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US Stamp #1434-35 - 197 1 8¢ Space Achievements, EzGrade™ VF (Very Fine) , MNH (Mint Never Hinged) OG (Original Gum) Set of 2 EzGrade™ VF (Very Fine), MNH (Mint Never Hinged), New Condition. This comes with a Certificate of Measurement & Grading from EzGrade.™ View Photo for details on stamps. I have listed photos of the exact stamps you should receive, both Front and Back. Series: Space Achievement Decade Issue Face value: 2*8 ¢ - United States cent Issue Date: August 2, 1971 Format: Se-tenant Emission: Commemorative City: Kennedy Space Center, FL and Huntsville, AL Quantity: 88,147,500 Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing Method: Lithographed and Engraved. Perforations: 11 Color: Multicolored Space Achievement Decade These stamps were issued as an attached pair to coincide with the flight of Apollo XV and to mark the 10th anniversary of John Glenn's Project Mercury flight, which sent the first man into orbit. Astronauts Take Lunar Rover for First Drive on the Moon On July 31, 1971, U.S. Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin became the first humans to drive on the moon. Over a decade before the moon landing, scientists speculated about the possibility of traveling the lunar surface. As early as 1952, Wernher von Braun wrote published a series of articles titled “Man Will Conquer Space Soon!” which discussed the logistics of a six-week stay on the moon. By the mid 1960s, von Braun, then director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, revealed that research had already begun for lunar vehicles. But the drive to keep costs down meant that no lunar vehicles were ready by the time we landed the first men on the moon in 1969. However, following that success, funding was granted for the creation of lunar rovers. They were developed in just 17 months and cost $38 million (for four rovers).