The Apollo 11 commander and his crewmates had already arrived at a design to represent the first moon landing. Armstrong's note and the mission patch proposal that inspired it are up for auction ...

We came in peace for all mankind.’ Designed by Collins, Apollo 11’s mission patch echoes this friendly and universal sentiment. The patch shows an American eagle flying over the Moon.

Early Apollo Missions: Earth Orbit Apollo missions flew unmanned until October 11, 1968, when Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham orbited the earth for ten days in an Apollo command ...