![]() ![]() Most believed that Earth was stationary at the center of the Universe and categorically different from the divine or ethereal objects that moved through the sky. ![]() For many thousands of years, astronomers maintained a geocentric world view and did not recognize the existence of a Solar System.The Solar System includes the Sun, Earth and the Moon, the major planets including Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, their satellites, as well as smaller bodies including comets, asteroids, and dust.Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad Stamps Printed : 5.0 lakh each in the form of sheetlets ![]() Stamps/Sheetlets/ Miniature Sheet/First Day Cover/Brochure : Shri Suresh Kumar Issued for : Department of Posts is pleased to issue a set of 8 Commemorative Postage Stamps depicting 8 planets of our Solar System on the theme “The Solar System”. of commemorative postage stamps on the Solar System : This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Complete set of 8 nos. Giant Leaps: Top Milestones of Human Spaceflightĩ Weird Things That Flew on NASA's Space ShuttlesĬopyright 2014, a TechMediaNetwork company. 'Earthscapes' Forever Stamps Feature Incredible Views Postal Service's 1991 solar system-inspired "Space Exploration" stamps.įollow on Facebook and on Twitter at collectSPACE. The only space-themed subject on the Post's acquired list is the "Solar System." Whether that means that the CSAC chose to combine the New Horizons' request with the solar system issue or if it is still under review (or has now been rejected) is still to be seen.Ĭlick through to to see the U.S. A year later and the approved subjects list published by The Washington Post, which included stamp topics for 2014 through 2016, didn't include mention of New Horizons or Pluto. ![]() In February 2013, the New Horizons team received notice that their idea would be put up for review by the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). Six years later, the probe's flight team and more than 12,000 supporters petitioned the USPS to issue a stamp for the spacecraft in 2015, to coincide with its flyby of Pluto. One of those Pluto stamps was launched toward the small icy world on NASA's New Horizons mission in 2006. The set's ninth stamp, for Pluto, was labeled "Not Yet Explored." 1, 1991, the USPS "Space Exploration" pane included nine different stamps - one for each planet and a U.S. The MESSENGER issue was the third stamp to depict the planet Mercury, including the USPS's first set inspired by the solar system. The Alan Shepard stamp marked the first time the USPS honored a NASA astronaut. On May 4, 2011, the USPS issued a pair of stamps (or "se-tenant") to commemorate both the 50th anniversary of Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard launching to become the first American in space and NASA's MESSENGER probe becoming the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. space or astronomy-topical stamps in three years. If they are released this year, the "Solar System" stamps will be the first U.S. The leaked reports do not stipulate how many different stamp designs would comprise the set. No other details about the planetary-themed postage have been made public. To date, the USPS has released information about stamps it plans to issue this year through July. In recent years, the USPS has chosen to reveal new issues as the year progresses. In the past, the Postal Service announced most of its next year's stamp schedule at once. Both the meeting's minutes and subject list originated with the Citizens' Stamps Advisory Committee, a panel tasked with reviewing stamp ideas and making recommendations to the U.S. ![]()
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