{"id":9163,"date":"2019-06-20T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=9163"},"modified":"2019-07-24T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:01:19","slug":"moon-landing-50th-anniversary-canada-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=9163","title":{"rendered":"Moon Landing 50th Anniversary (Canada 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[press release]<\/em>
\nApollo 11 stamps celebrate first moon landing \u2013 and the significant Canadian contributions to the mission<\/strong><\/span>
\nCanadians played pivotal roles in landing humans on the moon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"LONGUEUIL, QUE. \u2013 Canada Post today issued two commemorative stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time \u2013 and the Canadians who helped make it possible.<\/p>\n

On July 20, 1969, more than half a billion people around the world were transfixed by grainy black and white television footage of astronaut Neil Armstrong taking humankind\u2019s first steps on the moon. The mission was a giant leap for human space exploration and featured significant Canadian ingenuity and innovation. Canadian engineers working at NASA, and a company based in Longueuil, Quebec, that built part of the lunar lander, were instrumental in making the mission a success:<\/p>\n

James (Jim) Chamberlin<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"\"Jim Chamberlin was a leading figure in aircraft design in Canada before moving to the U.S. in 1959 to work for NASA. He became head of engineering for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program for the United States, and project manager and chief designer for the Gemini spacecraft that preceded Apollo. He helped determine the type of spacecraft that would transport the Apollo 11 astronauts and was one of the first at NASA to recognize that flying directly to the moon wasn\u2019t the best option. Instead, Chamberlin favoured having a smaller landing module travel to lunar orbit attached to the main spacecraft, then descend to the moon\u2019s surface and later reconnect with the main spacecraft. This approach, known as lunar orbit rendezvous, became fundamental to the Apollo program.<\/p>\n

Owen Maynard<\/strong><\/span>
\nOne of Ca\"\"nada\u2019s top aircraft engineers before being hired by NASA in 1959, Owen Maynard went on to head the Systems Engineering Division for the Apollo spacecraft program \u2013 effectively making him the chief engineer. He sketched early designs of the main Apollo command module and is credited as the person at NASA most responsible for the design of the lunar lander. He also served as Chief of the Mission Operations Division and was responsible for planning the sequence of missions that led to Apollo 11. Like Chamberlin, Maynard also played an important role in determining the safest way to reach and land on the moon.
\nH\u00e9roux-Devtek<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"\"The first legs to stand on the moon didn\u2019t belong to Neil Armstrong \u2013 they were from H\u00e9roux Machine Parts Limited of Longueuil, Quebec. Now known as H\u00e9roux-Devtek, the company manufactured the spider-like landing gear legs on the lunar module to NASA\u2019s specifications. The legs were also part of the launch platform that let Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lift off from the moon and reconnect with the main command module. Those legs remain on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site, in an area known as the Sea of Tranquility.<\/p>\n

The stamp issue, designed by Matthew Clark of Subplot Design Inc. and illustrated by Mack Sztaba, was printed by Lowe-Martin and is available in a booklet of 10 stamps and a pane of six. The Official First Day Cover is cancelled in Longueuil, home of H\u00e9roux-Devtek.\"\"<\/p>\n

The stamps and related collectibles are available at canadapost.ca\/shop<\/a> and at postal outlets across Canada. \"\"[en Francais]<\/em>
\nLes timbres sur la mission Apollo 11 rendent hommage aux premiers pas de l\u2019humanit\u00e9 sur la Lune et \u00e0 l\u2019apport important des Canadiens<\/strong><\/span>
\nLe Canada a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le de pivot dans l\u2019atterrissage sur la Lune<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"LONGUEUIL, QU\u00c9BEC \u2013 Aujourd\u2019hui, Postes Canada a \u00e9mis deux timbres-poste comm\u00e9moratifs en l\u2019honneur du 50e anniversaire de la mission Apollo 11 et des Canadiens qui ont contribu\u00e9 au succ\u00e8s du moment historique o\u00f9 l\u2019humanit\u00e9 a fait ses premiers pas sur la Lune.<\/p>\n

Le 20 juillet 1969, plus d\u2019un demi-milliard de personnes ont les yeux riv\u00e9s sur leur t\u00e9l\u00e9 o\u00f9 apparaissent les images floues en noir et blanc de l\u2019astronaute Neil Armstrong qui devient le premier humain \u00e0 marcher sur la Lune. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la mission Apollo 11 et \u00e0 l\u2019ing\u00e9niosit\u00e9 et \u00e0 l\u2019innovation canadiennes, l\u2019humanit\u00e9 fait alors un pas de g\u00e9ant dans l\u2019exploration spatiale. Des ing\u00e9nieurs canadiens de la NASA de m\u00eame que l\u2019entreprise de Longueuil charg\u00e9e de construire une partie du module lunaire ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le important dans le succ\u00e8s de cette mission.<\/p>\n

James (Jim) Chamberlin<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nJim Chamberlin a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le pr\u00e9pond\u00e9rant dans la conception d\u2019a\u00e9ronefs au Canada avant de s\u2019\u00e9tablir aux \u00c9tats-Unis en 1959 pour travailler \u00e0 la NASA. Il est devenu ing\u00e9nieur en chef du projet Mercury, le premier programme am\u00e9ricain visant \u00e0 envoyer un humain dans l\u2019espace, et directeur de projet et concepteur en chef de la navette Gemini qui a pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 l\u2019Apollo. Il a aid\u00e9 la NASA \u00e0 choisir le vaisseau spatial qui transporterait les astronautes de la mission Apollo 11 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 un des premiers \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre qu\u2019un vol direct vers la Lune n\u2019\u00e9tait pas la meilleure approche. M. Chamberlain pr\u00e9f\u00e9rait plut\u00f4t envoyer dans l\u2019orbite lunaire un module d\u2019exploration plus petit fix\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019engin principal. Ce module descendrait seul jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la surface de la Lune et se rattacherait ensuite au vaisseau principal. Cette approche, mieux connue sous le nom de rendez-vous en orbite lunaire, est devenue fondamentale pour le programme Apollo.\"\"<\/p>\n

Owen Maynard<\/strong><\/span>
\nAvant son embauche \u00e0 la NASA en 1959, M. Maynard \u00e9tait l\u2019un des principaux ing\u00e9nieurs d\u2019a\u00e9ronefs du Canada. Il a dirig\u00e9 la Division de l\u2019ing\u00e9nierie des syst\u00e8mes pour l\u2019ensemble du programme Apollo, ce qui a fait de lui l\u2019ing\u00e9nieur en chef. Il a trac\u00e9 les premi\u00e8res esquisses du module de commande Apollo et est reconnu comme \u00e9tant le principal responsable \u00e0 la NASA de la conception du vaisseau lunaire. Il a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 chef de la Division des op\u00e9rations de mission et \u00e9tait charg\u00e9 de planifier la s\u00e9quence des missions qui ont men\u00e9 \u00e0 Apollo 11. Tout comme M. Chamberlin, M. Maynard a grandement contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9terminer la fa\u00e7on la plus s\u00e9curitaire de se rendre et d\u2019atterrir sur la Lune.<\/p>\n

H\u00e9roux-Devtek<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"\"Les premi\u00e8res jambes \u00e0 se tenir sur la Lune n\u2019\u00e9taient pas celles de Neil Armstrong \u2013 elles \u00e9taient confectionn\u00e9es par H\u00e9roux Machine Parts de Longueuil, au Qu\u00e9bec. Maintenant nomm\u00e9e H\u00e9roux-Devtek, l\u2019entreprise a construit les jambes du train d\u2019atterrissage, semblables \u00e0 des pattes d\u2019araign\u00e9e, selon les sp\u00e9cifications de la NASA. Elles \u00e9taient fix\u00e9es \u00e0 la plateforme de lancement qui a permis \u00e0 Neil Armstrong et \u00e0 Buzz Aldrin de quitter la Lune pour rejoindre le module de commande principal. Les jambes se trouvent toujours sur le site de l\u2019alunissage d\u2019Apollo 11, dans la mer de la Tranquillit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Les timbres, con\u00e7us par Matthew Clark de Subplot Design Inc. et illustr\u00e9s par Mack Sztaba, sont imprim\u00e9s par Lowe-Martin. Ils sont vendus en carnet de 10 et en feuillet de 6. Le pli Premier Jour officiel est oblit\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 Longueuil, ville o\u00f9 est situ\u00e9 le si\u00e8ge social de H\u00e9roux-Devtek.<\/p>\n

Les timbres et autres articles de collection sont en vente \u00e0 postescanada.ca\/boutique et dans les comptoirs postaux d\u2019un bout \u00e0 l\u2019autre du pays.<\/p>\n

Updated July 3rd:<\/strong><\/span>
\nCanada Post tells The Virtual Stamp Club<\/strong> that the booklet versions of these stamps are self-adhesive, while the sheet versions are water-activated. Other details from the CPC website:<\/p>\n

Issue date: June 27, 2019
\nStamp designer: Subplot Design inc.
\nStamp value: Permanentt\u2122 (domestic rate)<\/p>\n

Booklet version:
\nQuantity products: 240,000
\nDimensions: 30 mm x 45 mm
\nProduct # 414116111<\/p>\n

Sheet version:
\nQuantity products: 40,000
\nDimensions: 160 mm x 180 mm
\nProduct # 404116107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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