10 years MIR - FLOWN MIR cover Soyuz TM-22 heatshield fragment Manufactured by Northup Corporation Ventura

Manufactured by Northup Corporation Ventura Division under subcontract to North American Rockwell

the crew of Endeavour repaired and released a communications satellite back into orbit

SOYUZ TM-15 / MIR “ANTARES” FLOWN AEROGRAMME

What makes this cover particularly historic is its connection to the first cinematic film shot in space

This cover therefore represents an important bridge between:

10 years MIR - FLOWN MIR cover Soyuz TM-22 heatshield fragment Manufactured by Northup Corporation Ventura10th Anniversary of Mir Flown Cover Signed by the Soyuz TM 22 Crew, Including Thomas Reiter An exceptionally rare Mir flown commemorative cover marking the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Mir space station, hand signed by the complete Soyuz TM 22 crew and certified on the reverse by veteran cosmonaut Yuri Usachev. The cover bears the special black onboard date cancellation 20 February 1996exactly ten years after the Mir core module was launched