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Topic: AB Emblem's GT-XI 40th Anniversary Commemorative Patch
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-22-2006 11:55 AM
   
 To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of Gemini XI (September 12, 1966), AB Emblem has released a commemorative edition that is more faithful to the insignia worn by the crew. This emblem was designed with the direct input of Captain Richard F. Gordon, Jr. pilot of Gemini XI. Size 3" x 4 7/8" This emblem is now available for order through buySPACE/Countdown Creations. |
keith.wilson
Member Posts: 87
From: Callander, Stirling, Scotland
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted 06-22-2006 02:57 PM
Nice looking patch. It's close to the original but still not 100% accurate. I believe the small 'first orbit' star should be white and not gold and the star at bottom right should touch the 'O' of Gordon's name. I wonder if this is going to be the first of a series of new commemorative Gemini patches?
Keith |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 06-22-2006 04:50 PM
Which reminds me...has there been any progress with the CS effort to produce replica Gemini patches that reproduce the flown designs as closely as possible? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-22-2006 04:58 PM
This development would seem to supplant the need to do another set, assuming AB continues the trend and issues more accurate patches. I can't see AB wanting to do this set twice and thus far, at least personally speaking, I haven't been happy with the quality offered through other manufacturers. I'm planning to interview the president of AB (for an article) in a few weeks and might be able to learn more about their Gemini plans at that time. |
Bill Hunt
Member Posts: 399
From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 06-22-2006 05:28 PM
It's not bad, but definitely not 100% accurate, which is a shame. To me, it's the black thread on the spacewalking astronaut that is most irksome.------------------
Bill Hunt [This message has been edited by Bill Hunt (edited June 22, 2006).] |
Jacques van Oene
Member Posts: 861
From: Houten, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 06-23-2006 03:13 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
This emblem was designed with the direct input of Captain Richard F. Gordon, Jr. pilot of Gemini XI.
Well Maybee R. Gordon did not remember that well what the original patch looked liked....or he did not have one...
Hopefully we from CS can do a better job... ----- Jacques 
www.spacepatches.nl
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2006 08:32 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Jacques van Oene:
Well Maybee R. Gordon did not remember that well what the original patch looked liked....or he did not have one...
...or, as it now appears, this patch is intended to be how the crew intended their patches to be designed:  On the left is the new AB Emblem patch (duplicated from above); on the right is the original artwork, as appears in NASA photo ID: S66-44308. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 06-23-2006 09:07 AM
Does anyone have available a good color image of the patch as it was on their spacesuits in 1966?I agree Robert, that the new AB emblem appears very close to the original artwork you posted. I think our intent was to replicate a set to mirror what the crews wore during the flights. But if AB is going to produce sets based on input from crewmembers and based on original artwork then I think our project is going to be at least delayed if not canceled. Tim |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2006 09:25 AM
quote:
Originally posted by KSCartist:
Does anyone have available a good color image of the patch as it was on their spacesuits in 1966?
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KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 06-23-2006 01:10 PM
Thanks Robert-A beautiful patch then. Better than the original worn by Conrad & Gordon. I'll be getting one. Be sure and ask the President of AB about the remaining Gemini Patches. Tim |
KAPTEC
Member Posts: 578
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 06-23-2006 02:46 PM
I follow Tim's opinion. It looks to me the best Gemini XI patch ever made, and most likely design of the original artwork.
This one, added to Randy's Gemini V, begins (I think) the race to make a faithfully designs of the Gemini Program patches. At last Luc's original idea may would have been the perfect launch of a great dream for we, the patch collectors.
Kaptec. |
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