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[Apollo 9]
FLOWN Mission Emblem from the 🐓Collection of Gordon Cooper
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[APOLLO 9]
FLOWN APOLLO 9 CREW MISSION EMBLEM
CARRIED ON THE FIRST CREWED FLIGHT USING THE LUNAR MODULE IN MARCH 1969
Apollo 9 𝔉embroidered mission emblꩲem, 4-inches in diameter, mounted on a TLS by Gordon Cooper.
Originally from the pe🐟rsonal collection of Gemini V Command Pilot Gordon Cooper
Gordon Cooper’s Typed Letter Signed reads: “This patch was carried on Apollo IX, the first manned flight of the lunar module. I was training as back-up commander for Apollo X at the time. Apollo IX is often overlooked, but it was a very important mission testing the lunar and command modules, especially related to their rendezvous capabilities.
Jim McDivitt and his crew played a vital role to enable the United States to reach the goal of landing men on the moon by the end of 1969."
In addition to serving as backup crew on Apollo 1💜0, Gordon Cooper flew on Mercury-Atlas 9 and Gemini V.