{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-14-flown-aerogram-11313","title":"Soyuz TM-13\/14 MIR FLOWN Aerogramme - German flight","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOYUZ TM-14 \/ MIR FLOWN AEROGRAMME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrew-Signed • Four MIR Onboard Postmarks • Approximately 8 × 10 Inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional flown postal artifact from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 and the Mir space station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 × 10 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The aerogramme remains partially prefolded and is hand-signed by members of the mission crew. It bears four\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e postal cancellations applied aboard Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, documenting its presence on the legendary Russian orbital station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 March 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and docked with Mir two days later, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19 March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The mission was historically significant as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst crewed spaceflight launched by the newly established Russian Federation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It also carried the first German astronaut to visit Mir under the German–Russian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir ’92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e research program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 Launch Crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Viktorenko — 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\u003eFlade conducted an intensive program of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 biomedical and materials-science experiments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during his stay aboard Mir. After completing the approximately one-week Mir ’92 program, he returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-13 with the outgoing resident crew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir Crew at the Time of Arrival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Soyuz TM-14 docked, the new arrivals joined the existing Mir resident crew:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Volkov — Mir EO-10 Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergei Krikalev — Mir EO-10 Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAerogramme is hand signed by all 5 astronauts and cosmonauts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolkov and Krikalev had launched while the Soviet Union still existed but returned after its dissolution, making their expedition one of the most symbolically important transitional missions in spaceflight history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 March 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Volkov, Krikalev and Flade returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-13. Viktorenko and Kaleri then remained aboard Mir as the station’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11th principal expedition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, continuing scientific research and station operations for almost five months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis aerogramme is an evocative artifact from a pivotal period in space history: the transition from the Soviet to the Russian space program, the beginning of closer German–Russian scientific cooperation and the increasingly international use of the Mir orbital complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts documented orbital carriage, four onboard Mir postal cancellations and crew signatures make it a highly desirable piece of flown space memorabilia with direct connections to one of the most historically important transitional missions of the Mir era.\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 and partially prefolded, consistent with its aerogramme format and orbital handling. Please examine the accompanying photographs carefully to confirm the precise signatures, postmarks, inscriptions and overall condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254417953032,"sku":"11313","price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11313.jpg?v=1784304446","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-14-flown-aerogram-11313","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}