Bidspirit auction | Astronaut Hans W Schlegel signed

Astronaut Hans W Schlegel signed commemorative STS-51 OV-103 cover. Missions STS-51, STS-122. From 1995 to 1997, he trained as the backup crew member for the German-Russian Mir'97 mission, and afterwards received additional training in Russia to become qualified as a second board engineer for the Mir space station. In 1998, he became a member of the European Astronaut Corps. Schlegel was a mission specialist on the STS-122 Space Shuttle mission. The mission was charged with carrying the Columbus laboratory into orbit and connecting it to the International Space Station.