1969 Moon Plaques

Plaques were left on the moon by the Apollo NASA astronauts...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_plaque

AND

http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/florida/photos/nasa/people/people30.htm

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Apollo 10 Command Module seen at the Science Museum

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Apollo 11 Plaque

HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH,

FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D.,

WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Apollo11Plaque.jpg

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Apollo 12 Plaque

NOVEMBER 1969

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/A12-plaque.jpg

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Apollo 13 Plaques (NEVER MADE IT TO THE MOON)

Aquarius. April 1970

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/A13-plaque.jpg

The plaque intended for the Apollo 13 is in the possession of Astronaut Jim Lovell who was to have placed it over the original plaque on the Lunar Module as it had the wrong name on!

It bore the name of Astronaut Mattingly who was replaced by Astronaut Swigert before the mission launch.

However, this could not be done as the lunar landing was aborted.

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Apollo 14 Plaque

ANTARES

FEBRUARY 1971

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/A14-plaque.jpg

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Apollo 15 Plaque

FALCON

JULY 1971

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/A15-plaque.jpg

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Apollo 16 Plaque

ORION

APRIL 1972

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/A16-plaque.jpg

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Apollo 17 Plaque

HERE MAN COMPLETED HIS FIRST EXPLORATIONS OF THE MOON

DECEMBER 1972 A.D.

MAY THE SPIRIT OF PEACE IN WHICH WE CAME

BE REFLECTED IN THE LIVES OF ALL MANKIND

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e8/Apollo17_plaque.jpg

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See...

http://www.space.com/news/a11_plaque.html

and

 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950922.html

For more information on the moon see our online Observatory Page.........

http://www.windowonwoking.org.uk/sites/goldsworthparkcommunityassociation/GoldsworthNews/144

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