#2633 - 29¢ Sputnik, Apollo & Lunar Lander - moon top right
The frantic pace of discovery and advancement in space is best exemplified by looking at Sputnik and Apollo with the Lunar Lander. In October 1958 Sputnik became the first man made satellite to orbit the earth. It was equipped with a few instruments and a radio transmitter. In the span of 11 years, man would travel into space aboard Apollo 11 and land on the surface of the moon in the Lunar Lander. Scott 2633 Sputnik, Apollo & Lunar Lander