Apr 12, 2003 - Sale 1967

Sale 1967 - Lot 54

Price Realized: $ 3,450
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
FLOWN Gemini V mission patch. Circular 4 inch multi-colored cloth patch illustrating a covered wagon with the wording "8 Days or Bust". A Typed Letter Signed by Gordon Cooper on his letterhead has two paragraphs describing the patch and problems encountered with NASA Administrator James Webb about the "8 days or bust" logo.
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Gemini 5 was the first flight were the crew wore a designed mission patch on their space suits during the flight.
Inscribed by Cooper on patch reverse side with: "Flown on Gemini 5, Gordon Cooper".