Bidspirit auction | Cosmonaut V A Sogovyov signed

Cosmonaut V A Sogovyov signed STS27 Space Shuttle launch day NASA FDC Soyus T10. Crew members detailed on special cachet on front of the cover. Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov (born 11 November 1946) is a former Soviet and Russian cosmonaut. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978 and flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15. spending a total of 361 days. 22 hours. 49 minutes in space. His first flight. Soyuz T-10. took off on 8 February 1984. to join Salyut 7. The crew spent ten months (nearly 237 days) performing numerous medical and space manufacturing experiments. They came down aboard Soyuz T-11 on 2 October 1984. Solovyov's second flight was aboard Soyuz T-15. taking off on 13 March 1986 and coming back aboard the same craft on 16 July 1986. 125 days later. During the T-15 mission. the crew transferred equipment from Salyut-7 to the new Mir space station; they were the last aboard the former and the first aboard the latter. Solovyov then became the Mir flight director (Russian Mission Control) for several years. He retired on 18 February 1994 but came back to head the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Single Vendor RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99