{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-18-flown-cover","title":"Soyuz TM-18 FLOWN MIR cover - Polyakov record flight","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-18 Flown MIR Cover – Valeri Polyakov Record Flight – One of Only Six Produced – Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA very rare \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflown Mir space station cover from Soyuz TM-18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, postmarked onboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 3, 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and associated with one of the greatest endurance achievements in human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-18 launched on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 8, 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViktor Afanasyev, Yuri Usachyov, and physician-cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Mir. Afanasyev and Usachyov returned to Earth in July 1994, while Polyakov remained aboard, ultimately completing an extraordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e437 days, 17 hours and 58 minutes in continuous spaceflight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—a record for the longest single human space mission that still stands today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolyakov’s marathon mission had major scientific importance, demonstrating that the human body and mind could withstand a period in microgravity comparable to the duration of a potential round-trip expedition to Mars. His work became a landmark in the study of long-duration human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present example is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereportedly one of only six covers produced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it an exceptionally scarce philatelic document of this historic mission.\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\u003eMission:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Soyuz TM-18 \/ Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrew:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Viktor Afanasyev, Yuri Usachyov, Valeri Polyakov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnboard postmark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e February 3, 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRarity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Reportedly one of only six produced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare flown artifact directly associated with Valeri Polyakov’s legendary 438-day mission—one of the defining achievements in the history of long-duration human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048937160968,"sku":"10928","price":265.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10928.jpg?v=1791544523","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-18-flown-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}