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Auction archive: Lot number 71

MISSION EMBLEM CARRIED ON GEMINI 5.

The Space Sale
16 Jul 2009
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$3,355
Auction archive: Lot number 71

MISSION EMBLEM CARRIED ON GEMINI 5.

The Space Sale
16 Jul 2009
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$3,355
Beschreibung:

Flown cloth crew mission emblem carried by Commander Gordon Cooper, 4 inches in diameter, featuring a covered wagon with the wording "8 days or bust." Mounted onto a Typed Letter Signed by Gordon Cooper. This was the very first manned space flight crew-designed mission emblem or "patch" to be worn on astronauts' space suits. Gordon Cooper's letter reads in part: "This patch flew in space on the Gemini 5 flight during August 21 to 29, 1965 ... The idea of the covered wagon came from a wooden model a family member had whittled. I felt it was the best way to symbolize the pioneering spirit of this early Gemini flight. The eight days or bust wording was a natural addition. However, NASA Administrator James Webb wanted the wording removed because any flight time short of eight days could be seen as a mission failure. We were directed to cover the wording with cloth on our flight space suits. Our mission completed all eight days and Gemini 5 marked the beginning of the US lead in manned space exploration."

Auction archive: Lot number 71
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jul 2009
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Flown cloth crew mission emblem carried by Commander Gordon Cooper, 4 inches in diameter, featuring a covered wagon with the wording "8 days or bust." Mounted onto a Typed Letter Signed by Gordon Cooper. This was the very first manned space flight crew-designed mission emblem or "patch" to be worn on astronauts' space suits. Gordon Cooper's letter reads in part: "This patch flew in space on the Gemini 5 flight during August 21 to 29, 1965 ... The idea of the covered wagon came from a wooden model a family member had whittled. I felt it was the best way to symbolize the pioneering spirit of this early Gemini flight. The eight days or bust wording was a natural addition. However, NASA Administrator James Webb wanted the wording removed because any flight time short of eight days could be seen as a mission failure. We were directed to cover the wording with cloth on our flight space suits. Our mission completed all eight days and Gemini 5 marked the beginning of the US lead in manned space exploration."

Auction archive: Lot number 71
Auction:
Datum:
16 Jul 2009
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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