Gordon Cooper – signed MA-9 launch photo Alan Shepard the covers were never needed

the covers were never needed for that purpose

An exceptionally rare cover flown aboard the International Space Station during the Soyuz TM-34 “Marco Polo” mission

It was applied on the exact day the station welcomed Gerst

The Soyuz spacecraft’s automatic emergency system reacted immediately

It was produced over billions of years as meteorite impacts continually shattered and pulverized the Moon’s surface

Gordon Cooper – signed MA-9 launch photo Alan Shepard the covers were never neededGordon Cooper hand signed MA 9 glossy launch photo, nicely annotated by him. Last Mercury flight official NASA glossy. Minor foxing on the glossy surface, hardly visible otherwise mint condition.