Desirable 'crash mail' from the aborted Soyuz MS-10 flight on October 11, 2018, signed and flight-certified in blue ballpoint by Commander Aleksey Ovchinin: "This cover was on board orbital section during 'Soyuz MS-10' crash, A. Ovchinin." The cover features the insignia of ISS Expedition 58, and was being carried in the spacecraft's orbital section which made an unrestrained freefall to Earth from an altitude of approximately 50 km upon abort. The crew, separated in their capsule, was able to safely make an emergency landing about 400 km away. In fine condition, with light creasing. These covers from Soyuz MS-10 represent the only 'crash mail' from a manned space mission.
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