posted 09-01-2025 04:55 PM               

This patch is a replica of one of the rarest Gemini-era patches: the Gemini VIII crew patch, as few as four original examples may exist.

There are a quite a few replicas of these patches already available and they are well done, however, these patches are too perfect in their modern production. The lines too crisp and the letters too sharp. This is Retrorocket Emblem's version that attempts to reproduce the perfect imperfections of the original. The patch is 3 inches.

The original name tags, as worn by the crew, were hand-embroidered so each one, between training suits and the flight articles, had minute variations. These are an approximation of those hand-embroidered letters. Each patch comes with one of each name tag, a Retrorocket Emblem's first!

You can order the patches today directly from Retrorocket Emblems.