NASA, Cachet Cover, Apollo 17, Splashdown, Cape Canaveral, Cancel 1972-12-19

Description: NASA, Cachet Cover, Apollo 17, Splashdown, Cape Canaveral, Cancel 1972-12-19 Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on a NASA Cachet Philatelic Cover, Canceled 1972-12-19, Apollo 17, Splashdown. Stamp: 8 cent with United States in Space, Lunar Lander on the Moon. Canceled: December 19, 1972 PM, at Cape Canaveral, FL. Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program; it remains the most recent time humans have travelled beyond low Earth orbit. Its crew consisted of Commander Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and it carried a biological experiment containing five mice. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 was a "J-type mission" that included three days on the lunar surface, extended scientific capability, and the use of the third Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV). Cernan and Schmitt landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley and completed three moonwalks, taking lunar samples and deploying scientific instruments. The landing site had been chosen to further the mission's main goals: to sample lunar highland material older than Mare Imbrium, and to investigate the possibility of relatively recent volcanic activity. Evans remained in lunar orbit in the command and service module(CSM), taking scientific measurements and photographs (from Wikipedia). Other Subjects: Space, Stars, Astronomy, Planets, Earth, Moon, Mars, Solar System, Aerospace, Astronauts, Satellites, Rockets, Exploring, Apollo Program, Gemini Program, Mercury Program If you have any questions about this item or anything I am auctioning, please let me know. Photo Cond: EX-EX/MT, Please see scans for actual condition. This NASA item would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift (nice for Framing). Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS 1st class shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 15.96 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2024-10-20T03:30:46.000Z

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