{"product_id":"dragon-demo-2-flown-iss-cover","title":"First manned Dragon flight Demo 2 – FLOWN ISS cover - AIEP COA","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Flown ISS Cover – Signed in Space by the Demo-2 and Soyuz MS-16 Crews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown philatelic cover carried aboard the historic SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first crewed test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and the mission that restored crewed orbital launch capability from the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComes with official AIEP COA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned in space aboard the International Space Station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by members of both the SpaceX Demo-2 and Soyuz MS-16 crews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Anatoli Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner, and Christopher Cassidy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt further bears \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree onboard International Space Station postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including a postmark from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussian segment of the ISS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, providing important mission-related provenance and enhancing its significance as a genuine flown space-philatelic artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Demo-2 mission, launched on May 30, 2020, marked a major milestone in modern human spaceflight. Flown ISS covers associated with Crew Dragon missions and signed by the corresponding astronaut crews are known in only very limited quantities, typically in editions of approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 to 30 examples per mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike conventional commemorative launch covers, officially crew-signed launch covers from SpaceX Crew Dragon missions have generally not been made available to collectors through normal public channels. As a result, flown ISS covers signed in orbit by the participating crews occupy a particularly desirable position within contemporary space philately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eactual spaceflight carriage, in-orbit astronaut signatures, official ISS postal markings, and direct association with the landmark Demo-2 mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this cover represents a significant and highly collectible artifact from a defining chapter in the history of commercial and crewed spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlights:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned in space by five Demo-2 and Soyuz MS-16 crew members\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree onboard ISS postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes Russian Segment ISS postmark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced in very limited numbers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImportant artifact from the first crewed Crew Dragon mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048951546120,"sku":"10899","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10899.jpg?v=1791544723","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/dragon-demo-2-flown-iss-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}