Bidspirit auction | Cosmonaut Y V Khrunov signed

Cosmonaut Y V Khrunov signed STS26 Space Shuttle launch day NASA FDC Soyus 4/5. Crew members detailed on special cachet on front of the cover. Yevgeny Vasilyevich Khrunov (10 September 1933 - 20 May 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission. In 1952 Khrunov was also drafted into the Soviet Army where he would follow his interests in becoming a pilot and apply for pilot school. Khrunov was accepted and continued school in the military at Pavlograd in Ukraine. Khrunov later transferred to the Serov Higher Air Force School in Rostov Oblast. Southwestern Russia. Upon graduation he would receive the rank of Lieutenant. Khrunov later received another promotion to senior lieutenant on 6 August 1958. The following year Khrunov was interviewed along with Gorbatko in regards to becoming a cosmonaut although they were not expressly told that was what they were being interviewed for. Both Gorbatko and Khrunov were evaluated in medical exams and approved for training to become cosmonauts. 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