{"product_id":"sts-84-soyuz-tm-25-flown-mir-cover-handwritten-letter-signed-by-10","title":"STS-84 + Soyuz TM-25 flown MIR cover + handwritten letter - signed by 10","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir–STS-84 Flown Space Mail with Ten Crew Signatures and In-Orbit Letter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional oversized envelope genuinely flown aboard the Russian space station \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e during the historic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-84 and Soyuz TM-25 era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, postmarked in orbit on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 May 1997\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe envelope bears the hand-signed autographs of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eten astronauts and cosmonauts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creating a remarkable record of the multinational crews brought together during one of the most important joint missions of the Shuttle–Mir program. It is accompanied by an original handwritten letter composed aboard Mir by Russian cosmonaut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAleksandr Lazutkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving the piece an unusually personal and direct connection to life aboard the legendary space station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e launched on STS-84 on 15 May 1997 and docked with Mir the following day, marking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esixth docking between an American Space Shuttle and the Russian orbital complex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The mission delivered NASA astronaut Michael Foale for an extended stay aboard Mir and returned Jerry Linenger to Earth after more than four months in orbit. During the docked phase, the international crews transferred approximately 7,500 pounds of water, scientific samples, equipment and station supplies between the two spacecraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the time, Mir was occupied by the Soyuz TM-25 expedition crew of Commander Vasily Tsibliev and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Lazutkin. Their Mir-23 expedition became one of the most eventful and challenging missions in the station’s history, including an onboard fire in February 1997 and, shortly after the STS-84 visit, the damaging collision between a Progress supply spacecraft and Mir’s Spektr module.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLazutkin served aboard Mir from February to August 1997. A letter written by him while actually living and working in orbit transforms this item from a conventional signed cover into a genuine piece of personal spaceflight correspondence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe in-orbit postmark, extensive multinational signature combination and handwritten space letter make this a particularly impressive example of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthentic space mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It documents the brief period when the crews of Mir, Soyuz TM-25 and Space Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtlantis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were linked through the Shuttle–Mir partnership—a program that helped establish the operational experience and international cooperation later used aboard the International Space Station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA museum-quality display piece combining three highly desirable elements in one artifact:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlown aboard Mir — officially postmarked in space — signed by ten spacefarers and accompanied by an original letter written in orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58341716001032,"sku":"11549","price":495.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/11549.jpg?v=1785581349","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/sts-84-soyuz-tm-25-flown-mir-cover-handwritten-letter-signed-by-10","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}