{"product_id":"sts-135-soyuz-tma-21-02m-flown-iss-cover","title":"STS-135 + Soyuz TMA-21\/02M FLOWN ISS cover","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the celebrated astrophilatelic collection of Jacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare and historically important \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Space Station–flown cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carried aboard the ISS during \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-135\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the final mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program. The cover received two genuine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein-space ISS postmarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 July 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18 July 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, documenting its presence aboard the orbiting laboratory during the closing days of the Shuttle era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis exceptional piece is associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-135\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the resident crews arriving aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz TMA-02M\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is hand-signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esix astronauts and cosmonauts who were in space during this historic period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, uniting the final Shuttle mission with the international long-duration crews responsible for continuing ISS operations after the Shuttle’s retirement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaunched on 8 July 2011, Atlantis’s STS-135 mission marked the 135th and final flight of the Space Shuttle program. The mission delivered the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, filled with essential supplies, spare parts, and equipment intended to support the International Space Station after the Shuttle fleet’s retirement. Atlantis returned to Earth on 21 July 2011, concluding three decades of Shuttle operations and closing one of the defining chapters in the history of human spaceflight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover’s first ISS cancellation, dated 10 July, was applied shortly after Atlantis docked with the station. Its second cancellation, dated 18 July, records the final phase of the mission, only days before Atlantis undocked and began its journey home. These two space postmarks make the item a tangible witness to the final Shuttle visit to the International Space Station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith distinguished Jacques Bracke provenance, documented ISS flight, dual onboard cancellations, and six authentic astronaut and cosmonaut signatures, this is a highly desirable artifact for collectors of Space Shuttle, Soyuz, International Space Station, and astronaut-autograph memorabilia. A poignant flown memento from the very end of the Shuttle age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58134236233992,"sku":"13300","price":695.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/13300.jpg?v=1782999225","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/sts-135-soyuz-tma-21-02m-flown-iss-cover","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}