{"product_id":"soyuz-tm-23-mir-flown-energiya-cover","title":"Soyuz TM-23 – MIR FLOWN „Energiya“ cover - French flight + Shannon Lucid","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the personal collection of renowned astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial RKK Energia Soyuz TM-23 cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, flown aboard the Russian space station \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during one of the most important periods of the Shuttle–Mir partnership. The cover is hand-signed by six astronauts and cosmonauts whose missions overlapped during the Soyuz TM-23 expedition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Onufriyenko\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Soyuz TM-23 commander and Mir EO-21 commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYuri Usachev\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Soyuz TM-23 flight engineer and Mir EO-21 flight engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShannon W. Lucid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — NASA astronaut and long-duration U.S. Mir resident\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValery Korzun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Soyuz TM-24 commander and incoming Mir EO-22 commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Kaleri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Soyuz TM-24 flight engineer and incoming Mir EO-22 flight engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaudie André-Deshays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — French CNES astronaut and visiting researcher on the Franco-Russian Cassiopée mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover received an extraordinary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efour postmarks in space aboard Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, providing tangible evidence of its extended orbital journey. Officially produced by RKK Energia, it represents both the technical and human continuity of Mir operations as one international crew succeeded another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TM-23 launched in February 1996 with Yuri Onufriyenko and Yuri Usachev, who formed the resident Mir EO-21 crew. Their long-duration mission became a major chapter in the Shuttle–Mir Program when NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid arrived aboard Space Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on STS-76 in March 1996. Lucid remained aboard Mir for more than six months, setting a new record for the longest spaceflight by a woman at that time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn August 1996, Soyuz TM-24 delivered Valery Korzun, Alexander Kaleri, and French astronaut Claudie André-Deshays to Mir. André-Deshays carried out the Cassiopée scientific mission before returning to Earth with Onufriyenko and Usachev aboard Soyuz TM-23 in September 1996. Lucid remained behind with the incoming Mir EO-22 crew until her return to Earth aboard STS-79.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis remarkable signature group therefore documents a complete changeover aboard Mir: the departing Soyuz TM-23 crew, NASA’s record-setting long-duration astronaut, the incoming Soyuz TM-24 crew, and France’s representative in a major European-Russian research mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith four authentic in-space Mir cancellations, six historically linked signatures, official RKK Energia production, and the distinguished Jacques Bracke provenance, this is a major artifact of Mir, Soyuz, Shuttle–Mir, French spaceflight, and astronaut-signed astrophilately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58134211920136,"sku":"13292","price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/13292.jpg?v=1782999165","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/soyuz-tm-23-mir-flown-energiya-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}