Apollo 10 Embroidered Mission Patch

A striking 4" embroidered Apollo 10 mission patch celebrating the high‑stakes dress rehearsal that made the Moon landing possible. Launched on 18 May 1969, Apollo 10 was the first fully crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate in lunar orbit, flying the complete stack—Charlie Brown (CSM) and Snoopy (LM)—all the way to the Moon for a full‑scale landing simulation.
🌕 The Mission That Cleared the Path to Apollo 11

Apollo 10 executed every element of a lunar landing except the touchdown itself. The Lunar Module descended to just nine miles above the Moon’s surface, testing guidance, radar, trajectories, and flight control systems in real conditions. The crew completed 31 lunar orbits, gathered critical gravitational and tracking data, and delivered 12 live TV broadcasts back to Earth. Every objective was achieved, proving NASA was ready for the real thing.

👨‍🚀 Flight Crew
•     Thomas Stafford — Commander
•     Eugene Cernan — Lunar Module Pilot
•     John Young — Command Module Pilot
Backup crew: Gordon Cooper, Edgar Mitchell, Donn Eisele

📡 Mission Stats
•     Launch: 18 May 1969, 12:49 p.m. EDT (Saturn V AS‑505, Pad 39B)
•     Orbit: 118.83 miles; Inclination 32.546°; 31 revolutions
•     Duration: 8 days, 23 minutes, 23 seconds
•     Distance: 829,437.5 miles
•     Landing: 26 May 1969, Pacific Ocean — recovered by USS Princeton

⭐ Collector Appeal

This premium embroidered emblem captures the spirit of the mission that set the stage for humanity’s first steps on the Moon. A bold, historic souvenir from the U.K.’s No.1 NASA Space Store, perfect for display boards, jackets, framing, or completing an Apollo mission patch run.

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