As the Gemini 12 mission patch ultimately took form, sans the witch conveyance, it came to feature a crescent moon as a nod to the goal of the Apollo flights that would follow. Breaking space news ...

12. Apollo 12’s mission patch honors a fallen astronaut. A fourth star was included on the Apollo 12 mission patch in honor of astronaut Clifton C. “C.C.” ...

Older mission patches tend to be more iconographic than their contemporary counterparts. The sailing ship of the Apollo 12 mission patch played on the golden age of exploration on Earth.

The Apollo 12 mission, which on Nov. 19, 1969, achieved the first precise landing on the moon, may have not made it much beyond Earth had it not been for the quick actions of Mission Control.

Armstrong's note and the mission patch proposal that inspired ... unsuccessful attempt by McClelland to design an Apollo ...

Astronaut Alan Bean, Apollo 12’s artistic moonwalker, dies at 86 after sudden illness by Alan Boyle on May 26, 2018 at 1:05 pm May 26, 2018 at 1:11 pm Share 306 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

An auction of vintage items from the early days of manned space exploration was a $1 million success, according to Bonhams auction house officials. Bids came in Tuesday via phone and web from 17 ...

It's a somber day for spaceflight, as NASA astronaut Alan Bean has died at the age of 86 after falling ill during a trip. He was the fourth person to walk on the Moon, flying aboard Apollo 12, and ...