Apollo-Soyuz Project Patch
Apollo-Soyuz Project Patch
This patch was designed for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project to commemorate the mission that saw an American Apollo spacecraft and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft meet up in space and dock in 1975. It is widely seen as the end of the Space Race, ushering in a new era of international cooperation in space.The patch was designed by the Soviets and depicts the two spacecraft docking in space, with the words 'Apollo' and 'Soyuz' around the outside - with Soyuz being written in the Cyrillic alphabet. As this was a joint mission between the two countries, the patch cleverly works in a way that it can be displayed either way up.
This particular patch was part of a collection of patches acquired by British-born professor of endocrine and metabolic surgery Anthony Goode, during his years working with NASA’s Life Sciences Division.
More information
Object number
2024-22
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Diameter: 8.6cm
Material
Cotton
Associated Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Associated Person
Anthony Goode
Object Production Organisation
A-B Emblem
Object Production Place
North Carolina
Weaverville
United States
On Display Status
Not on display
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