NASA - CASPER GHOST - APOLLO 16 LUNAR SPACE PATCH - 3.5" for Sale

NASA - CASPER GHOST - APOLLO 16 LUNAR SPACE PATCH - 3.5" For Sale

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NASA - CASPER GHOST - APOLLO 16 LUNAR SPACE PATCH - 3.5":
$12.00

Astronauts Young and Duke chose "Orion" for the lunar module's call sign, while Mattingly chose "Casper" for the command and service module. According to Duke, he and Young chose "Orion" for the LM because they wanted something connected with the stars.Orionis one of the brightest constellations as seen from Earth,and one visible to the astronauts throughout their journey.Duke also stated, "it is a prominent constellation and easy to pronounce and transmit to Mission Control".Mattingly said he chose "Casper", evoking Casper the Friendly Ghost, because "there are enough serious things in this flight, so I picked a non-serious name."

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