January 26th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2023
Apollo 12 Beta Cloth Mission Insignia signed by Alan Bean and Richard Gordon, from Mission Lunar Module Pilots Alan Bean's personal Collection. This is a 9"x11" swatch which bears a 3" color mission insignia signed in black ink below the emblem "Alan Bean and Richard Gordon, i. In fine condition
Alan Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3.
Richard Gordon (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and an American football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as the command module pilot of the 1969 Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. Gordon had already flown in space as the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Apollo 12 Beta Cloth signed by "Alan Bean and Richard Gordon, From Alan Bean's personal collection
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