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ODC Theme: Space
Taken 27 June '11
This is a macro of a stamp from the Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial - commemorating Apollo 15. I thought it was neat that a massive an undertaking as the Apollo programme was, it was also immortalized on one of the smallest everyday objects (the humble stamp).
FYI time
The Apollo program was the United States spaceflight effort which landed the first humans on Earth's Moon.
Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fourth to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions. It was also the first mission where the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used. The mission began on July 26, 1971, and concluded on August 7. NASA called it the most successful manned flight ever achieved. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15
~ space ~
ODC Theme: Space
Taken 27 June '11
This is a macro of a stamp from the Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial - commemorating Apollo 15. I thought it was neat that a massive an undertaking as the Apollo programme was, it was also immortalized on one of the smallest everyday objects (the humble stamp).
FYI time
The Apollo program was the United States spaceflight effort which landed the first humans on Earth's Moon.
Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the American Apollo space program, the fourth to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was the first of what were termed "J missions", long duration stays on the Moon with a greater focus on science than had been possible on previous missions. It was also the first mission where the Lunar Roving Vehicle was used. The mission began on July 26, 1971, and concluded on August 7. NASA called it the most successful manned flight ever achieved. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15