Photos of the moon captured by American, Russian, European, Japanese, Indian, Korean and Chinese spacecraft are the subject of new United Nations (UN) postage stamps commemorating the 55th anniversary of the NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.
The UN Postal Administration (UNPA) will release six se-tenant postage stamps and three souvenir sheets on Saturday (July 20) to celebrate International Moon Day. Since 2021, the UN has recognized the day that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon "to raise awareness about the commitment to sustainable lunar exploration on the part of national and international space programs worldwide."
"Today's moon exploration is wreathed with ambitious plans but the expansion of our so-far pristine horizons must take place sustainably," said Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, in a statement that appears on the souvenir sheets. "The United Nations will leverage its unique convening power to foster the necessary dialogue on the way forward."
