Expedition 56/57 - FLOWN ISS cover - Alexander Gerst Frank Borman STS-71 was more than a

STS-71 was more than a symbolic docking

Disclaimer: Although the original piece comes from the collection of Apollo 15 mission commander David Scott

while Ansari completed a shorter visit before returning to Earth with members of Expedition 13

The flight was the Soviet Union’s first crewed space mission following the fatal Soyuz 1 accident in April 1967 and therefore represented a crucial step in restoring confidence in the redesigned Soyuz spacecraft

The flown CM Kapton foil is originally from the collection of William Whipkey

Expedition 56/57 - FLOWN ISS cover - Alexander Gerst Frank Borman STS-71 was more than aExpedition 56 57 ISS Flown Energia Cover Signed by the Complete Six Person Crew, Including Alexander Gerst An exceptional International Space Station flown cover, officially produced by RSC Energia and featuring the printed mission insignias of both Expedition 56 and Expedition 57. The cover was postmarked aboard the ISS on June 8, 2018, an especially significant date: the day Soyuz MS 09 docked with the station and expanded the Expedition 56 crew