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Apollo 14 Signed & Flown Beta Patch - Mitchell

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Apollo 14 Signed & Flown Beta Patch - Mitchell
<B>Apollo 14 Command Module </B></I><B><I>Kittyhawk</B></I></B></I><B> Flown and Signed Beta Cloth Mission Emblem</B></I>. The 9" x 8.5" emblem was flown aboard Apollo 14, the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. The three-man crew consisted of Alan Shepard, Commander; Stuart Roosa, Command Module Pilot; and Edgar Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot. The oval emblem shows a NASA Astronaut Pin, given to U.S. astronauts upon completing their first space flight, traveling from the earth to the moon. A band around the edge includes the mission and astronaut names. Mitchell signed the emblem and wrote, "<I>Flown to the Moon aboard Kittyhawk on Apollo 14</B></I>". <I>From the collection of Edgar D. Mitchell, Sc.D., who has included both a signed typed Letter of Certification and a handwritten letter verifying its provenance</B></I>.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)