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Conquest of Space
Marshall Islands
Issue Date: 15/05/2001
On May 15, 2001, the Marshall
Islands Postal Service issued
these postage stamps
honoring man's Conquest of
Space. The dream of manned
space flight was realized when
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri
Gagarin became the first man
in space in 1961. Since then,
mankind has achieved
remarkable milestones in
space exploration.
In 1962, John Glenn became
the first U.S. astronaut to orbit
the Earth and, in 1965, Soviet
cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space. Thanks to these
courageous pioneers, Neil Armstrong and the astronauts on Apollo 11 became the first
men to reach the Moon in 1969.
Space exploration continued with the first space shuttle - Enterprise - a test vehicle
that paved the way for the development of the first manned space shuttle flight.
Designed by Charles Knotek, each stamp depicts a beautifully detailed image of an
important milestone in space exploration.
40th Anniversary of 1st Manned Space Flight
Marshall Islands
Issue Date: 12/04/2001
On April 12, 2001, the Marshall Islands Postal Service
celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Manned Space Flight
with the issue of four new postage stamps.
For centuries mankind has gazed in amazement toward
the heavens, pondering the vast cosmos and wondering
what it would be like to ascend to the celestial realms
above the Earth. On April 12, 1961, this ancient dream
was realized when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the
first man in human history to journey into space.
A few weeks later, Alan Shepard became the first
American in space, and Virgil "Gus" Grissom soon
followed as America's second man to enter space.
Cosmonaut Gherman Titov was Russia's second man in
space and the first to make multiple orbits of the Earth.
The Space Age had begun.
Designed by renowned artists Paul Calle and Chris Calle, each stamp features a
handsome portrait of each astronaut with an informative tab telling of their
accomplishments.
25th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
New Zealand
Issue Date: 20/07/1994
The names of Neil Armstrong and 'Buzz' Aldrin have become part of
world history, being the first men to walk on the moon. New Zealand
Post paid tribute to these astronauts and celebrated the 25th
anniversary of their historic moon landing with an hi29/08/06rst
hologram stamp depicting an astronaut walking on the moon with the
earth and New Zealand in the background.
The stamp was produced in sheetlets of 10 with the
selvedge depicting outer space.
The hologram, which was designed by New Zealand
Post, was produced by Woodmansterne of England and
applied to the printed stamp by Southern Colour Print.
On 21 July 1969 (New Zealand Time) man first set foot
on the moon. The American astronaut Neil Armstrong,
commander of Apollo 11, watched by millions of
television viewers round the world, stepped off the ladder
of the lunar module, Eagle, on to the moon. "That's one
small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," he said.
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