{"product_id":"sts-121-expedition-13-flown-iss-cover-lisa-nowak","title":"STS-121 – Expedition 13 crewsigned FLOWN ISS Energia cover – Lisa Nowak","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the celebrated astrophilatelic collection of 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\u003espace-flown International Space Station cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle Discovery mission STS-121\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISS Expedition 13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hand-signed by the principal astronauts and cosmonauts involved in this historic 2006 mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover bears the signatures of the STS-121 shuttle crew members \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Lindsey, Mark Kelly, Michael Fossum, Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak, and Stephanie Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with Expedition 13 residents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePavel Vinogradov\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It does not include Thomas Reiter, who launched to the ISS aboard Discovery as part of STS-121 and later returned to Earth on a subsequent shuttle mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaunched on 4 July 2006, STS-121 was Discovery’s second post-Columbia return-to-flight mission and an important step toward the full resumption of Space Shuttle operations supporting International Space Station assembly. During the mission, Discovery delivered supplies and equipment, conducted critical inspection and repair-related demonstrations, and transported ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to the station, restoring the ISS to a three-person long-duration crew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cover was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarried aboard the International Space Station and postmarked in space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, then officially issued and sold by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRKK Energia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It brings together the shuttle crew and the resident Expedition 13 crew in a highly desirable flown-and-signed astrophilatelic artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular collector interest are the signatures of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLisa Nowak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephanie Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making this an especially compelling STS-121 crew-signed item. The combination of documented ISS carriage, an onboard postmark, official RKK Energia issue, prominent expedition signatures, and distinguished Jacques Bracke provenance makes this a notable addition to any advanced Space Shuttle, ISS, or astronaut-autograph collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLisa Nowak later became infamous with the incident involving Bill Oefelein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephanie Wilson is a notorious non-signer and potential candidate for the first woman on the moon in the Artemis program!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnflown crewsigned Shuttle covers are selling between $2000-$3000 already in auctions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58134237118728,"sku":"13318","price":1725.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/13318.jpg?v=1782999227","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/sts-121-expedition-13-flown-iss-cover-lisa-nowak","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}