Original Apollo 17 Lunar Module Data Card checklist book

The spacecraft

From the collection of Jim McDivitt:

It represents a genuine line of communication between a specialist collector on Earth and a veteran cosmonaut in orbit

test pilot

STS-79+81 – Soyuz TM-23/24/25 FLOWN MIR cover - COA Kaleri ROSKOSMOS Original Apollo 17 Lunar ModuleFrom the celebrated astrophilatelic collection of Jacques Bracke An extraordinary Mir space stationflown cover, carried in orbit for more than seven months and signed by a remarkable total of 21 astronauts and cosmonauts. This exceptional artifact unites the crews of two Space Shuttle missionsSTS 79 and STS 81with three complete long duration Mir crews associated with the Soyuz TM 23, TM 24, and TM 25 expeditions. The cover was repeatedly processed