Soyuz TM-13/14 + TMA-13M - Twice FLOWN MIR + ISS Aerogramme - Reid Wiseman !

UNIQUE TWICE-FLOWN MIR AND ISS AEROGRAMME

Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M • Five Mir and Two ISS Onboard Postmarks

Signed and Certified by Yuri Semenov and Ten Spaceflight Personalities

Klaus-Dietrich Flade • Alexander Gerst • Reid Wiseman, Artemis II Commander

From the Personal Collection of Renowned Astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke

An extraordinary approximately 8 × 10-inch aerogramme flown into space on two separate occasions, first to the Soviet–Russian Mir space station in 1992 and, more than two decades later, to the International Space Station in 2014.

This remarkable artifact connects two generations of German human spaceflight: Klaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission aboard Soyuz TM-14 and Alexander Gerst’s first spaceflight aboard Soyuz TMA-13M, flown alongside NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, who later commanded the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon.

The aerogramme bears an exceptional group of onboard postal markings:

Five different Mir onboard postmarks
Two different International Space Station onboard postmarks

It is reported to be hand-signed by ten cosmonauts and astronauts, including Flade, Gerst and Wiseman, and is additionally signed and certified by Yuri Pavlovich Semenov, 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.

The piece originates from the personal collection of renowned Belgian astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke, adding important specialist provenance to an already exceptional flown artifact.

First Spaceflight: Soyuz TM-14 and Mir ’92

The aerogramme’s first journey into orbit was associated with Soyuz TM-14, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 17 March 1992. The mission carried:

Aleksandr Viktorenko — Soyuz Commander
Aleksandr Kaleri — Flight Engineer
Klaus-Dietrich Flade — German Research Cosmonaut

Soyuz 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 Mir ’92 program, 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.

Flade 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 Michel Tognini.

Soyuz 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.

Second Spaceflight: Soyuz TMA-13M and the ISS

More than 22 years later, the same aerogramme was reportedly carried into orbit again aboard Soyuz TMA-13M, which launched from Baikonur on 28 May 2014 UTC—29 May local time in Kazakhstan.

The complete three-member crew consisted of:

Maksim Suraev — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz Commander
Alexander Gerst — European Space Agency astronaut and Flight Engineer
Reid Wiseman — NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer

The 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.

Alexander Gerst and the “Blue Dot” Mission

Soyuz TMA-13M marked Alexander Gerst’s first spaceflight, known within ESA as the Blue Dot mission. 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.

Gerst later returned to orbit aboard Soyuz MS-09 in 2018 and became the first German to command the International Space Station, further enhancing the historical importance of his signature on this artifact.

Reid Wiseman: From Soyuz to Artemis II

The presence of Reid Wiseman’s signature gives the aerogramme an exceptional connection to lunar exploration.

Soyuz 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.

Wiseman subsequently commanded Artemis II, 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 1 April 2026 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 10 April 2026, after traveling farther from Earth than any previous human crew.

Wiseman’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.

Yuri Semenov and Energia Certification

The aerogramme is also hand-signed and certified by Yuri Pavlovich Semenov, one of the most influential figures in late Soviet and Russian human spaceflight.

Semenov 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.

Astrophilatelic and Historical Significance

This aerogramme unites an extraordinary range of collecting qualities:

• Flown into space on two separate missions
• Carried to both Mir and the International Space Station
• Connected with Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M
• Five different Mir onboard postal markings
• Two different ISS onboard postal markings
• Signed by ten astronauts and cosmonauts
• Signed and certified by Energia leader Yuri Semenov
• Associated with Klaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission
• Associated with Alexander Gerst’s first spaceflight
• Signed by Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis I

Very 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.

A truly exceptional centerpiece for an advanced collection of flown space mail, German human spaceflight, Soyuz, Mir, ISS or Artemis memorabilia.

Condition: Approximately 8 × 10 inches, with expected folds, handling and postal markings consistent with its aerogramme format and reported orbital use. Please examine the accompanying photographs and documentation for the precise signatures, certifications, cancellations and overall condition.