Cosmonaut Makarov Signed Skylab III Recovery Force Cover Norfolk Atlantic TF 140

Cosmonaut Makarov Signed Skylab III Recovery Force Cover Norfolk Atlantic TF 140

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Space Cover Skylab III Recovery Force Norfolk Atlantic TF 140 signed by Soviet cosmonaut Oleg Makarov (1933 – 2003) 

The cover is in good condition.

His first spaceflight was Soyuz 12 in 1973, a test flight to check the changes made to the Soyuz spacecraft after the Soyuz 11 disaster. His second flight was the abortive Soyuz 18a that made an emergency landing in the Altay Mountains, 21 minutes after launch. With his third launch on Soyuz 27 he flew to space station Salyut 6 and landed five days later with the Soyuz 26 spacecraft. His last mission was Soyuz T-3, during which several repairs on Salyut 6 were done. He also served on the backup crews for Soyuz 17 and Soyuz T-2. Altogether he spent 20 days, 17 hours, and 44 minutes in space.

After his final spaceflight, he continued to work for Energia, both in the Mir space station program as well as the Energia-Buran development.

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