ATV-2 / MagISStra flown cover – Umberto Cavallaro – ASITAF AD*ASTRA N° 12 – March 2012
- March 30th, 2012
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On February 28th we had the pleasure of presenting to the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli the folder containing one of the covers which ATV-2 carried last year to the ISS. Paolo Nespoli had personally recovered from the ATV the covers which were then signed by him and the by the other 5 members of the Expedition 26-27: Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman, Andrey Borisenko, Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan.
Besides the ISS octagonal board “seal”, Nespoli also put on the cover his personal MagISStra hand stamp, which after the mission has been made unserviceable.
“The AS.IT.AF. flown and signed cover is presented in an elegant folder designed by our member the artist Alec Bartos and is reserved for the AS.IT.AF. members only. ” http://www.asitaf.it
Dear Mr Cavalaro, Its a very nice cover and yes when yet possible I would receive this cover.
I will set up a collection : “Europe in Space” and will finisch with the 200th flight and this is a nice cover on the end of the collection.
Please tell me how I can get this cover and the price if yet on hand.
With kind regards,
Bartholomeus A. Beimers