Historical Object
Apollo 13 Patch
| Mission patch design for Apollo 13. This patch was worn by Commander James A. Lovell, Jr., formerly of Milwaukee; John L. Swigert, Jr.; and Fred W Haise, Jr. Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970, but terminated shortly after because of a nearly disastrous failure in the service module oxygen tank. Although Apollo 13 might be considered a failure, the return flight, which was televised to a worried nation, made the three astronauts into national heroes. More recently, the mission was made into a motion picture in which Tom Hanks portrayed Lovell. The Apollo decals from which this image was made were collected by ABC science reporter, Jules Bergman. |
| Image ID: | 11359 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1972 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Jules Bergman papers, 1965-1974 |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | U.S. Mss 132AF Box 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2 inch circle |
| Outer space |
| Insignia |
| Exploration |
| Ephemera |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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