Apollo 12 Mission Patch
Apollo 12 Mission Patch
The Apollo 12 crew, Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon, and Al Bean, designed their patch with the help of other NASA colleagues. It reflects the strong naval background of the crew members; all three were U.S Navy Commanders. The traditional United States Navy colours, gold and blue, feature strongly in the design.The crew asked artist, Victor Craft, to draw the final design of a clipper ship flying the U.S flag arriving at the Moon. The three stars above the ship represent each crew member. Touchingly, the fourth star represents Clifton Williams, who would have flown on Apollo 12 as the Lunar Module pilot had he not been tragically killed in a plane crash in 1967.
The area of the Moon shown on the patch was the actual landing site for Apollo 12 – the Ocean of Storms. To achieve such an accurate picture of the Moon’s craters, they took properly lit photos of a relief globe of the Moon. This gave them a good idea of the shadows and highlights on the lunar surface.
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Object number
2017-15
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Diameter: 10cm
Depth: 0.2cm
Material
Cotton
Materials & techniques note
Embroidered
Associated event
Apollo 12
Associated Person
Al Bean
Pete Conrad
Dick Gordon
Object Production Date
Circa 1969
Object Production Organisation
Lion Brothers
Object Production Place
Maryland
Baltimore County
United States
Object Production Person
Victor Craft
On Display Status
On display
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