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Wiseman’s later command of Artemis II adds an especially important connection to modern lunar exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA highly desirable signed space-philatelic collectible associated with an international ISS expedition, the Olympic torch’s historic journey into orbit and the future commander of humanity’s return to the vicinity of the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254419788040,"sku":"11274","price":295.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11274.jpg?v=1784304473"},{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-14-tma-11m-flown-mir-iss-aerogram-11324","title":"Soyuz TM-13\/14 + TMA-13M - Twice FLOWN MIR + ISS Aerogramme - Reid Wiseman !","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUNIQUE TWICE-FLOWN MIR AND ISS AEROGRAMME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M • Five Mir and Two ISS Onboard Postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and Certified by Yuri Semenov and Ten Spaceflight Personalities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade • Alexander Gerst • Reid Wiseman, Artemis II Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Personal Collection of Renowned Astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn extraordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapproximately 8 × 10-inch aerogramme flown into space on two separate occasions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first to the Soviet–Russian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir space station in 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and, more than two decades later, to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Space Station in 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis remarkable artifact connects two generations of German human spaceflight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission aboard Soyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst’s first spaceflight aboard Soyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, flown alongside NASA astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who later commanded the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme bears an exceptional group of onboard postal markings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive different Mir onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo different International Space Station onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is reported to be hand-signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eten cosmonauts and astronauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including Flade, Gerst and Wiseman, and is additionally signed and certified by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Pavlovich Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the former General Designer and General Director of NPO\/RSC Energia—the organization responsible for the Soyuz spacecraft and a central participant in the Mir and ISS programs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece originates from the personal collection of renowned Belgian astrophilatelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding important specialist provenance to an already exceptional flown artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Spaceflight: Soyuz TM-14 and Mir ’92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme’s first journey into orbit was associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 March 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The mission carried:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Viktorenko — Soyuz Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Kaleri — Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade — German Research Cosmonaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 docked with Mir on 19 March. Flade spent nearly eight days in space and conducted 14 German scientific experiments as part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir ’92 program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, supporting Germany’s preparations for future participation in international space-station projects. He became the second German to visit a space station, following East German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn, and the first astronaut representing reunified Germany to fly aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and visit Mir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlade returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-13 on 25 March 1992. Viktorenko and Kaleri remained aboard Mir as its 11th principal expedition and eventually returned aboard Soyuz TM-14 with French research cosmonaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Tognini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 was also historically important as the first crewed Soyuz mission launched after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, placing it at the beginning of the Russian Federation’s era of human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond Spaceflight: Soyuz TMA-13M and the ISS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 22 years later, the same aerogramme was reportedly carried into orbit again aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which launched from Baikonur on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 May 2014 UTC—29 May local time in Kazakhstan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete three-member crew consisted of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaksim Suraev — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst — European Space Agency astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman — NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spacecraft reached the International Space Station after a rapid four-orbit rendezvous. Suraev, Gerst and Wiseman served as members of Expeditions 40 and 41 and remained in orbit for approximately five and a half months before returning to Earth together aboard Soyuz TMA-13M in November 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst and the “Blue Dot” Mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst’s first spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, known within ESA as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Dot mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. During his six-month stay, Gerst worked as a scientist and flight engineer and participated in dozens of investigations involving physics, biology, human physiology and radiation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerst later returned to orbit aboard Soyuz MS-09 in 2018 and became the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst German to command the International Space Station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, further enhancing the historical importance of his signature on this artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman: From Soyuz to Artemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe presence of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman’s signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the aerogramme an exceptional connection to lunar exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M was Wiseman’s first spaceflight. He served as a flight engineer aboard the ISS for approximately 165 days and later became Chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman subsequently commanded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign and humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon since Apollo 17. Artemis II launched on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The crew completed its historic lunar flight and splashed down safely on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, after traveling farther from Earth than any previous human crew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman’s autograph therefore links this artifact not only to the International Space Station, but also to the renewal of crewed exploration beyond low Earth orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Semenov and Energia Certification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme is also hand-signed and certified by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Pavlovich Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most influential figures in late Soviet and Russian human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemenov became General Designer of NPO Energia in 1989 and later served as its General Director. Energia developed and supported the Soyuz spacecraft, played a central role in the Mir program and became a major Russian partner in the International Space Station. His certification provides an important direct association with the organization responsible for the spacecraft used during both of the aerogramme’s reported journeys into orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAstrophilatelic and Historical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis aerogramme unites an extraordinary range of collecting qualities:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlown into space on two separate missions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarried to both Mir and the International Space Station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnected with Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive different Mir onboard postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo different ISS onboard postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by ten astronauts and cosmonauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and certified by Energia leader Yuri Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated with Klaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated with Alexander Gerst’s first spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery few astrophilatelic artifacts can document two separate journeys into orbit, aboard missions flown more than two decades apart, while connecting the Mir, ISS and Artemis eras of human space exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly exceptional centerpiece for an advanced collection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown space mail, German human spaceflight, Soyuz, Mir, ISS or Artemis memorabilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 8 × 10 inches, with expected folds, handling and postal markings consistent with its aerogramme format and reported orbital use. 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Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev had arrived aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-12M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Suraev, Gerst and Wiseman reached the station aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring their time together, the crew worked on investigations involving human physiology, medicine, materials science, Earth observation, technology development and the effects of long-duration spaceflight. The ISS also served as a test platform for systems and procedures intended to support future exploration beyond low Earth orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman: From Expedition 40 to Artemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis portrait has particular historical importance because it includes the signature of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40 marked Wiseman’s first spaceflight. He launched aboard Soyuz TMA-13M with Maksim Suraev and Alexander Gerst and served as a flight engineer during Expeditions 40 and 41. Over approximately 165 days in orbit, Wiseman and his crewmates supported more than 300 scientific investigations and technology experiments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman also completed two spacewalks during the mission and later served as Chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe subsequently became commander of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, NASA’s first crewed Orion mission around the Moon and the first crewed lunar voyage of the Artemis era. The Artemis II crew also included NASA astronauts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Glover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristina Koch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with Canadian Space Agency astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeremy Hansen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman’s signature therefore connects this ISS portrait with two major phases of modern human spaceflight: long-duration international operations in low Earth orbit and the renewed human exploration of the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 40 was also the first spaceflight of German ESA astronaut and geophysicist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His mission was known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Dot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and included an extensive program of scientific, technological and educational work aboard the station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerst later returned to the ISS in 2018 and became the first German to command the orbital laboratory. He has remained closely involved in European astronaut operations and preparations for future ISS and lunar missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Complete Expedition 40 Crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Swanson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e commanded Expedition 40 and was a veteran of two earlier Space Shuttle missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Skvortsov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e served as a Roscosmos flight engineer and later returned to the station for an additional long-duration mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOleg Artemyev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was making his first spaceflight and participated in Russian-segment operations and extravehicular activities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaksim Suraev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a veteran cosmonaut and commander of Soyuz TMA-13M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was flying his first mission and later became Germany’s first ISS commander.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was also on his first spaceflight and later commanded Artemis II.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollecting Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplete six-person Expedition crew portraits are considerably more difficult to assemble than photographs signed by a single Soyuz crew. 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