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Inner & Outer Space

My collection of Inner & Outer Space covers is shown below. These covers were produced from Apollo 15 through to the Skylab missions and they were made by Don Schultz of ‘Dan & Don Cachets’. Here is an early announcement from Don re: Inner & Outer Space Newsletter, which must be where the name came from originally:


Here are some examples of inserts which were often placed inside earlier examples of Inner & Outer Space covers:


1971 | 1972 | 1973

1971  |  Back to Year choices

Apollo 15 Leaves VAB for Launch Pad – 11th May 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 3:


SSN-685 Keel Laid – 5th Jun 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 15:


Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV) – 19th Jun 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 5:
Used about 1 month before the actual event


SSN-686 Keel Laid – 26th Jun 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 16:


2 Year Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Walk – 21st Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 21:


Apollo 15 Launch – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 4:


Apollo 15 Pacific Recovery Control Center / Kunia, Hawaii – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 7:


Apollo 15 Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force / Norfolk, Virginia – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 8:


Apollo 15 / MSC Houston TX – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 10:


Moon Kentucky Salutes Apollo 15 – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 12:


Moon Virginia Salutes Apollo 15 – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 13:


Apollo Pennsylvania Salutes Apollo 15 – 26th Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 14:


Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Vehicle – 31st Jul 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 5:


Decade of Achievement / FDI Stamps – 2nd Aug 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 20:


USS California DLGN-36 Launching – 22nd Sep 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 19:


USS Richard Russell / Keel Laid – 19th Oct 1971 – Inner & Outer Space 17:


Four Astronauts Visit Wisconsin – 10th Dec 1971:


Apollo 16 Rollout – 13th Dec 1971 – A/S 16 1:


1972  |  Back to Year choices

10th Anniversary of Project Mercury MA-6 – 20th Feb 1972 – Inner & Outer Space S-1:


Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 2:


Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 3:


Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 4:


Apollo 16 Launch – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 5:


Apollo 16 USNS Vanguard – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 7:


Apollo 16 Home of the Recovery Control Center Atlantic Norfolk VA – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 8:


Apollo 16 Pacific Recovery Control Center Kunia, Hawaii – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 9:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Goldstone, CA – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 1:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Greenbelt, MD – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 2:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Houston, TX – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 3:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Cape Kennedy, FL – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 4:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Agana, Guam – 17th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 5:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Corpus Christi, TX – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 6:


Apollo 16 Manned Space Flight Network Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 T 7:


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 of Dennis Ranski’s amazing space covers, click here.


Apollo PA Salutes Apollo 16 – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16:


Moon KY Salutes Apollo 16 – 16th Apr 1972 – A/S 16:


Moon VA Salutes Apollo 16 – 20th Apr 1972 – A/S 16:


Apollo 16 Descartes Landing Site – 20th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 6:


Apollo 16 Returns to Earth – 27th Apr 1972 – A/S 16 10:


Apollo 17 Leaves VAB – 28th Aug 1972 – A/S 17 1:


Apollo 17 / Houston TX – 6th/9th/15th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 4:


Apollo 17 Home of the Recovery Control Center Pacific, Kunia HI – 6th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 7:


Apollo 17 Launch – 7th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 2:


Final Flight of the Apollo Program – 7th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 5:


Mercury Gemini Apollo / Three Steps to the Moon – 7th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 9:


Wee! / We Are Going to the Moon with Apollo 17 – 7th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 11:

An unusual cover with similar artwork design to the above:


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 see more of Dennis Ranski’s incredible space covers, click here.


Apollo 17 Taurus-Littrow Landing Site – 11th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 6:


Apollo 17 Splashdown – 19th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 8:


Apollo Completed / Next Skylab – 19th Dec 1972 – A/S 17 10:


1973  |  Back to Year choices

Skylab 2 Rollout – 26th Feb 1973 – SL-2 1:


Rollout Skylab 1 – 16th Apr 1973 – SL-1 1:


Skylab 1 Launch – 14th May 1973 – SL-1 2:


Skylab 1 Launch – 14th May 1973 – SL-1 4:


Skylab 2 Launch – 25th May 1973 – SL-2 2:


Skylab 2 Apollo Command & Service Module Lockup with Orbiting Lab – 25th May 1973 – SL-2 3:


Skylab 2 Pacific Recovery Control Center / Kunia, Hawaii – 25th May 1973 – SL-2 5:


Skylab Orbiting Laboratory Workshop for Astronauts in Space – 25th May 1973 – SL-1 3:


Skylab Pacific Recovery Control Center / Kunia, Hawaii – 28th Jul 1973:


Inner & Outer Space Vol. 5 No. 10 (Magazine dated Nov 1972) – John Shue / Editor:


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