Commemorative “launch” cover bearing Kennedy Space Center postmarks for January 16 and February 1, 2003 (the beginning and ending dates for the fateful STS-107 mission, in which all seven astronauts were killed in an accident during re-entry), 6.5 x 3.5, signed in various inks by all seven astronauts: Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon. In very fine condition. Items signed by all seven Columbia astronauts, particularly those with a direct association to their tragic mission, are of great scarcity. JSA/Scott Cornish Auction LOA and RRAuction COA.
