Space Autographs Whitson Malenchenko Eyharts & Yi So-Yeon

Full Colour Invitation (In Russian Language) for an Event on 23 May 2008

** A fantastic opportunity to obtain '4' Authentic Autographs **

When opened the invitation measures approximately 290mm x 100mm

( 11" x 4")

It features authentic autographs of:

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson 

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: The Expedition-5 crew launched on June 5, 2002 aboard STS-111 and docked with the International Space Station on June 7, 2002. During her 6-month stay aboard the Space Station, Dr. Whitson installed the Mobile Base System, the S1 truss segment, and the P1 truss segment using the space station remote manipulator system, performed a 4 hour and 25 minute Orlan EVA to install micrometeoroid shielding on the Zvezda Service Module, and activated and checked out the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox, a facility class payload rack. She was named the first NASA Science Officer during her stay, and she conducted 21 investigations in human life sciences and microgravity sciences, as well as commercial payloads. The Expedition-5 crew (one American Astronaut and two Russian Cosmonauts) returned to Earth aboard STS-113 on December 7, 2002. Completing her first flight, Dr. Whitson logged 184 days, 22 hours and 14 minutes in space.

The Expedition-16 crew of Whitson and Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko launched on October 10, 2007 aboard a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft and docked with the International Space Station on October 12, 2007. During Expedition 16, as commander, Whitson oversaw the first expansion of the station's living and working space in more than six years. The station and visiting space shuttle crews added the Harmony connecting node, the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo logistics pressurized module and the Canadian Space Agency’s Dextre robot. Whitson performed five spacewalks to conduct assembly and maintenance tasks outside the complex. Whitson and Malenchenko undocked from the station and returned to Earth on April 19, 2008 aboard the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson logged 192 days in space.

Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Malenchenko completed his first 126-day spaceflight in July 1 – Nov. 4, 1994 on the Soyuz TM-14 vehicle and the Mir station (Mir-16 mission). The mission included spaceflight of Ulf Merbold, an ESA astronaut as part of the EuroMir program. Malenchenko completed two spacewalks that lasted 11 hours and 7 minutes total. He performed the first manual docking of the Mir station with the Progress M-24 vehicle in the teleoperator mode. Since Oct. 1998 till Sept. 2000 Malenchenko trained at NASA for a Shuttle spaceflight (2A, later 2A.2B).

Malenchenko served on the crew of STS-106 preparing the International Space Station for the arrival of the first permanent crew. The five astronauts and two cosmonauts delivered more than 6,600 pounds of supplies and installed batteries, power converters, a toilet and a treadmill on the Space Station. Yuri Malenchenko and Ed Lu performed a 6 hour and 14 minute space walk in order to connect power, data and communications cables to the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module and the Space Station.

Since Jan. 2001 he trained as a commander of the ISS 7 prime crew. Malenchenko completed his third spaceflight (with NASA astronaut Ed Lu) as an ISS 7 crew and Soyuz TMA commander. The flight lasted from April 26 till Oct. 27, 2003, with a total duration of 185 days.

From Nov. 2003 till Sept. 2005 Malenchenko trained with a group of test-cosmonauts. From Oct. 2005 till Oct. 2006 he trained as a flight engineer of the ISS 14 crew and Soyuz commander.

In Oct. 2006 Malenchenko started training as an Expedition 16 flight engineer and Soyuz commander. The Expedition 16 crew launched on Oct. 10, 2007 aboard a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft, docking with the orbiting space station on Oct. 12, 2007. Malenchenko will spent 191 as Commander onboard the International Space Station making this his third long-duration spaceflight.(10.10.2007 - 19.04.2008).

European (ESA) Astronaut Leopold Eyharts

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Léopold Eyhart’s was the prime cosmonaut for the CNES scientific space mission called “Pégase.” He flew in the Mir Space Station in February 1998. During the three week Pégase mission he performed various French experiments in the area of medical research, neuroscience, biology, fluid physics and technology. Mission duration was 20 days, 18 hours and 20 minutes in space.

Léopold Eyhart’s next spent over 6 weeks living and working aboard the International Space Station. He launched on February 7, 2008 with the crew of STS-122, arriving at the International Space Station on February 9, delivering ESA’s Columbus Laboratory to the station. Eyharts participated in the installation and activation of the Columbus Laboratory. During his stay aboard the ISS Eyharts also participated in several on-going science experiments. He also initiated two new experiments studying plant growth and testing connections between the brain, visualization and motion in microgravity. Eyharts returned to Earth with the crew of STS-123 in a night landing at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on March 26, 2008. Mission duration was 48 days, 4 hours and 54 minutes in space.

Korean Spaceflight Participant Yi So-Yeon

SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE:

Flying as a guest of the Russian government through a commercial agreement with South Korea, Yi's role aboard Soyuz and the ISS is referred to as a  spaceflight participant.

During her mission, Yi So-yeon carried out 18 science experiments for KARI and conducted interviews and discussions with media. In particular, she took with her 1,000 fruit flies in an air-conditioned container box. She monitored the way the changes in gravity and other environmental conditions alter the behaviour of the flies, or their genome. Other experiments involved the growth of plants in space, the study of the behaviour of her heart, and the effects of gravity change on the pressure in her eye and shape of her face.