Soyuz TM-29 - prime + backup crew last lunar landing Solovyev and Avdeyev became MIR’s

Solovyev and Avdeyev became MIR’s 12th resident crew and remained aboard the station for more than six months

Unlike a conventional commemorative cover

One of only 12 examples

One historic cover marking the final day of the Gemini Program

Levchenko spent approximately one week aboard the orbiting station before returning to Earth on December 29

Soyuz TM-29 - prime + backup crew last lunar landing Solovyev and Avdeyev became MIR’sSoyuz TM 29 Baikonur Launch Cover Signed by the Complete Prime and Backup Crews Rare and historically significant Soyuz TM 29 launch cover from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, hand signed by all six members of the missions official prime and backup crews. Prime crew: Viktor Afanasyev Russia, Soyuz Commander Jean Pierre Haigner France, Flight Engineer Ivan Bella Slovakia, Research Cosmonaut Backup crew: Salizhan Sharipov Russia, Backup Commander Claudie Andr