Space Mission Art: The Mission Patches & Insignias of America's Human Spaceflights

Since 1961, the United States of America has launched men and women into space. Space Mission Art collects every one of the iconic insignias worn by astronauts, associates and designers along with stories behind their designs.

Since 1961, our country has launched men and women into the hostile vacuum of space. For the adventures on which they were about to embark, astronauts, associates and designers commemorated each mission by creating a unique insignia that the crew could wear with pride on their spacesuits. Space Mission Art collects every one of these iconic designs, plus sticker sheets, to celebrate the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs. They are presented in full color and glorious detail alongside the stories behind their design. There are also crew photos, mission facts and trivia that reveal the human face of space exploration, capturing the comedy, tragedy, bravery and beauty of these extraordinary adventures into the unknown.

Author: Luke Price
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Ammonite Press
Published: 03/01/2020
Pages: 192
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 7.50h x 7.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781781453810