Gemini 5 - '8 Days or Bust'
Gemini 3 with the crew of John Young and Gus Grissom named their ship the 'Molly Brown'. A souvenir patch was created and has been worn by John Young on occasions ever since.
The Gemini 4 crew of Ed White and Jim McDivitt sported the U.S flag on their pressure suits; the first time it had been used on one - and it became their mission patch. However the first mission patch to be worn before, during and after the flight was the one designed by the crew of Gemini 5.
The crew consisted of Gordon Cooper and Peter Conrad. The patch itself featured a Conestoga wagon. The horse drawn transport that was used and became symbolic of the drive to open up the American frontier. Originally it included the byline '8 Days or Bust'. However before the design was given final approval the '8 Days or Bust' byline had to be covered over.
The U.S Space Mission patch was born.
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