Gemini Commemorative 10" Patch by Artist Tim Gagnon

Project Gemini Commemorative 10" Patch This design is the fourth in the series "Celebrating 50 Years of America in Space". It honors the men and women who worked on the Gemini Project. The design celebrates every manned mission in the Gemini Program. The central focus is the Project Gemini symbol, a Roman Numeral II with two stars of the Gemini Constellation indicating the two man crew. The Gemini symbol rises above Earth and points the way to the Moon. of each crew's mission emblem surrounds the perimeter of this patch. Each crew member's surname is paired in the order in which they first flew. The surnames of the final prime crew pilots are placed together as their commander had already flown. The four smaller stars in the center honor Ted Freeman, Ed Givens, Elliott See and Charlie Bassett who were killed before they could fly in space. The patch is 8" in diameter with a merrowed border. It is not fully embroidered, as the black space behind the crew members is black twill. This a