FLOWN ON APOLLO 12 – Cloth mission emblem. This emblem accompanied Charles Conrad on his expedition to the Moon which spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface. The Apollo 12 crew consisted of all naval officers, thus their mission emblem design was decided on a multi-sailed clipper ship flying above the lunar surface. Three of the background stars represent the Apollo crew that we are familiar to, with the fourth representing Astronaut Clifton Williams who died before the mission in a T-38 jet crash in 1967. Crew emblems flown to the lunar surface are extremely rare. The required fuel for landing and return plus the ability to return a maximum amount of lunar rocks placed major restrictions on optional cargo. Apollo 12 proved that a pin-point landing could be accomplished on a lunar mission—which was critical to complete the scientific objectives planned for future missions. Conrad landed his Lunar Module Intrepid within 600 feet of the robotic Surveyor 3 spacecraft, the unmanned probe sent 2 years prior to scout the Apollo landing sites. Conrad and Alan Bean make two 4-hour surface explorations or EVA’s. During the second EVA, they removed parts of the Surveyor 3, one of the prime objectives of the flight. Examination of these parts provided an understanding of how hardware is affected after long term exposure to intense solar radiation in a vacuum and to extreme temperature fluctuations. The emblem is mounted between the paragraphs of a signed provenance letter from Conrad which reads: "The above patch was from the first group ever made… The blue and gold colors are symbolic for my all Navy crew. Our mission to the moon began on November 14, 1969. Alan Bean and I made the second lunar landing of the Apollo program on November 19. This patch was carried in the lunar module and spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface. The Apollo XII mission lasted just over 10 days, ending with splashdown on November 24, 1969." The letter and emblem are displayed with a photograph SIGNED and INSCRIBED: "Charles CONRAD, Cdr Apollo XII" depicting Conrad deploying the U.S. flag on the Moon. Cloth emblem, 4 inches in diameter, tipped to 8.5 by 11 inch letter. [With:] Photograph signed, 7.5 by 6 inches. Archivally matted to 11.5 by 18.5 inches.
FLOWN ON APOLLO 12 – Cloth mission emblem. This emblem accompanied Charles Conrad on his expedition to the Moon which spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface. The Apollo 12 crew consisted of all naval officers, thus their mission emblem design was decided on a multi-sailed clipper ship flying above the lunar surface. Three of the background stars represent the Apollo crew that we are familiar to, with the fourth representing Astronaut Clifton Williams who died before the mission in a T-38 jet crash in 1967. Crew emblems flown to the lunar surface are extremely rare. The required fuel for landing and return plus the ability to return a maximum amount of lunar rocks placed major restrictions on optional cargo. Apollo 12 proved that a pin-point landing could be accomplished on a lunar mission—which was critical to complete the scientific objectives planned for future missions. Conrad landed his Lunar Module Intrepid within 600 feet of the robotic Surveyor 3 spacecraft, the unmanned probe sent 2 years prior to scout the Apollo landing sites. Conrad and Alan Bean make two 4-hour surface explorations or EVA’s. During the second EVA, they removed parts of the Surveyor 3, one of the prime objectives of the flight. Examination of these parts provided an understanding of how hardware is affected after long term exposure to intense solar radiation in a vacuum and to extreme temperature fluctuations. The emblem is mounted between the paragraphs of a signed provenance letter from Conrad which reads: "The above patch was from the first group ever made… The blue and gold colors are symbolic for my all Navy crew. Our mission to the moon began on November 14, 1969. Alan Bean and I made the second lunar landing of the Apollo program on November 19. This patch was carried in the lunar module and spent over 31 hours on the lunar surface. The Apollo XII mission lasted just over 10 days, ending with splashdown on November 24, 1969." The letter and emblem are displayed with a photograph SIGNED and INSCRIBED: "Charles CONRAD, Cdr Apollo XII" depicting Conrad deploying the U.S. flag on the Moon. Cloth emblem, 4 inches in diameter, tipped to 8.5 by 11 inch letter. [With:] Photograph signed, 7.5 by 6 inches. Archivally matted to 11.5 by 18.5 inches.
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