Lot 21: Apollo 10 Crew-Signed Beta FLOWN to the Moon
This crew emblem Beta cloth was flown to the Moon on Apollo 10 in May 1969. It is identical to, and from the same production run, as the patches worn by the Apollo 10 crew during the mission.
The patch is from Gene Cernan's personal collection and is autographed by all three crew members Cernan, Thomas Stafford and John Young. Including an inscription by Stafford stating: "Flown to the Moon on Apollo X May 18-26, 1969".
Apollo 10 holds the record for the highest speed attained by a manned vehicle at 24,791 mph. The speed record was set during their return from the Moon on May 20, 1969.
This patch is accompanied by a letter of provenance certified by Cernan.
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The auction concluded on April 19, 2008 at 5:00 pm EDT (10:00 pm BST).
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