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Topic: Soyuz MS-10 and MS-12 crash mail from ISS
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cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 11-09-2019 04:08 AM
   
On Oct. 11, 2018, Soyuz MS-10 was aborted due to malfunction of a sensor. Whereas Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague landed with a parachute, the orbital module unrestrainedly fell to Earth from 90.3 km height. It was severely damaged, the covers inside were bent. When the two successfully headed to ISS together with Christina Koch with Soyuz MS-12 on March 14, 2019, Ovchinin took half of his private Soyuz MS-10 flown covers into ISS where they were postmarked and signed by all 12 ISS Expedition 59, 60 and 61 crew members including Hazzaa AlMansoori from UAE. Ovchinin remarked on the flap in Russian language: “This envelope was on board 'Soyuz MS-10,' it was delivered to ISS with 'Soyuz MS-12.'" The remaining covers remained at least temporarily without a signature or cancellation.  |
thisismills
Member Posts: 263
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-09-2019 09:18 AM
Excellent post, good to see a cover from both flights. The Expedition 57 cover below was flown on-board MS-10 only and certified at the top by Ovchinin. It is hand numbered on the reverse, #4 out of 5 total carried on the flight. Is it known why the MS-10 mail did not receive a cancellation?  |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 11-09-2019 10:53 AM
There was neither a cancellation device on board of Soyuz MS-10 nor enough time to cancel any cover. The whole spaceflight took less than 20 minutes. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-09-2019 12:28 PM
Do you know if any Soyuz MS-10 covers are available to collectors? |
Antoni RIGO
Member Posts: 176
From: Palma de Mallorca, Is. Baleares - SPAIN
Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 11-09-2019 04:46 PM
Shown below the another kind of cover flown on board Soyuz MS-10. It is hand numbered on the reverse 6/12 which means 12 covers were flown.As Walter said, not postmark on board Soyuz MS-10 nor covers were cancelled on Earth after failed launch.  |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 691
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 11-10-2019 02:39 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Tom:
...Soyuz MS-10 covers are available to collectors?
Tom, let me answer your question by email. |
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