Dennis Ranski Space Covers

The covers below were created by long-time space cover collector and good friend of mine, Dennis Ranski.

Introducing Dennis, a man with a passion for vintage cars & Hawaiian-style shirts. Embracing the perpetual Saturday vibe, he has an excellent sense of humor and is always up for a good laugh. Dennis has been crafting space covers since 1980, establishing himself as one of the longest-standing space cover creators in the world.

1962 | 1969 | 1973 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

60th Anniversary of the Project Mercury Manned Flights
In 2021/2022/2023, the following six covers were made to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the original Project Mercury manned flights in 1961/1962/1963:

1962 | Back to Year choices

Mercury-Atlas 6 / John Glenn / Friendship 7 – 20th Feb 1962:

1969 | Back to Year choices

Apollo 11 Launch – 16th July 1969:

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing – 20th July 1969:

1973 | Back to Year choices

NASA Pioneer 11 Launch – 5th Apr 1973:

1980 | Back to Year choices

11th Anniversary Apollo 11 / Johnson Space Center (JSC) SPACEPEX – 12th Jul 1980:

11th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 20th Jul 1980:

11th Anniversary Apollo 11 / AEROPEX ’80 – 27th Sep 1980:

1981 | Back to Year choices

PARFOREX Space Shuttle / Space Telescope – 21st Mar 1981:

Michigan Stamp Club / Columbia America’s 1st Space Shuttle – 21st/22nd Mar 1981:

Space Shuttle STS-1 Launch – 12th Apr 1981:

Space Shuttle STS-1 Landing – 14th Apr 1981:

FAIRPEX ’81 / 20 Years of U.S. Manned Space Flights – 3rd May 1981:

Staten Island Philatelic Society / STIPEX ’81 / America’s Age of Space Achievements – 16th May 1981:

Benefiting Mankind Space Stamps / First Day of Issue – 21st May 1981:

Utah Philatelic Exhibition / UTAPEX ’81 – 29th May 1981:

12th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 20th Jul 1981:

Johnson Space Center (JSC) / SPACEPEX – 26th Jul 1981:

Jacksonville (FL) Philatelic Exhibition / JAXPEX ’81 – 21st Aug 1981:

Space Shuttle Payload Bay Doors – 12th Sep 1981:

81 AEROPEX / Space Shuttle / The Dream is Realized – 19th Sep 1981:

REDPEX Salutes the Space Shuttle – 1st Oct 1981:

Chicago Philatelic Society / CHICAGOPEX – 2nd Oct 1981:

Space Shuttle STS-2 Launch – 12th Nov 1981:

Space Shuttle STS-2 Landing – 14th Nov 1981:

1982 | Back to Year choices

ORCOEXPO ’82 / Anaheim CA / 25 Years of US Space Achievements – 8th Jan 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-3 Launch – 22nd Mar 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-3 Landing – 30th Mar 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-4 Launch – 27th Jun 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-4 Launch (27th Jun 1982) & Landing (4th Jul 1982):

Space Shuttle STS-4 Landing – 4th Jul 1982:

Johnson Space Center Stamp Club / JSC SPACEPEX – 25th Jul 1982:

Wolverine Stamp Club / WOLVPEX ’82 – 9th Oct 1982:

The Wolverine Stamp Club was made up of a small group of about 25 families. The club hosted shows in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. The Postmaster there (Robert Karpinski) was a true friend of stamp collectors & was very supportive of the club. The postmarks, created by the club founder and President Leonard Pulinski, include design elements from Dennis Ranski’s general purpose Shuttle cover.

Space Shuttle STS-5 Launch – 11th Nov 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-5 / 1st Satellite Launch – 11th Nov 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-5 / 2nd Satellite Launch – 12th Nov 1982:

Space Shuttle STS-5 Launch (11th Nov 1982) & Landing (16th Nov 1982):

Space Shuttle STS-5 Landing – 16th Nov 1982:

1983 | Back to Year choices

Space Shuttle STS-6 Launch – 4th Apr 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-6 / TDRS-A Satellite Deployment- 4th Apr 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-6 Launch (4th Apr 1983) & Landing (9th Apr 1983):

Space Shuttle STS-6 Landing – 9th Apr 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-7 Launch – 18th Jun 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-7 / ANIK C2 Satellite Deployment – 18th Jun 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-7 Launch (18th Jun 1983) & Landing (24th Jun 1983):

Space Shuttle STS-7 / 3rd Day in Flight – 20th Jun 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-7 Landing – 24th Jun 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-8 Launch – 30th Aug 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-8 Launch (30th Aug 1983) & Landing (5th Sep 1983):

Space Shuttle STS-8 Landing – 5th Sep 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-9 Launch – 28th Nov 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-9 Launch (28th Nov 1983) & Landing (8th Dec 1983):

SWEPEX Honors the Space Shuttle / ASDA – 2nd Dec 1983:

Space Shuttle STS-9 Landing – 8th Dec 1983:

1984 | Back to Year choices

Space Shuttle STS-41-B Launch – 3rd Feb 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-B / Westar 6 Satellite Deployment – 3rd Feb 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-B Launch (3rd Feb 1984) & Landing (11th Feb 1984):

Space Shuttle STS-41-B Landing – 11th Feb 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-C Launch – 6th Apr 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-C / Walk to Solar Max – 8th Apr 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-C Launch (6th Apr 1984) & Landing (13th Apr 1984):

Space Shuttle STS-41-C Landing – 13th Apr 1984:

15th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 20th Jul 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-D Launch – 30th Aug 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-D Launch (30th Aug 1984) & Landing (5th Sep 1984):

Space Shuttle STS-41-D Landing – 5th Sep 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-G Launch – 5th Oct 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-41-G Launch (5th Oct 1984) & Landing (13th Oct 1984):

Space Shuttle STS-41-G Landing – 13th Oct 1984:

Wolverine Stamp Club / 25th Anniversary X-15 to Space Shuttle – 13th Oct 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A Launch – 8th Nov 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A Launch (8th Nov 1984) & Landing (16th Nov 1984):

Space Shuttle STS-51-A / ANIK D2 Satellite Deployment – 9th Nov 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A / Leasat Satellite Deployment – 10th Nov 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A / EVA-1 / Capture & Retrieval of Palapa B-2 Satellite – 12th Nov 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A / Westar 6 Satellite Retrieval – 14th Nov 1984:

Space Shuttle STS-51-A Landing – 16th Nov 1984:

1985 | Back to Year choices

Space Shuttle STS-51-C Launch – 24th Jan 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-C Launch (24th Jan 1985) & Landing (27th Jan 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-C / DoD Satellite Deployment – 25th Jan 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-C Landing – 27th Jan 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-E Launch [CANCELLED] – 5th Mar 1985:

Due to technical problems with the TDRS satellite cargo, the 51-E mission was cancelled. On March 5, 1985 the shuttle was rolled back to the VAB. The 51-E flight Crew, except for Patrick Baudry, was reassigned to fly aboard Discovery ov-103 mission 51-D.

Space Shuttle STS-51-D Launch – 12th Apr 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-D Launch (12th Apr 1985) & Landing (19th Apr 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-D / Anik C1 Satellite Deployment – 12th Apr 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-D Landing – 19th Apr 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-B Launch – 29th Apr 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-B Launch (29th Apr 1985) & Landing (6th May 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-B Landing – 6th May 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-G Launch – 17th Jun 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-G Launch (17th Jun 1985) & Landing (24th Jun 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-G / Morelos-A Satellite Deployed – 17th Jun 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-G / Telstar 303 (3D) Satellite Deployed – 19th Jun 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-G Landing – 24th Jun 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-F Launch – 29th Jul 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-F Launch (29th Jul 1985) & Landing (6th Aug 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-F Landing – 6th Aug 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-I Launch – 27th Aug 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-I Launch (27th Aug 1985) & Landing (3rd Sep 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-I / ASC-1 Satellite Launch – 27th Aug 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-I / Aussat 1 Satellite Launch – 27th Aug 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-I Landing – 3rd Sep 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-J Launch – 3rd Oct 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-51-J Launch (3rd Oct 1985) & Landing (7th Oct 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-51-J Landing – 7th Oct 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-61-A Launch – 30th Oct 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-61-A Launch (30th Oct 1985) & Landing (6th Nov 1985):

Space Shuttle STS-61-A Landing – 6th Nov 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-61-B Launch – 26th Nov 1985:

Space Shuttle STS-61-B Landing – 3rd Dec 1985:

1986 | Back to Year choices

Space Shuttle STS-61-C Launch – 12th Jan 1986:

Space Shuttle STS-61-C Landing – 18th Jan 1986:

Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L Disaster – 28th Jan 1986:

Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L Memorial – 31st Jan 1986:

COLOPEX ’86 / Challenger 7 – 11th Apr 1986:

1987 | Back to Year choices

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1988 | Back to Year choices

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1989 | Back to Year choices

Honoring First American Woman to Walk in Space – 18th Feb 1989:

20th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 20th Jul 1989:

20th Universal Postal Congress – 24th Nov 1989:

20th Universal Postal Congress – 27th Nov 1989:

1990 | Back to Year choices

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1991 | Back to Year choices

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1992 | Back to Year choices

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1993 | Back to Year choices

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1994 | Back to Year choices

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1995 | Back to Year choices

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1996 | Back to Year choices

Mars Global Surveyor – 7th Nov 1996:

1997 | Back to Year choices

Pioneer 10 Final Signal – 31st Mar 1997:

50th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight – 14th Oct 1997:

1998 | Back to Year choices

Lunar Prospector / Rediscovering the Moon – 6th Jan 1998:

40th Anniversary of Explorer 1 Satellite Launch – 31st Jan 1998:

35th Anniversary of Project Mercury – 10th May 1998:

Mars Climate Orbiter – 10th Dec 1998:

Mars Climate Orbiter – 11th Dec 1998:

1999 | Back to Year choices

Mars Polar Lander – 3rd Jan 1999:

30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – 20th Jul 1999:

2000 | Back to Year choices

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2001 | Back to Year choices

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2002 | Back to Year choices

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2003 | Back to Year choices

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2004 | Back to Year choices

Mars Rover Landing “Spirit” – 3rd Jan 2004:

Mars Rover Landing “Opportunity” – 24th Jan 2004:

Shore Leave 26 / Science Fiction Convention – 10th Jul 2004:

35th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – 20th Jul 2004:

Messenger Launch (Mercury Mission) – 3rd Aug 2004:

SpaceShipOne – 4th Oct 2004:

2005 | Back to Year choices

Space Shuttle STS-114 Launch – 26th Jul 2005:

2006 | Back to Year choices

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2007 | Back to Year choices

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2008 | Back to Year choices

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2009 | Back to Year choices

40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 – 20th Jul 2009:

Ares 1-X Launch – 28th Oct 2009:

2010 | Back to Year choices

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2011 | Back to Year choices

25th Anniversary of the Challenger Disaster – 28th Jan 2011:

Messenger Enters Orbit Around Mercury – 17th Mar 2011:

Messenger Stamp / First Day of Issue – 4th May 2011:

50th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s ‘Freedom 7’ / Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) Flight / First Day of Issue – 4th May 2011:

As above but cancelled at Wapakoneta Ohio (The Birthplace of Neil Armstrong) – 4th May 2011:

50th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s ‘Freedom 7’ / Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) Flight – 5th May 2011:

50th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s ‘Freedom 7’ / Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) Flight – 13th May 2011:

End of Mars Rover ‘Spirit’ Mission – 25th May 2011:

Space Shuttle (Final Mission) STS-135 Launch – 8th Jul 2011:

Space Shuttle (Final Mission) STS-135 Docking with ISS – 10th Jul 2011:

Space Shuttle (Final Mission) STS-135 Landing – 21st Jul 2011:

NASA Juno Launched / Jupiter Mission – 5th Aug 2011:

2012 | Back to Year choices

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2013 | Back to Year choices

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2014 | Back to Year choices

NASA Orion Spacecraft Launch / First Unmanned Test Flight – 5th Dec 2014:

2015 | Back to Year choices

SpaceX CRS-5 ISS Re-Supply Launch – 10th Jan 2015:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / DSCOVR / ‘Deep Space Climate Observatory’ Launch – 11th Feb 2015:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV GPS IIF-9 / USA-260 Launch – 25th Mar 2015:

SpaceX CRS-6 ISS Re-Supply Launch – 14th Apr 2015:

SpaceX Crew Dragon Abort Test – 6th May 2015:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V GPS IIF-10 / USA-262 Launch – 15th Jul 2015:

2016 | Back to Year choices

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2017 | Back to Year choices

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V OA-7 Launch / 6th Cygnus ISS Re-Supply Mission – 18th Apr 2017:

Inmarsat-5 F4 (GX-4) Launch – 15th May 2017:

SpaceX CRS-13 / SPX-13 Launch (Cargo Mission to ISS) – 15th Dec 2017:

2018 | Back to Year choices

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Flight – 6th Feb 2018:

FDI Sally Ride Stamp (Astronaut from STS-7) / First American Woman in Space – 23rd May 2018:

2019 | Back to Year choices

SSL Nusantara Satu Launch – 21st Feb 2019:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Demo Mission DM1 – 2nd Mar 2019:

1st Meeting of SpaceX and ISS Crews – 3rd Mar 2019:

SpaceX Demo Mission DM1 Splashdown – 8th Mar 2019:

10th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Launch for USAF – 15th Mar 2019:

ArabSat 6A Launch – 11th Apr 2019:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-17 / SPX-17 Launch – 4th May 2019:

1st Full-Scale Test Launch of the Starlink Constellation – 23rd May 2019:

RADARSAT Constellation Launch – 12th Jun 2019:

STP-2 Launch / DoD Space Test Program – 25th Jun 2019:

NASA Orion Ascent Abort 2 Mission – 2nd Jul 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 11 – Launch – 16th Jul 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 11 – First Moon Landing / First Day of Issue – 19th Jul 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 11 – First Moon Landing- 20th Jul 2019:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-18 Launch – 25th Jul 2019:

AMOS 17 Satellite Launch – 6th Aug 2019:

Atlas V AEHF-5 / United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch – 8th Aug 2019:

GPS 3 Satellite (GPS III-02) Launch / USA-293 – 22nd Aug 2019:

Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL Flight # 44 / Ionospheric Connection Explorer – 10th Oct 2019:

1st All-Woman Space Walk – 18th Oct 2019:

USAF X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Returns to Florida – 27th Oct 2019:

Northrop Grumman NG-12 / ISS Supply Launch – 2nd Nov 2019:

NASA Starliner Pad Abort Test – 4th Nov 2019:

SpaceX Starlink 2nd Group Launch (L1) – 11th Nov 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 12 Launch – 14th Nov 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 12 – 16th Nov 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 12 Lunar Landing – 19th Nov 2019:

50th Anniversary Apollo 12 Splashdown & Recovery – 24th Nov 2019:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-19 / SPX-19 Launch – 5th Dec 2019:

JCSAT-18 / Kacific1 Satellite Launch – 16th Dec 2019:

Boeing Starliner Orbital Test Flight – 20th Dec 2019:

Boeing Starliner Lands at WSMR – 22nd Dec 2019:

2020 | Back to Year choices

SpaceX Starlink 3rd Group Launch (L2) – 6th Jan 2020:

SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort – 19th Jan 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 4th Group Launch (L3) – 29th Jan 2020:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Solar Orbiter Launch – 9th Feb 2020:

Northrop Grumman NG-13 / ISS Supply Launch – 15th Feb 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 5th Group Launch (L4) – 17th Feb 2020:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-20 / SPX-XX Launch – 6th Mar 2020:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-20 / SPX-XX Arrives at ISS – 9th Mar 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 6th Group Launch (L5) – 18th Mar 2020:

Atlas V AEHF-6 / United Launch Alliance (ULA) Rocket Launch – 26th Mar 2020:

50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 Launch – 11th Apr 2020:

50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 (a possible) Lunar Landing – 14th Apr 2020:

50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 Safe Return – 17th Apr 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 7th Group Launch (L6) – 22nd Apr 2020:

NASA Selects SpaceX for Starship Concept – 30th Apr 2020:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) X-37B 6th Space Mission Launch – 17th May 2020:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Crew Dragon Rollout to Pad 39A – 21st May 2020:

SpaceX DM-2 / Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley Return to Space – 30th May 2020:

SpaceX DM-2 / Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley Return to Space – 31st May 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 8th Group Launch (L7) – 3rd Jun 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 9th Group Launch (L8) – 13th Jun 2020:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / GPS 3 Satellite (GPS III-03) Launch / USA-304 – 30th Jun 2020:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / NROL 129 Launch – 15th Jul 2020:

Anasis 2 Satellite Launch – 20th Jul 2020:

Mars Perserverence Launch – 30th Jul 2020:

SpaceX DM-2 / Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley Return to Earth – 2nd Aug 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 10th Group Launch (L9) – 7th Aug 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 11th Group Launch (L10) – 18th Aug 2020:

SAOCOM-1B Radar Imaging Satellite Launch – 30th Aug 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 12th Group Launch (L11) – 3rd Sep 2020:

Northrop Grumman NG-14 / Antares Launches Cygnus to ISS – 2nd Oct 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 13th Group Launch (L12) – 6th Oct 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 14th Group Launch (L13) – 18th Oct 2020:

NASA OSIRIS-REx Collects Sample from Asteroid Bennu – 20th Oct 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 15th Group Launch (L14) – 24th Oct 2020:

Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Occupation of the ISS – 2nd Nov 2020:

GPS 3 Satellite (GPS III-04) Launch / USA-309 – 5th Nov 2020:

Falcon 9 / Crew Dragon Capsule Rollout to LC39A for Crew-1 Launch – 9th Nov 2020:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / NROL 101 Launch – 13th Nov 2020:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon ‘Resilience’ / Crew-1 Launch – 15th Nov 2020:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Crew-1 Arrives at ISS – 16th Nov 2020:

First Segments of SLS Rocket Boosters for Artemis-1 in VAB / KSC – 21st Nov 2020:

Copernicus Sentinel-6 Satellite Launch – 21st Nov 2020:

SpaceX Starlink 16th Group Launch (L15) – 24th Nov 2020:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-21 / SPX-21 Launch – 6th Dec 2020:

NASA Selects Initial Team of Astronauts for Artemis Lunar Mission – 9th Dec 2020:

‘Patrick Air Force Base’ now ‘Patrick Space Force Base’ – 9th Dec 2020:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / Delta IV / Heavy NROL 44 Launch – 10th Dec 2020:

SiriusXM (SMX-7) Satellite Launch – 13th Dec 2020:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / Delta IV / Heavy NROL 108 Launch – 19th Dec 2020:

2021 | Back to Year choices

Turksat 5A Launch – 7th Jan 2021:

Virgin Orbits LauncherOne Rocket Reaches Orbit on Demo-2 Mission – 17th Jan 2021:

SpaceX Launches 17th Batch of Starlink Satellites (L16) – 20th Jan 2021:

SpaceX F9 / Transporter 1 Mission (TR-1) – 24th Jan 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 14 Launch – 31st Jan 2021:

Perserverence Rover less than 20 Million Miles from Landing – 1st Feb 2021:

SpaceX Launches 19th Batch of Starlink Satellites (L18) – 4th Feb 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 14 Moon Landing – 5th Feb 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 14 Splashdown & Recovery – 9th Feb 2021:

SpaceX Launch Batch (V1.0-L19) of Starlink Satellites (L19) – 15th Feb 2021:

Perserverence Rover Lands on Mars – 18th Feb 2021:

Northrop Grumman NG-15 / Antares Launches Cygnus Cargo Ship (named after Katherine Johnson) to the ISS – 20th Feb 2021:

Northrop Grumman NG-15 / Cygnus Cargo Ship (named after Katherine Johnson) Arrives at the ISS – 22nd Feb 2021:

55th Anniversary of the 1st Saturn-1B Launch at KSC – 26th Feb 2021:

SpaceX Launches 18th Group of Starlink Satellites (L17) – 4th Mar 2021:

SpaceX Launch 21st Group of Starlink Satellites (L20) – 11th Mar 2021:

SpaceX Launch 22nd Group of Starlink Satellites (L21) – 14th Mar 2021:

SpaceX Launch 23rd Group of Starlink Satellites (L22) – 24th Mar 2021:

SpaceX Launch 24th Group of Starlink Satellites (L23) – 7th Apr 2021:

NASA Selects SpaceX ‘Starship’ as Lunar Lander for Artemis Moon Missions – 16th Apr 2021:

Ingenuity Helicopter First Flight on Mars – 19th Apr 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-2 Launch – 23rd Apr 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-2 at ISS – 24th Apr 2021:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / NROL 82 Launch – 26th Apr 2021:

SpaceX Launch 25th Group of Starlink Satellites (L24) – 28th Apr 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-1 Returns from ISS – 2nd May 2021:

Star Wars Droids Stamps Issue – 4th May 2021:

SpaceX Launch 26th Group of Starlink Satellites (L25) – 4th May 2021:

60th Anniversary of Alan Shepard’s ‘Freedom 7’ / Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) Flight – 5th May 2021:

SpaceX Launch 27th Group of Starlink Satellites (L27) – 9th May 2021:

SpaceX Launch 28th Group of Starlink Satellites (L26) – 15th May 2021:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) / SBIRS GEO 5 Launch – 18th May 2021:

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity – 1st Powered Flight over NM – 22nd May 2021:

60th Anniversary JFK’s Famous Moon Speech – 25th May 2021:

SpaceX Launch 29th Group of Starlink Satellites (L28) – 26th May 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-22 / SPX-22 Launch – 3rd Jun 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-22 / SPX-22 Arrives at the ISS – 5th Jun 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 SiriusXM / SXM-8 Launch – 6th Jun 2021:

Juno Spacecraft Close Approach to Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede – 7th Jun 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / GPS 3 Satellite (GPS III-05) Launch – 17th Jun 2021:

Sun Science / First Day of Issue / Images from Solar Dynamics Observatory – 18th Jun 2021:

NASA Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter installed onto Space Launch System Core Stage in preparation for Upcoming Unmanned Orion Launch – 22nd Jun 2021:

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne / 1st Commercial Satellite Launch Mission – 30th Jun 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 2 Launch – 30th Jun 2021:

55th Anniversary of Apollo 2 / Saturn 1B – AS-203 / Unmanned Mission – 5th Jul 2021:

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo / UNITY-22 Launch & Space Flight with Crew of 6 (including Richard Branson) – 11th Jul 2021:

Blue Origin ‘New Shepard’ / First Crewed Mission to Space – 20th Jul 2021:

60th Anniversary of Gus Grissom’s ‘Liberty Bell 7’ / Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) Flight – 21st Jul 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Launch – 26th Jul 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Launch (26th Jul 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Launch (26th Jul 2021) – Enhanced Period Covers:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Launch (26th Jul 2021) & Rover (31st Jul 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Card:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Lunar Landing – 30th Jul 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Lunar Landing (30th Jul 2021) – Enhanced 10 Year Anniversary of Apollo 15 Cover:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Lunar Landing (30th Jul 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle – 31st Jul 2021:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (31st Jul 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Card:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 James Irwin / Lunar Module Pilot (2nd Aug 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Splashdown (7th Aug 2021) – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

Antares Cygnus NG-16 Launch – 10th Aug 2021:

Antares Cygnus NG-16 Docking with ISS – 12th Aug 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-23 / SPX-23 Launch – 29th Aug 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-23 / SPX-23 Arrives at ISS – 30th Aug 2021:

First Starlink Launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base (Group 2-1) – 13th Sep 2021:

SpaceX Inspiration 4 / First All Private Civilian Flight – 15th Sep 2021:

SpaceX Inspiration 4 / Crew Return – 18th Sep 2021:

NASA / USGS Landsat 9 Satellite Launch – 27th Sep 2021:

Blue Origin / 7th Test of New Shepard NS3 (Space Flight with William Shatner) – 13th Oct 2021:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V Launches LUCY Spacecraft to Explore Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids – 16th Oct 2021:

NASA / Orion Spacecraft Lifted onto SLS Rocket for Artemis 1 Mission – 20th Oct 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-2 Returns from ISS – 8th Nov 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-3 Launch – 10th Nov 2021:

ISS Expedition 66 ‘On Station’ – 10th Nov 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-3 Arrives at ISS – 11th Nov 2021:

SpaceX Launch 31st Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-1) – 13th Nov 2021:

NASA ‘Double Asteroid Redirection Test’ (DART) Launch – 23rd Nov 2021:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) Launch – 7th Dec 2021:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Launch – 9th Dec 2021:

Blue Origin NS-19 Sub-Orbital Space Flight Mission – 11th Dec 2021:

SpaceX Launch 33rd Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-4) – 18th Dec 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Turksat 5B Launch – 18th Dec 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-24 / SPX-24 Launch – 21st Dec 2021:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-24 / SPX-24 Arrives at ISS – 22nd Dec 2021:

NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Launch – 25th Dec 2021:

2022 | Back to Year choices

The Missile Stamp Club (organized 1960) Welcomes 2022 – 1st Jan 2022:

SpaceX Launch 35th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-5) – 6th Jan 2022:

Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) / Begins Science Studies Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A – 11th Jan 2022:

Virgin LauncherOne Rocket Carried Aloft by 747 “Cosmic Girl” / “Above the Clouds” Mission / 7 CubeSats – 13th Jan 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 3 Launch – 13th Jan 2022:

SpaceX Launch 36th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-6) – 18th Jan 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V / USSF-8 Launch – 21st Jan 2022:

NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) / Reaches L2 Lagrange Point – 24th Jan 2022:

Remembering the Apollo 1 Astronauts: Gus Grissom, Ed White & Roger Chaffee / 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 1 Fire – 27th Jan 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cosmo-SkyMed Launch – 31st Jan 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / NROL 87 Launch – 2nd Feb 2022:

SpaceX Launch 37th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-7) – 3rd Feb 2022:

NASA Releases WEBB’s Initial Alignment Mosaic – 11th Feb 2022:

Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-17 (Named for Piers Sellers) / NG17 Launch – 19th Feb 2022:

60th Anniversary of John Glenn’s ‘Friendship 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) Flight – 20th Feb 2022:

Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-17 (Named for Piers Sellers) Arrives at ISS – 21st Feb 2022:

SpaceX Launch 38th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-11) – 25th Feb 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V / NOAA GOES-T Launch – 1st Mar 2022:

SpaceX Launch 39th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-9) – 3rd Mar 2022:

SpaceX Launch 40th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-10) – 9th Mar 2022:

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Reaches “Fine Phasing” Alignment Milestone – 11th Mar 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket with Orion Capsule / Artemis 1 Rollout from VAB – 17th Mar 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Arrives at Launch Pad LC-39B – 18th Mar 2022:

SpaceX Launch 41st Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-12) – 19th Mar 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 4 Launch – 1st Apr 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-1 Launch – 8th Apr 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-1 Crew Arrival at ISS – 9th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original VIP Cards from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachets from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

NEW ! In May 2022, this very special set of 6 original enhanced Inner & Outer Space tracking station covers arrived. They have been embellished by Dennis Ranski to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission. The author is very grateful for these covers which were made especially for this website ! To check out more Inner & Outer space covers, click here.

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / Falcon 9 / NROL 85 Launch – 17th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Moon Landing – 20th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Moon Landing VIP Cards – 20th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original VIP Cards from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Moon Landing – 20th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original Manned Spaceflight Covers [MSFC] from 1972 (one used, one unused):

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Moon Landing – 20th Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Rover on the Moon – 21st Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Rover on the Moon – 21st Apr 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original VIP Card from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Rover on the Moon – 21st Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Lunar Liftoff – 23rd Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Subsatellite II Launch – 24th Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of an Original Cachet:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Trans-Earth EVA – 25th Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of an Original ‘Astro Covers’ Cachet:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-1 Crew Return from ISS – 25th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Splashdown & Recovery – 27th Apr 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Splashdown & Recovery – 27th Apr 2022 – Enhanced Original VIP Card from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 16 Splashdown & Recovery – 27th Apr 2022 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-4 Launch – 27th Apr 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-4 Arrives at ISS – 27th Apr 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-3 Returns from ISS – 6th May 2022:

SpaceX Launch 44th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-17) – 6th May 2022:

SpaceX Launch 45th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-13) – 13th May 2022:

SpaceX Launch 47th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-18) – 18th May 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) / Starliner Launches on Orbital Test Flight 2 – 19th May 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) / Starliner Orbital Test Flight 2 Crew Capsule Arrives at ISS – 20th May 2022:

60th Anniversary of Scott Carpenter’s ‘Aurora 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) Flight – 24th May 2022:

60th Anniversary of Scott Carpenter’s ‘Aurora 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) Flight – 24th May 2022 – Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) / Starliner Orbital Test Flight 2 Crew Capsule Returns from ISS – 25th May 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter-5 ‘Rideshare’ Mission Launch – 25th May 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Nilesat-301 Launch – 8th Jun 2022:

SpaceX Launch 48th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-19) – 17th Jun 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / German Radar Earth Observation Satellite (SARah-1) Launch – 18th Jun 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Globalstar-2 FM-15 Launch – 19th Jun 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / SES-22 Communications Satellite Launch – 29th Jun 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V / USSF-12 Launch – 1st Jul 2022:

Virgin Orbits LauncherOne Carried Aloft by 747 “Cosmic Girl” – 1st Jul 2022:

SpaceX Launch 49th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-21) – 7th Jul 2022:

SpaceX Launch 50th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 3-1) – 10th Jul 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-25 / SPX-25 Launch – 14th Jul 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / CRS-25 Cargo Dragon Arrives at ISS – 16th Jul 2022:

50th Anniversary of the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakaneta Ohio – 20th Jul 2022:

SpaceX Launch 52nd Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 3-2) – 22nd Jul 2022:

SpaceX Launch 53rd Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-25) – 24th Jul 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) Launch – 4th Aug 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V / SBIRS GEO 6 Launch – 4th Aug 2022:

SpaceX Launch 54th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-26) – 9th Aug 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 Rollout – 16th Aug 2022:

45th Anniversary of Voyager 2 Launch / 20th Aug 1977 – 20th Aug 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 Launch Scrub (1st) – 29th Aug 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 Launch Scrub (2nd) – 3rd Sep 2022:

SpaceX Launch 59th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-20) / plus Rideshare Payload – 4th Sep 2022:

45th Anniversary of Voyager 1 Launch / 5th Sep 1977 – 5th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 1A – ‘First Day of Issue’ with rocket, gray background, black rubber stamp postmark – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 1B – same as 1A but color postmark – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 2A – ‘Fine Phasing Alignment’, black postmark – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 2B – same as 2A but color postmark – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 3 – ‘First Day of Issue’, yellowish background – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 4 – ‘Webb Telescope Launched’ – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 5 – ‘L2 Lagrange Point’ – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 6 – ‘Tarantula Nebula’ – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 7 – ‘Initial Alignment Mosaic’ – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 8 – ‘Jupiter’ – 8th Sep 2022:

James Webb Space Telescope Stamp – Version 9 – ‘Southern Ring Nebula’ – 8th Sep 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) / Delta IV Heavy / NROL 91 Launch – 24th Sep 2022:

NASA ‘Double Asteroid Redirection Test’ (DART) Impacts Dimorphos – 26th Sep 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 / Rollback to VAB as Hurricane Ian Approaches – 27th Sep 2022:

60th Anniversary of Wally Schirra’s ‘Sigma 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Flight – 3rd Oct 2022:

60th Anniversary of Wally Schirra’s ‘Sigma 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) Flight – 3rd Oct 2022 – Enhanced Period Covers:

SpaceX Launch 63rd Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-29) – 5th Oct 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-5 Launch – 5th Oct 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-5 Arrives at ISS – 6th Oct 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Intelsat Galaxy 33 & 34 Launch – 8th Oct 2022:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-4 Returns from ISS – 14th Oct 2022:

SpaceX / Eutelsat Hotbird 13F Launch – 15th Oct 2022:

SpaceX Launch 65th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 4-31) – 27th Oct 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy / USSF-44 Launch – 1st Nov 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 / Second Rollout – 4th Nov 2022:

Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-18 (Named for Sally Ride) Launch – 7th Nov 2022:

NASA Artemis 1 / Remaining on Pad 39B as Hurricane Nicole Approaches – 7th Nov 2022:

Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-18 (Named for Sally Ride) Arrives at ISS – 9th Nov 2022:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V / NASA JPSS-2 Launch – 10th Nov 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Intelsat Galaxy 31 & 32 Launch – 12th Nov 2022:

US Space Force X-37B Space Plane Returns – 12th Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket with Orion Capsule / Artemis 1 Launch – 16th Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket with Orion Capsule / Artemis 1 [FOUR COVERS] – 16th Nov to 11th Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket with Orion Capsule / Artemis 1 [FRONTS] – 16th Nov to 11th Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Rocket with Orion Capsule / Artemis 1 [REVERSES] – 16th Nov to 11th Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Trans-Lunar Injection – 16th Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Closest Outbound Approach – 21st Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Moon Arrival – 21st Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Enters Distant Retrograde Orbit – 25th Nov 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-26 / SPX-26 Launch – 26th Nov 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-26 / SPX-26 Arrives at ISS – 27th Nov 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-26 / SPX-26 Arrives at ISS – 27th Nov 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Completes Distant Retrograde Departure Burn – 1st Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Lunar Flyby Closest Return Approach – 5th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Launch – 7th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Launch – 7th Dec 2022 – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Launch – 7th Dec 2022 – Enhanced Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachet from 1972:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Mission [FOUR COVERS] – 7th Dec to 19th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Mission [FRONTS] – 7th Dec to 19th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Mission [REVERSES] – 7th Dec to 19th Dec 2022:

NEW ! In Mar 2023, I was lucky enough to receive this beautiful set of 6 original enhanced Inner & Outer Space covers. They have been embellished by Dennis Ranski to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. I’m super thankful for these covers (which were made especially for this website). To check out more Inner & Outer space covers, click here.

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Moon Landing – 11th Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Return to Earth – 11th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Moon Landing – 12th Dec 2022:

Anniversary of Gemini 6 & 7 Rendezvous in Space – 15th Dec 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / SWOT Satellite Launch – 16th Dec 2022:

50th Anniversary Apollo 17 Splashdown – 19th Dec 2022:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / ImageSat EROS-C3 Launch – 29th Dec 2022:

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 1 Orion Capsule / Return to KSC – 30th Dec 2022:

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SpaceX F9 / Transporter-6 Rideshare Mission – 3rd Jan 2023:

RIP Walt Cunningham (1932-2023, Apollo 7 Astronaut) – 3rd Jan 2023:

SpaceX F9 / OneWeb 16 Satellite Launch – 9th Jan 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy / USSF-67 Launch – 15th Jan 2023:

SpaceX F9 / GPS 3 Satellite (GPS-III-SV06) Launch – 18th Jan 2023:

SpaceX Launch 68th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 2-4) – 19th Jan 2023:

Rocket Lab USA / HawkEye 360 Launch – 24th Jan 2023:

Anniversary of Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-L Disaster (28th Jan 1986) – 28th Jan 2023:

20th Anniversary of the Columbia Disaster – 1st Feb 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Hispasat Amazonas Nexus Satellite Launch – 6th Feb 2023:

SpaceX Launch 69th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 2-5) – 17th Feb 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-6 Launch – 2nd Mar 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-6 Arrives at ISS – 3rd Mar 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-5 Returns from ISS – 11th Mar 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-27 / Launch – 14th Mar 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-27 / Arrives at ISS – 16th Mar 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Satellites Launch – 2nd Apr 2023:

NASA / Artemis 2 Crew Selected – 3rd Apr 2023:

NASA / Artemis 2 Crew Selected / Spacestamps1 ‘Local Post’ 5c Issue – 3rd Apr 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 7 Launch – 14th Apr 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-27 / Splashdown – 15th Apr 2023:

SpaceX Starship / First Integrated Test Flight – 20th Apr 2023:

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity / Glide Flight – 26th Apr 2023:

SpaceX Falcon Heavy / ViaSat-3 Americas – 30th Apr 2023:

May the Fourth Be With You / Star Wars (Vader, WA) – 4th May 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 Launch – 14th May 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 Launch – 14th May 2023 – Enhanced Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachet from 1973:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 Launch – 14th May 2023 – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 Launch – 14th May 2023 – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 Launch – 14th May 2023 – ‘Dual Postmarks’ & Enhanced Reverse of Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-1 / SL-2 / SL-3 / SL-4 Launches – 14th May 2023 / 25th May 2023 / 28th Jul 2023 / 16th Nov 2023:

60th Anniversary of Gordon Cooper’s ‘Faith 7’ / Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Flight – 15th May 2023:

SpaceX F9 / OneWeb & Iridium Satellites Launch – 20th May 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-2 Launch – 21st May 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-2 Crew Arrival at ISS – 22nd May 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Launch – 25th May 2023 – Enhanced Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachet from 1973:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Launch – 25th May 2023 – Enhanced Original VIP Cards:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Launch – 25th May 2023:

Virgin Galactic Final Test Flight – 25th May 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-2 Crew Return from ISS – 30th May 2023:

The Artemis Project / NAPEX 2023 (McLean VA) – 3rd Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-28 / Launch – 5th Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-28 / Arrives at ISS – 6th Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 8 Launch – 12th Jun 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Splashdown – 22nd Jun 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Splashdown – 22nd Jun 2023 – Enhanced Reverse of Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachets from 1973:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Splashdown – 22nd Jun 2023 – Enhanced Original VIP Cards from 1973:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Splashdown – 22nd Jun 2023 – Enhanced Beck Recovery Ship Cachets from 1973:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-2 Splashdown – 22nd Jun 2023 – Enhanced Emblem Cachet from 1973:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / NROL 68 Launch – 22nd Jun 2023:

Virgin Galactic VSS Unity / Inaugural Commerical Flight [PROTOTYPE] – 29th Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-28 / Undocking – 29th Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-28 / Splashdown – 30th Jun 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / ESA ‘Euclid’ Telescope – 1st Jul 2023:

1 Year Anniversary of the First Image from the James Webb Space Telescope – 12th Jul 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Launch – 28th Jul 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Launch – 28th Jul 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Launch – Enhanced Reverse of Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachet from 1973 – 28th Jul 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Launch – Enhanced Original VIP Cards – 28th Jul 2023:

SpaceX Falcon Heavy / Jupiter 3 (Echostar 24) Satellite Launch – 28th Jul 2023:

Northrop Grumman NG-19 / Antares Launches Cygnus to ISS – 1st Aug 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Intelsat Galaxy 37 Launch – 3rd Aug 2023:

Northrop Grumman NG-19 / Antares Arrival at ISS – 4th Aug 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-7 Launch – 26th Aug 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-7 Arrival at ISS – 27th Aug 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Space Development Agency Tranche 0B Satellites Launch – 2nd Sep 2023:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-6 Returns from ISS – 4th Sep 2023:

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) / NROL 107 Launch – 10th Sep 2023:

US Space Force / FireFly Aerospace ‘Victus Nox’ Launch – 14th Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx / First Day of Issue [Digital Color Postmarks] – 22nd Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx / First Day of Issue [Mini-set] – 22nd Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx / First Day of Issue – 22nd Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx / First Day of Issue – 22nd Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx / First Day of Issue [OSIRIS-REx Graphic Design Team / University of Arizona] – 22nd Sep 2023:

NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Bennu Sample Returns – 24th Sep 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Splashdown – 25th Sep 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-3 Splashdown – 25th Sep 2023 – Enhanced Original Cachets from Various Space Cover Manufacturers:

KSC Post Office / Last Day Cancel – 26th Sep 2023:

SpaceX Falcon Heavy / Psyche Launch – 13th Oct 2023:

Frank Borman 1928-2023 / Commander Apollo 8 – 7th Nov 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-29 Launch – 9th Nov 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-29 Arrives at ISS – 11th Nov 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 9 Launch – 11th Nov 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-4 Launch – 16th Nov 2023:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-4 Launch – 16th Nov 2023 – Enhanced Original Official NASA Rubber Stamped Cachet from 1973:

SpaceX Starship / Second Integrated Test Flight [PROTOTYPE] – 18th Nov 2023:

SpaceX Starship / Second Integrated Test Flight – 18th Nov 2023:

SpaceX Launch 125th Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 6-31) – 2nd Dec 2023:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cargo Dragon CRS-29 Splashdown – 22nd Dec 2023:

SpaceX Falcon Heavy / US Space Force X-37B Space Plane Launch – 28th Dec 2023:

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SpaceX Falcon 9 / Ovzon 3 Satellite Launch – 3rd Jan 2024:

SpaceX Launch 132nd Group of Starlink Satellites (Group 6-35) – 7th Jan 2024:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur / Peregrine Lunar Lander & Celestis Enterprise Space Burial – 8th Jan 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-3 Launch – 18th Jan 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-3 Launch – 18th Jan 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-3 Crew Arrival at ISS – 20th Jan 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-20 Launch – 30th Jan 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-20 Arrives at ISS – 1st Feb 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / NASA PACE Launch – 8th Feb 2024:

50th Anniversary Skylab SL-4 Undocking & Return – 8th Feb 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 / Axiom AX-3 Crew Return from ISS – 9th Feb 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / USSF-124 Launch – 14th Feb 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-8 Launch – 3rd Mar 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Transporter 10 Launch – 4th Mar 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-8 Arrival at ISS – 5th Mar 2024:

NASA/SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon / Crew-7 Returns from ISS – 12th Mar 2024:

SpaceX Starship / Third Integrated Test Flight – 14th Mar 2024:

National Reconnaissance Office / NROL 123 Launch – 21st Mar 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cargo Dragon CRS-30 Launch – 21st Mar 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cargo Dragon CRS-30 Arrives at ISS – 23rd Mar 2024:

United Launch Alliance (ULA) / National Reconnaissance Office NROL-70 Launch – 9th Apr 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cargo Dragon CRS-30 Undocking from ISS – 28th Apr 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Cargo Dragon CRS-30 Splashdown – 30th Apr 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / MAXAR Worldview Legion Satellite Launch – 2nd May 2024:

National Reconnaissance Office / NROL 146 Launch – 22nd May 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / ESA + JAXA EarthCARE Satellite Launch – 28th May 2024:

Boeing Starliner / Crew Flight Test (1st Astronaut Launch) – 5th Jun 2024:

SpaceX Starship / Fourth Integrated Test Flight – 6th Jun 2024:

Boeing Starliner / Crew Flight Test (Arrives at ISS) – 6th Jun 2024:

RIP Bill Anders (1933-2024, Apollo 8 Astronaut) – 7th Jun 2024:

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity – 7th and Last Commercial Flight – 8th Jun 2024:

RIP Edward Stone (1936-2024, JPL Project Scientist) – 9th Jun 2024:

SpaceX Falcon Heavy / GOES-U Satellite Launch – 25th Jun 2024:

National Reconnaissance Office / NROL 186 Launch – 28th Jun 2024:

SpaceX Falcon 9 / Turksat 6A Launch – 8th Jul 2024:
Kansas City is now producing Cape Canaveral (CC) postmarks, but they are not identical to the originals. The difference lies in the placement of “FL”—in the KC version, it’s right after “Cape Canaveral,” while in the CC version, it’s near the bottom before the zip code.