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Topic: Apollo 8 mission patch with horses
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Rizz
Member Posts: 1199
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted November 04, 2010 10:48 PM
  
Has anyone ever seen an Apollo 8 patch (rectangular) with horses on it?I recently gave one away and the recipient was curious to its origin. |
arjuna
Member Posts: 212
From: Honolulu, HI, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 04, 2010 11:59 PM
Don't know who produced the patch (obviously it was done by an enthusiast and not official), but there is some info here on the origin of the design.Aloha from Honolulu to Maui. |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1199
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted November 05, 2010 12:46 AM
Perfect! Mahalo. Enjoying the rain? |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2300
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted November 05, 2010 02:38 AM
Aloha fellas! Here's the information you're looking for.By the way, I still have some sets left and will be offering them for sale at the ASF Show this weekend. |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1199
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted November 05, 2010 01:22 PM
And a big mahalo to you as well. |
Philip
Member Posts: 4495
From: Brussels, BELGIUM
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted November 06, 2010 03:54 AM
The October 2010 edition of BIS monthly Spaceflight magazine had an article on the original painting by Lumen Winter which inspired the patch makers. This painting was purchased by Tom Hanks and presented to Jim Lovell and hangs now inside the entrance to Lovells of Lake Forest, a space-themed restaurant in Chicago IL. |
arjuna
Member Posts: 212
From: Honolulu, HI, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted November 06, 2010 05:14 AM
Let me know if you still have any available after the ASF event - I may be interested.P.S. Rizz, making a virtue out of necessity - pretty soggy here as well. |
J.L
Member Posts: 254
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted November 06, 2010 09:52 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Rizz:
Has anyone ever seen an Apollo 8 patch (rectangular) with horses on it?
Even though this patch is primarily thought of as a novelty, NASA considered it "official" enough to issue an official press photo - S68-53480. |
lm5eagle
Member Posts: 337
From:
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted November 07, 2010 02:20 AM
I haven't had any success in finding S68-53480 with a search engine. Could you possibly post one, please?UPDATE:
I have located S68-53480 on the Apollo 8 disc from Retro Space Images.
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