{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-14-tma-11m-flown-mir-iss-aerogram-11324","title":"Soyuz TM-13\/14 + TMA-13M - Twice FLOWN MIR + ISS Aerogramme - Reid Wiseman !","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUNIQUE TWICE-FLOWN MIR AND ISS AEROGRAMME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M • Five Mir and Two ISS Onboard Postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and Certified by Yuri Semenov and Ten Spaceflight Personalities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade • Alexander Gerst • Reid Wiseman, Artemis II Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Personal Collection of Renowned Astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn extraordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapproximately 8 × 10-inch aerogramme flown into space on two separate occasions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first to the Soviet–Russian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir space station in 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and, more than two decades later, to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Space Station in 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis remarkable artifact connects two generations of German human spaceflight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKlaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission aboard Soyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst’s first spaceflight aboard Soyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, flown alongside NASA astronaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who later commanded the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme bears an exceptional group of onboard postal markings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive different Mir onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo different International Space Station onboard postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is reported to be hand-signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eten cosmonauts and astronauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including Flade, Gerst and Wiseman, and is additionally signed and certified by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Pavlovich Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece originates from the personal collection of renowned Belgian astrophilatelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding important specialist provenance to an already exceptional flown artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Spaceflight: Soyuz TM-14 and Mir ’92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme’s first journey into orbit was associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 March 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The mission carried:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Viktorenko — Soyuz 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\u003eSoyuz 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir ’92 program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlade 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Tognini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond Spaceflight: Soyuz TMA-13M and the ISS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 22 years later, the same aerogramme was reportedly carried into orbit again aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which launched from Baikonur on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 May 2014 UTC—29 May local time in Kazakhstan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe complete three-member crew consisted of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaksim Suraev — Roscosmos cosmonaut and Soyuz Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst — European Space Agency astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman — NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst and the “Blue Dot” Mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-13M marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Gerst’s first spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, known within ESA as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Dot mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerst later returned to orbit aboard Soyuz MS-09 in 2018 and became the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst German to command the International Space Station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, further enhancing the historical importance of his signature on this artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman: From Soyuz to Artemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe presence of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReid Wiseman’s signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the aerogramme an exceptional connection to lunar exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman subsequently commanded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 April 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, after traveling farther from Earth than any previous human crew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman’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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Semenov and Energia Certification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme is also hand-signed and certified by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Pavlovich Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most influential figures in late Soviet and Russian human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSemenov 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAstrophilatelic and Historical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis aerogramme unites an extraordinary range of collecting qualities:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlown into space on two separate missions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarried to both Mir and the International Space Station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnected with Soyuz TM-14 and Soyuz TMA-13M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive different Mir onboard postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo different ISS onboard postal markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by ten astronauts and cosmonauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and certified by Energia leader Yuri Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated with Klaus-Dietrich Flade’s pioneering Mir ’92 mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated with Alexander Gerst’s first spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly exceptional centerpiece for an advanced collection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown space mail, German human spaceflight, Soyuz, Mir, ISS or Artemis memorabilia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\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, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254420082952,"sku":"11324","price":995.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11324.jpg?v=1784304477","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-14-tma-11m-flown-mir-iss-aerogram-11324","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}