Gerst later returned to orbit aboard Soyuz MS-09 in 2018 and became the first German to command the International Space Station

only 19 examples of this pioneering ISS correspondence are reported

The umbilical cord was originally presented to Robert Landis by Ray Blair

organizing sleeping and working areas and transforming the newly assembled spacecraft into a functioning home

tangible link to astronaut training—far beyond typical mission memorabilia

Soyuz TMA-06M - crewphoto John Glenn Gerst later returned to orbitSoyuz TMA 06M crewphoto 6x4'' glossy hand signed by all three astronauts and cosmonauts incl. Kevin Ford. Mint condition.