[Apollo 14]

Originally from the Personal Collection of Apollo 10 Commander Tom Stafford

LUNAR SURFACE FLOWN APOLLO 14 EMBLEM PRESENTED BY A MOONWALKER 

Thomas P. Stafford’s Typed Letter Signed reads: “This crew emblem was carried on the flight of Apollo 14 during January 31 to February 9, 1971.  It was taken to the lunar surface and stayed some 33 hours inside Lunar Module Antares on February 5 and 6. It was given to me by Apollo 14 Commander Alan Shepard after the flight.” 

Stafford and Shepard were originally scheduled to fly together on Gemini 3, the first crewed Gemini mission, before Shepard was pulled due to Meniere’s disease. Stafford was reassigned to Gemini 6 with Wally Schirra. Stafford later flew as Commander of Apollo 10, which was instrumental in setting up the historic Moon landings. When Shepard’s flight status was reinstated after clearing extensive medical testing, Stafford replaced Shepard as Chief of the Astronaut Office in 1969. After Apollo 14’s success in 1971, Shepard resumed his role as Chief of the Astronaut Office and Stafford went on to fly in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.