{"product_id":"nasa-apollo-11-beta-cloth-insignia-production-print","title":"NASA Apollo 11 Beta Cloth Insignia Production Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis patch was printed in 1969 for the Apollo 11 mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Apollo 7 even the embroidered patches, insignias, and name tags were replaced with screen printed Beta cloth patches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese patches were production prints and\/or test runs to align the screen printing layers. If you look closely, you can see some of the colors are misaligned. They were obtained from the company that manufactured the special inks used in this process. These patches would have been stitched onto the astronaut's suits and coveralls as shown in the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\" x 4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery limited supply—soon depleted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComes in a 5\" x 5\" acrylic display\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53173799551087,"sku":"AP-0818","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/2074\/7631\/files\/nasa-apollo-11-beta-cloth-insignia-production-print-ap-0818-442012.jpg?v=1780156827","url":"https:\/\/secretstashspot.com\/products\/nasa-apollo-11-beta-cloth-insignia-production-print","provider":"SecretStashSpot ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}