fully automated flight in November 1988—making Levchenko’s Mir expedition an especially important surviving connection to the unrealized era of piloted Soviet shuttle operations

with Tsibliyev and Serebrov aboard

Apollo 9 - space flown LM Kapton foil - ex Schweickart

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

Expedition 44 - crewsigned NASA glossy photo first man in space fully automated flight in NovemberEXPEDITION 44 COMPLETE CREW SIGNED NASA PHOTOGRAPH Official 8 10 Inch Glossy Signed by All Six Astronauts and Cosmonauts An outstanding official NASA Expedition 44 crew photograph, measuring approximately 8 10 inches and hand signed by all six astronauts and cosmonauts who served together aboard the International Space Station. The complete international crew consisted of: Gennady Padalka Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 44 Commander Mikhail