DOMINICAIssued: Jun 21, 2000.- 6 Values perforate Kind: Sheetlet ( x values illustrated )
Printing method: offset Width (mm): 162
Height (mm): 122
Description : "Climbing to the stars", sheetlet of 6 stamps.
Explorer 14: 3 October 1962
Luna 16: 12 September 1970. 1st return to Earth of samples from the Moon taken by a robot.
Copernicus: 21 August 1972. American space telescope, dedicated to the great Polish astronomer on the 500th anniversary of his birth.
Explporer 16: 16 December 1962. 1st satellite studying micro-meteoritic activity in Earth orbit, preparing for the Apollo missions.
Luna 10: 31 March 1966. 1st satellite in orbit around the Moon.
Arybhattan: 19 April 1975. 1st Indian satellite to study astronomy, launched by USSR.
On the frame of the sheetlet 2 : To reach out to planets of other stars, new engine technique must be used: ionic, photonic, nuclear, magnetic. Research and development are now in progress. View of a spaceship, with new types of propulsion. Values informations :
10100 DOM 8 1.65$ Explorer 14
10100 DOM 9 1.65$ Luna 16
10100 DOM 10 1.65$ Copernicus
10100 DOM 11 1.65$ Explorer 16
10100 DOM 12 1.65$ Luna 10
10100 DOM 13 1.65$ Arybhata
Yvert : 2607/2612 Michel : 2902/2907 Scott : 2237 Stamp Designer : Bernard Lollini SPACE REVUE : 04 - 2001 Keyword(s) : #Deep space, #Earth, #LOLLINI (design), #Moon and probes, #Science fiction, #U.F.O.. Last modified: 03/13/2007 @ 09h03
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