Soyuz TM-29 - prime + backup crew last lunar landing The stones have a light

The stones have a light green sand-blasted exterior

Unlike a conventional commemorative cover

One historic cover marking the final day of the Gemini Program

a key mission in modern space exploration

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

Soyuz TM-29 - prime + backup crew last lunar landing The stones have a lightSoyuz 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