The Space Race was a technological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in demonstrating superiority in aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites launches, robotic space probes to the Moon, Venus, and Mars, and human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and ultimately landing on the Moon. This blog features my collection of US and Soviet Union space events on covers and press photos.
1964-05-28 USA Gemini Unmanned Paraglider Flight
A Gemini unmanned paraglider flight cover from "Velvatone", postmarked at Edwards, California, with a machine cancel on May 28, 1964. Also postmarked at Cape Canaveral with a hand cancel on January 19, 1965, the launch date of Gemini 2.
