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In honor of Deke Slayton's 100th birthday we asked patch artist Tim Gagnon to design a special patch. Here it is and it is awesome! This beautiful patch will only be available at the Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum. It will go on sale March 2, at 1:00 p.m. following Deke's birthday party. The patch is $15 each plus a flat $6 shipping for US orders. International shipping will vary depending on the destination. Email to order. About the patch: [list][*]The shape honors Deke's service in the Army Air Corps and Air Force. [*]The seven rays of the sun honor the Original Mercury 7 astronauts. [*]The 12 stars honor the 12 men who Deke selected to walk on the moon, while the full moon represents that goal of the Apollo program. [*]The central focus is the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts docked together while orbiting the Earth. Underneath is the Delta 7 symbol, designed by artist Bill Coukoulis and used with his permission, that would have been painted on Deke's Mercury spacecraft. [*]Flying from behind the Delta 7 symbol is his Formula One racing plane, the Stinger. [*]Along the bottom are the symbols of the programs he helped manage: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Shuttle, and finally Space Services Inc. [*]In the center is the special Astronaut Pin he was given by the wives of the Apollo 1 crew.[/list]
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