{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-15-flown-aerogram-11314","title":"Soyuz TM-14\/15 FLOWN MIR space station Aerogram","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOYUZ TM-15 \/ MIR “ANTARES” FLOWN AEROGRAMME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrew-Signed • Triple MIR Onboard Postmark • Yuri Semenov Certification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional flown postal artifact from the historic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-15 mission to 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 retains its partial original prefolding and is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-signed by the three-member Soyuz TM-15 launch crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnatoly Solovyev — Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergei Avdeyev — Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Tognini — French Research Cosmonaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the resident crew Viktorenko + Kaleri.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aerogramme bears \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree separate postal cancellations applied aboard the MIR space station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, providing important evidence of its presence in orbit. It is additionally certified by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Pavlovich Semenov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who served at the time as Director General and General Designer of NPO Energia, the organization responsible for the Soyuz spacecraft and the operation of MIR. Semenov was one of the leading figures behind the Soyuz, Salyut and MIR programs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-15 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27 July 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with the call sign \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRodnik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning “Spring.” After a two-day independent flight, the spacecraft docked with MIR on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e29 July 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Solovyev and Avdeyev became MIR’s 12th resident crew and remained aboard the station for more than six months, returning to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-15 on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 February 1993\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichel Tognini’s portion of the flight was known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the third French–Soviet\/Russian cooperative mission. During his approximately two-week stay, Tognini carried out an extensive scientific program involving biomedical, physical and technological experiments. He was the third French space traveler to visit an orbital space station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon arriving at MIR, the Soyuz TM-15 crew joined the existing resident cosmonauts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Viktorenko — MIR-11 Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Kaleri — MIR-11 Flight Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTognini returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-14 with Viktorenko and Kaleri on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 August 1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Solovyev and Avdeyev remained aboard MIR.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Remarkable Moment in Human Spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Antares phase, Space Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was also orbiting Earth on mission STS-46 from 31 July to 8 August 1992. Its crew comprised:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoren J. Shriver, Andrew M. Allen, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Franklin R. Chang-Díaz, Claude Nicollier, Marsha S. Ivins and Franco Malerba.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether with the five people then aboard MIR—Solovyev, Avdeyev, Tognini, Viktorenko and Kaleri—this meant that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 people were simultaneously in Earth orbit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during part of the mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its documented orbital use, three onboard MIR postmarks, complete Soyuz TM-15 crew signatures and certification by one of the most important leaders of the Russian human-spaceflight program, this aerogramme represents a significant and highly desirable artifact from the early post-Soviet era of international space cooperation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Partially prefolded, as expected for an aerogramme. Please refer to the accompanying photographs for the exact condition, signatures, markings and postmarks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58254417920264,"sku":"11314","price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11314.jpg?v=1784304445","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-15-flown-aerogram-11314","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}