Apollo 15 postal covers incident in the moon landings, the public's fascination with items flown in space increased, as did their value. Although it was not publicly known until September 1972, 15 of the men who entered space as Apollo Program astronauts, before Apollo 15, had agreed with a West German named Horst Eiermann to autograph 500 philatelic items (postcards and blocks of stamps) in exchange for $2,500. This included a member of each mission between Apollo 7 (1968) and Apollo 13 (1970). These items were not taken into space. Covers were prepared by the crews and flown on Apollo 11, Apollo 13 and Apollo
HMS Apollo (F70) Torpedoes and missiles were fired from an F-22P frigate, P3C aircraft and an Agosta 90B submarine. HMS Apollo (F70) HMS "Apollo" was a batch 3B broadbeam of the Royal Navy. She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology. "Apollo" was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotstoun. She was launched on 15 October 1970 and commissioned on 28 May 1972, making her the penultimate "Leander". Both "Apollo" and "Ariadne" are easily distinguished from the other "Leander"s by their 'witches hat' - fitted to the top of the foremast as a part of the electronic warfare