NASA Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Insignia Production Print handmade 4X 55-57 47-49 42

4X 55-57 47-49 42

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NASA Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Insignia Production Print handmade 4X 55-57 47-49 42This patch was printed in 1969 for the Apollo 11 mission. After the tragic Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed 3 astronauts, NASA decided to work on removing all flammable materials from the spacecraft cabin. A new material was designed for use as the outer layer of space suits made of teflon coated fiberglass. This cloth was called Beta cloth and is still widely used for space suits and missions to this day. By Apollo 7 even the embroidered patches,