Soyuz MS-07 backup crew - signed photo Gerst + Epps first US astronauts Strekalov launched from the Baikonur

Strekalov launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 14 March 1995 aboard Soyuz TM-21 with Mir-18 commander Vladimir Dezhurov and NASA astronaut Norman Thagard

originating from a heatshield plug

4x6'' glossy portrait of astronaut Jeff Williams in his Sokol suit hand signed by him – rarely seen

An exceptionally rare official NASA Expedition 40 crew portrait

A particularly evocative and historically appropriate piece for the advanced collector of Apollo–Soyuz

Soyuz MS-07 backup crew - signed photo Gerst + Epps first US astronauts Strekalov launched from the BaikonurExtremely rare Soyuz MS 07 backup crew hand signed 6x4'' glossy photo by Jeanette Epps, Alexander Gerst and Sergey Prokopjev. This crew then never flew together in that combination !