{"product_id":"expedition-8-flown-cover","title":"Expedition 8\/9 FLOWN ISS cover - crewsigned","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpedition 8 \/ Expedition 9 Flown ISS Cover – Signed by Five Spacefarers – April 29, 2004 – Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown International Space Station cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, postmarked onboard the ISS on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 29, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, during the handover between Expeditions 8 and 9, and hand-signed by all five astronauts and cosmonauts then associated with the station: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Foale, Alexander Kaleri, Gennady Padalka, Edward “Mike” Fincke, and André Kuipers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe date is especially significant. Expedition 8 Commander \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Foale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Flight Engineer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Kaleri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were completing more than six months aboard the ISS, while newly arrived Expedition 9 crewmembers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGennady Padalka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Fincke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with ESA astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndré Kuipers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, had just docked aboard Soyuz TMA-4. Kuipers returned to Earth with Foale and Kaleri, marking the formal transition to Expedition 9.\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 highly desirable flown and fully hand-signed artifact documenting an important ISS crew handover, uniting two consecutive expedition crews and one of Europe’s notable visiting astronauts on a single onboard-postmarked cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048937029896,"sku":"10923","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10923.jpg?v=1791544518","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/expedition-8-flown-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}