Mariner 4 was a historic NASA mission that in 1965 became the first spacecraft to conduct a successful flyby of Mars, capturing the first close-up images of the planet and revealing a cold, cratered, and Moon-like surface with a thin atmosphere and no signs of life or canals. The mission provided essential data on interplanetary space conditions and radiation, paving the way for future deep space exploration and demonstrating the feasibility of long-duration space flights. This partch commemorates the mission with the Mariner 4 probe passing over the planet Mars. Patch is 4" in diameter and is in stock.
Launched in 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by another planet, unlocking Venus' secrets and paving the way for interplanetary exploration. This is a fresh release as part of Retroreocket Emblem's new retro releases to celebrate past missions that lacked an official, commercial patch. The intent is to produce a patch that looks as if it was designed and produced at the time of the mission.
This patch is a 4" patch that shows Mariner 2's flight path to Venus and depics Mariner 2 in orbit of Venus conducting experiments with its radiometer to scan Venus' atmosphere. 
Recieve one of each cut and uncut Apollo 7 crew replica patches.
This will ship late March 2025.
Retrorocket Emblems is excited to finally release their Apollo 7 replica. I have wanted to replicate this patch for almost 10 years. There were a lot of challenges in producing this patch because the original version of this patch had so many unique production features that are distinct to the long outmoded Schiffli embroidery machine. While modern multi-head embroidery machines produce beautiful work, there was a certain quality and style that was lost when the older machines were replaced. I did my best to re-create some of these artifacts with this Apollo 7 replica. One of the unique attributes of this particular patch is the rather rough nature of all the detail work on the Apollo CSM. Details that even varied across individual patches. Fine details were a distinct challenge in the era when the embroidery machines were programmed using punched paper tape. Another difficult element to reproduce was the classic Schiffli fill style. Modern machines have a very difficult time accurately reproducing it. Having said all that, I hope you enjoy this reproduction as much as I do, and I hope it finds a welcome place in your collection.
This version is cut from the twill and reflects the version as worn by the crew on their recovery.
Retrorocket Emblems is excited to finally release their Apollo 7 replica. I have wanted to replicate this patch for almost 10 years. There were a lot of challenges in producing this patch because the original version of this patch had so many unique production features that are distinct to the long outmoded Schiffli embroidery machine. While modern multi-head embroidery machines produce beautiful work, there was a certain quality and style that was lost when the older machines were replaced. I did my best to re-create some of these artifacts with this Apollo 7 replica. One of the unique attributes of this particular patch is the rather rough nature of all the detail work on the Apollo CSM. Details that even varied across individual patches. Fine details were a distinct challenge in the era when the embroidery machines were programmed using punched paper tape. Another difficult element to reproduce was the classic Schiffli fill style. Modern machines have a very difficult time accurately reproducing it. Having said all that, I hope you enjoy this reproduction as much as I do, and I hope it finds a welcome place in your collection.
On January 16, 2025, SpaceX completed it's seventh integrated flight test of the Starship Super heavy booster and Starship. Originally, this patch would commemorate other milestones from this flight including the deployment of 10 Starlink simulation satellites and the first reflight of a Raptor engine, #314, which is also the first three digits of pi. However, the failure of the Starship led to a last minute change in the design of the patch. Instead it depicts the dramatic breakup of S33 over Turks & Caicos. I hope in the future I can redo the artwork for the Starlink simulator deployment.
The patch is 4 inches wide and should delivery in late-February 2025.
History was made again with the Starship Heavy program on October 13, 2024 when the Starship booster returned to base and was captured by the enormous "chopsticks" on its launch tower. Millions watched in awe as a 17-story object landed precisely and safely captured for reuse. This patch from Retrorocket Emblems is a bit different than previous offerings and goes with a bold Japanese style with literal chopsticks gripping Booster 12 with the text that translates to "SPACE IS DELICIOUS!". The patch is 4" wide and delivery is anticipated for mid-November.
