ISS Expedition 1 letter sent to ISS - first manned crew - AIEP COA Moonwalker carried to the Moon aboard

carried to the Moon aboard the Apollo 17 Lunar Module Challenger in December 1972

and its traditions of carrying

and the resident crew Viktorenko + Kaleri

Following splashdown

ISS Expedition 1 letter sent to ISS - first manned crew - AIEP COA Moonwalker carried to the Moon aboardExpedition 1 One of the First Letters Delivered from Earth to the International Space Station Handwritten by veteran cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev and addressed to Yuri Gidzenko From the renowned astrophilatelic collection of Jacques Bracke A true museum calibre artifact from the beginning of permanent human life aboard the International Space Station: an original handwritten letter from veteran Russian cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev to Expedition 1