Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but it was too late. The Apollo 11 crew had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the patch idea that inspired it are now up for auction.

The Apollo Space Program, as we know it, spanned years. Before NASA launched Apollo 11, they needed another mission to go to the moon, circle it, and return to Earth.

Object Details Summary This is a commercial copy of the Apollo 7 mission patch. Apollo 7 was launched on October 11, 1968, and returned after almost eleven days in Earth orbit. It was the first human ...