This geocoin belongs to the Moonlanding series. Dieser Gecoin gehört zur Serie Mondlandung
- 1.75 inches |
- Front: 3 D illustration of the landed command module |
- Back: 3 D illustration of the 3 astronauts (Armstrong, Collins, Aldrin) |
- WHITE glitter color |
- Limited Edition (only 75 minted) |
- trackable at Geocaching.com with its own icon: |
Mai 1961:
During a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25th. President J. F. Kennedy expressed the goal to reach the moon by end of the 1960s.
This was the start of the Apollo project.
July 24th, 9:50 UTC:
The 3 astronauts reurned to mother Earth. The splashdown point was in the Pacific Ocean.
Today, July 24th 2009 we have the 40th anniversary of this event.
A sufficient cause for the third special Geocoin.