This Apollo 11 mission patch, which was carried to the moon in July 1969, will launch with astronauts flying to Mars. (NASA via collectSPACE.com) ...

The US manned mission to Mars, whenever that will be, will include a memento from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer.

An Apollo 11 patch that was sent to the moon and back, and signed by the historic mission's crew, has been set aside for the first crew to go to Mars. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

The Apollo 11 mission patch was created by astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 command module that orbited the moon. According to NASA, ...

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – On July 16, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Time, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins launched toward the Moon. The astronauts were not the ...

They were created for use as souvenirs of Apollo 11, and the Mars-bound patch was presented to James Fletcher, then head of NASA, in 1987. The patch was held at NASA headquarters until 1992.

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin thanked Clark McClelland for his mission patch ideas. (Image credit: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles) ...

Also seen below, the astronauts captured a beautiful image of Earth rising above the moon’s horizon from Apollo 11. Also below: the mission patch and other iconic moonshot photos, along with a ...

A-B Emblem is a manufacturing company in Weaverville, N.C. that's been family run for five generations. It has produced mission patches for NASA since Apollo 11 — the first lunar landing mission ...

This Apollo 11 mission patch, which was carried to the moon in July 1969, will launch with astronauts flying to Mars. (Image credit: NASA via collectSPACE.com) ...

Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but it was too late. The Apollo 11 crew had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the patch idea that inspired it are now up for auction.