Space artist Paul Calle thought he had represented the overall mission for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). NASA ...

Artist Adds Motion to NASA's Iconic Apollo Moon Mission Patches. News. By Robert Z. Pearlman published 6 April 2015 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Two artists who specialize in designing space mission patches have partnered with NASA's official embroidered emblem supplier to produce a reimagined set of Apollo insignias to mark the 50-year ...

NASA's mission patches range from sleek and futuristic to florid, whimsical, ... Apollo 13, April 11-17, 1970 An explosion on board scrubbed the original mission to the moon, ...

One of the first tasks for a new astronaut crew is designing a mission patch. Crew members discuss what shape, colors and emblems it should have to show why their mission is special. Astronauts hav… ...

Since Apollo 11, the mission that took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the lunar surface, this company has provided patches for NASA. Owner Bernie Conrad says the first ones were manufactured on ...

NASA crews show their creativity in long history of mission patches Since 1965, astronauts have designed patches with symbols related to their journey. July 16, 2018 More than 6 years ago ...

Crew members discuss what shape, colors and emblems it should have to show why their mission is special. Astronauts have been wearing official mission patches since 1965. There are more than 150 ...

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 ...

After a deadly fire aboard Apollo 1 in 1967, all flammable materials - including embroidered patches - were banned from U.S. spacecraft. Since then, crew patches have been printed on special cloth.

Since the first days of the space program, astronauts wear a special patch specific to each mission. A small North Carolina company has designed them all since the Apollo lunar launches.

Since the first days of the space program, astronauts wear a special patch specific to each mission. A small North Carolina company has designed them all since the Apollo lunar launches.