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"The Apollo 7 design itself highlighted the earth orbital nature of the mission... I zeroed in on a circle (for the Earth) and an ellipse (for orbit). The orbital plane was tilted for artistic reasons". Walt Cunningham, Lunar Module Pilot
"As shown by the patch, the Apollo 8 mission changed Man's concept of his "small home". The shape of the patch symbolizes the Apollo spacecraft. The figure 8 signifies Apollo 8, and also the flight path we took to the moon and back". Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot.
"The patch shows the first flight of the lunar module, named "Spider" or "15-Tonne Taxi" by the astronauts. Jim McDivitt, Commander.
"The Apollo 10 patch was based more on the mechanics and goals of the mission than the philosophy of the space program or of the astronauts flying this mission. It showed a big Roman numeral X supposed to give the three dimensional effect of sitting on the surface of the Moon..." Gene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot.
"The patch showed the historical flight: a bald eagle landing gear extended, wings partially folded, coming in for a landing". Mike Collins, Command Module Pilot.
"We selected the blue and gold colours for our patch, because they are Navy colours and all of us were in the Navy... The ship was patterned in a way after a Navy ship...We felt that the clipper ship was definitely an American symbol". Al Bean, Lunar Module Pilot.
"We started out designing this patch with the idea of the mythical god Apollo driving his chariot across the sky and dragging the sun with it... The New York artist Lumen Winter came up with the three horse design, but also included the Earth and the Moon..." Jim Lovell, Commander.
"Our crew wanted an aesthetically pleasing design with simplicity and style. We chose for the Earth and Moon to be portrayed and for the Astronaut symbol - the shooting star - to represent the crew". Ed Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot. "I was the one who named the command module "Kitty Hawk". I did it to honour the place where it all began with the Wright Brothers. Ed named the lunar module "Antares" - a red star in the Scorpius constellation -, the most visible landmark from the landing area on the Moon..." Stuart Rosa, Command Module Pilot.
"The mission patch for Apollo 15 was basically designed by the Italian dress designer, Emilio Pucci. He was, as I best recall, an aeronautical engineer, and had a good feeling for flight ... The symbolism is of three stylized birds flying over the lunar surface, each indicating one of us who were on the flight.." Al Worden, Command Module pilot.
"We wanted to tell the teamwork story, plus identify the crew, plus keep America visible. The Eagle and shield and the red, white and blue for the U.S.A. The wishbone for NASA. The Moon to signify our landing. The 16 stars for our flight number. Ken selected Casper for his command module and John and I selected Orion. We wanted something connected with the stars". Charlie Duke, Lunar Module Pilot.
"In this patch, for the final Apollo mission, the crew wanted to capture Man, the Future, the Recollection of Apollo, the Flag and its contemporary heritage. The bust of Apollo represents the program itself, but in addition typifies man throughout his existence... his intelligence, his wisdom, and his ambition. Notice this bust is looking forward..." We have a contemporary Eagle, the wings of which represent the flag of our country, the three stars representing the crew. The Eagle's wings just touch the lunar surface suggesting that this is a celestial body that man has visited and in a sense conquered. But it too is looking far beyond into the future. The future is represented by the Spiral Galaxy and Saturn, implying that Man's goals in space will someday include the planets and, perhaps, the stars". Gene Cernan, Commander
Gemini V doubled the space-flight record to eight days, thanks to new fuel cells that generated enough electricity to power longer missions. Cooper and Conrad were to have made a practice rendezvous with a "pod" deployed from the spacecraft, but problems with the electricity supply forced a switch to a simpler "phantom rendezvous" whereby the Gemini manoeuvred to a predetermined position in space. Mercury veteran Gordon Cooper was the first person to travel into space twice.
"I designed the patch to locate in the 6th hour of celestial right ascension. This was the predicted celestial area where the rendezvous should occur (in the Constellation Orion). It finally did occur there. The flight patch had an Agenda target rather than the actual Gemini. Notice the "6" connecting the stars around Orion as well as the catchy name "Gemini 6". No names were permitted after "Molly Brown" - the unsinkable - until Spider in Apollo 9". Wally Shirra, Command Pilot.
"Gemini 7 was to be a two-week mission with mostly medical experiments being conducted. Therefore, we wanted an insignia that would signify medicine and endurance, much like a long-distance runner. We chose the torch as the emblem. If you notice, the torch seems to be in motion signifying the flight of Gemini 7 over a long period of time. The artwork on the Gemini 7 patch was done by NASA artists". Jim Lovell, Pilot.
"The light from the twin Gemini stars is split by a prism in a spectrum of colour spelling "Gemini VIII". This indicates that the flight objectives cover the complete spectrum of Gemini program objectives-i.e. rendezvous, docking, EVA and experiments". Neil Armstrong, Command Pilot.
"Gemini IX was an Agena rendezvous flight with an extended spacewalk. The large Roman numeral IX serves as the background for the "block design" Gemini-Agena typifying the docking profile. The tether, with an astronaut "floating" on the end, forms the Arabic numeral 9 (a subtle element). The colours and shield design were to give it a thread of uniqueness. The final design was chosen over dinner, with Stafford's and Cernan's wives being somewhat influential. The Agenda, as history notes, became the "Angry Alligator" - what a patch that would have made" Gene Cernan, Pilot.
"On Gemini 10, which in my view has the best looking insignia of the Gemini series, artistic Barbara Young had developed one of John's ideas and come up with a graceful design, an aerodynamic X devoid of names and machines". Mike Collins, Pilot.
"Our Gemini XI patch depicts the various elements of our mission. The first orbit rendezvous - M equals 1 - is marked by a star...The Roman numerals XI are shown raising off the Earth as another indication of our new altitude record...The patch also shows the docked Gemini-Agena combination and my tethered spacewalk. Both Pete and I are
"The Gemini XII patch was designed by Buzz and myself after trying to think of an appropriate patch for sometime. The flight was originally scheduled to fly on or about Halloween. That is why the patch had Halloween colours. The patch is also symbolic of the time of the mission with the spacecraft representing the hour and pointing toward the Roman numeral XII. Since this was the last flight prior to our Apollo moon missions, we included the familiar moon symbol on the left hand side of the patch". Jim Lovell, Command Pilot.
"The kind of ideas we tossed around emphasized that it was to be a peaceful mission; that in addition to doing 'pure" science la Apollo, we're doing work that will directly benefit Mother Earth and its citizens; and that, in a very real sense, we are doing more than just exploring near- Earth space, we're homesteading it, preparing to live and work up there. Thus, droves of people, Earth scenes, optical devices, covered wagons, plows and log cabins have all come to mind". Dr. Joe Kerwin, Science Pilot.
"We had decided that our patch should be red, white and blue for obvious reasons. The Earth half of the patch is pretty straightforward. The sun half is a little special in that the solar flare depicted in yellow orange is the shape of one Owen Garriott had done extensive analysis on years before. Leonardo Da Vinci's man represents the medical aspects of the flight. Certain modifications were made in Da Vinci's art to make it more suitable for family viewing". Jack Lousma, Pilot - Skylab 2
"The symbols in the patch refer to the three major areas of investigation in the mission. The tree represents man's natural environment and relates to the objective of advancing the study of earth resources. The hydrogen atom, as the basic building block of the universe, represents man's exploration of the physical world, his application of knowledge, and his development of technology. The rainbow, adopted from the Biblical story of the Flood, symbolizes the promise that is offered to man. It embraces man and extends to the tree and the hydrogen atom, emphasizing man's pivotal role in the conciliation of technology with nature by a humanistic application of our scientific knowledge". Jerry Carr, Commander.
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