{"product_id":"expedition-10-flown-cover-letter","title":"Expedition 10 FLOWN cover + instructions - official RKK Energyia edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 10 Official RKK Energia Flown ISS Cover with Original Onboard Cancellation Instructions – Signed and Postmarked – Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial RKK Energia flown International Space Station cover from Expedition 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hand-signed by the resident crew and accompanied by the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnergia instruction sheet detailing how the covers were to be cancelled aboard the ISS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—an unusually rare surviving document revealing the formal procedure behind official flown space mail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 10 was commanded by NASA astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeroy Chiao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Russian cosmonaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalizhan Sharipov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serving as Flight Engineer. They launched aboard Soyuz TMA-5 on October 13, 2004, together with visiting cosmonaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Shargin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who spent approximately a week aboard the ISS before returning with the outgoing Expedition 9 crew. Chiao and Sharipov remained aboard for more than six months, conducting scientific research, station maintenance, and two spacewalks during a period when Soyuz spacecraft provided the principal crew transportation capability following the loss of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColumbia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf outstanding astrophilatelic importance, the lot retains the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal RKK Energia instruction sheet governing the onboard cancellation of these envelopes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The sheet itself was carried aboard the ISS, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecancelled in orbit, and additionally signed by cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Gennady Padalka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it a remarkable documentary artifact in its own right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than merely representing a flown cover, this ensemble provides a rare behind-the-scenes view of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial preparation, handling, and certification of Russian ISS space mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—material that would normally remain administrative rather than enter private collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the personal collection of renowned astrophilatelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly important lot for the advanced astrophilatelist, combining an official RKK Energia Expedition 10 flown cover with its original onboard postal instructions—an exceptionally rare record of the procedures used to create and authenticate flown ISS philatelic material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048937324808,"sku":"10935","price":395.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10935.jpg?v=1791544530","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/expedition-10-flown-cover-letter","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}