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.
1974-12-02 USSR Soyuz 16
A cover featuring a Soyuz 16 stamp, produced by KNIGA, and postmarked on December 2, 1974. It is signed by Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov.
This cover depicts the return of Soyuz 16 to Earth and is postmarked on December 8, 1974, signed by Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov. It features a hand-painted cachet created by the artist Detlev Van Ravenswaay.