In 2008, David Frohman and his firm, Peachstate Historical Consulting, Inc., created a unique limited-edition print entitled “Earth Our Cradle, utilizing actual Apollo 14 mission patches that were flown to the Moon. Before the mission launched, a number of patches were created by silk-screening the Apollo 14 mission emblem on sheets of "Beta Cloth", a fireproof material used in the creation of spacesuits. These patches were then placed in White Room storage bags and later accompanied Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa on their subsequent flight. The pieces of cloth reached speeds of up to 25,000 miles per hour during the ship’s acceleration into space and then orbited the Moon 34 times in three days. After the flight, Edgar Mitchell received the majority of the emblems, which were still sealed in their storage bags.
The limited-edition that David Frohman created utilize these very patches, featuring the Apollo 14 mission emblem and the full "Earth Our Cradle" quote from Mitchell's autobiography. In addition, the prints contain information about the mission and a flight-certification statement. Mitchell signed and numbered each print, and also initialed his personal "Lunar Receiving Laboratory" stamp which also appear. The first copy of “Earth Our Cradle” was officially presented as a gift to Mitchell and the rest were made available to museums and personal collectors.
The limited-edition that David Frohman created utilize these very patches, featuring the Apollo 14 mission emblem and the full "Earth Our Cradle" quote from Mitchell's autobiography. In addition, the prints contain information about the mission and a flight-certification statement. Mitchell signed and numbered each print, and also initialed his personal "Lunar Receiving Laboratory" stamp which also appear. The first copy of “Earth Our Cradle” was officially presented as a gift to Mitchell and the rest were made available to museums and personal collectors.