Nicolai Budarin – FLOWN Mirror Soyuz TM-21 Tom Stafford hand-signed by all six members

hand-signed by all six members of the International Space Station’s landmark 2014–2015 expedition

The torch was later returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-09M and used during the Olympic opening ceremony

which had been launched as a rendezvous and docking target

The date therefore connects the cover directly with the central event of STS-71 and one of the most recognizable milestones of the entire Shuttle–Mir program

Mark Vande Hei — NASA astronaut and flight engineer

Nicolai Budarin – FLOWN Mirror Soyuz TM-21 Tom Stafford hand-signed by all six membersCosmonaut Nicolai Budarin flown and used Sokolsuit wrist mirror on the first docking Shuttle MIR Soyuz TM 21. Historic flight ! Comes with separate COA by Alacona.