signatures for all space autograph collectors. Get the best deals on nasa patch apollo exploration mission. Apollo 11 mission patch national air and space museum. Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of. Following the tradition set by the crew of gemini v, the apollo 11 crew was given the task of designing its mission patch. Jun 26, 2019 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. National geographic december 1969 first explorers on the. On the back it says on july 16 1969 apollo 11 started a lunar voyage that made americas dream come true. The idea of an eagle originally came from armstrongs backup, jim lovell, but it was michael. Apollo 11 mission patch made in the usa patch 4 inch patch.
The first flight was apollo 7, october 27, 1961 and the. Nasathe eagle has landed mission objectivethe primary objective of apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by president john f. Patches shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson space center. The apollo 11 is a little too large on this patch, and the ones are missing the serifs. Good examples are increasingly rare, and their value has risen dramatically in recent years. This painting was later reproduced in the 1965 national geographic book,water, prey, and game birds of north america, where mike collins.
Apollo 11 scammers are flooding internet with fake. Apollo 11 commemorative mission patch design 278540 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. On july 21, neil armstrong became the first human to set foot on. Patches shop nasa the gift shop at nasa johnson space. Authentic ab emblem apollo 1,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17 nasa patch collage. This design is inspired by the apollo 11 mission patch worn by the astronauts of the crew. Space flown collectible artifacts flown apollo 11 covers. The a17 patch is known as the white eagle patch by ab emblem and is rare. Pair of vintage apollo 11 bird watcher patches est. The apollo 11 50th anniversary silver dollar is one of a fourcoin series to honor the 50th anniversary of apollo 11s first manned moon landing. The purpose of the apollo 11 mission was to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to earth. The apollo mission space patches were out of this world. They seemed to have been a bit loose over time with the colors of threads used on the lunar surface as great variations between issues can be seen, often directly inversing the colors from one to the other. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours and 39 minutes later on july 21 at 02.
Nasa apollo 11 silver halide photo with 70mm positive buzz aldrin moon landing. Rare apollo 11 lion brothers vintage original nasa cloth back. Apollo 11 mission overviewapollo 11 crew portraitapollo 11 crew portraitcredits. National geographic december 1969 first explorers on the moon.
Apollo 11 commemorative mission patch space patches. 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. This small bronze coloured medal is inscribed neil armstrong first man on the moon. The apollo 11 patch is one of two with no names on it.
Nearly half a century later, the united states is the only country ever to have attempted and succeeded in landing humans on a celestial body other than earth and safely. Feb, 2020 the apollo 11 stack is currently in its barbecue roll mode, more formally known as passive thermal control. Numbered 11x14 silver halide photo with 70mm positive. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Apollo 11 mission patch official nasa neil armstrong. This spectacular photo of the earth was taken from 98,000 miles during the apollo 11 translunar injection on july 16. Space museum mission patches star2star communications. Apollo 11, 1969, original crew patches price estimate. The first flight was apollo 7, october 27, 1961 and the last flight, apollo 17, was december 7, 1972. To commemorate the brave heroes of the apollo mission, we have partnered with well know and respected space artists and enthusiasts tim gagnon also known as kscartist and dr. Most of africa and parts of europe and asia are visible. 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.