Soyuz TMA-16M flown ISS cover - 1 year in space with Kelly/Kornienko Gordon Cooper the International Space Station

the International Space Station

The ISS also served as a test platform for systems and procedures intended to support future exploration beyond low Earth orbit

The towel bag is a reminder of the everyday necessities of life in space: astronauts needed such storage items to maintain order and cleanliness in the confined spacecraft environment

An additional AIEP certificate issued by Igor Rodin

The transition between the two expeditions took place in May 2013

Soyuz TMA-16M flown ISS cover - 1 year in space with Kelly/Kornienko Gordon Cooper the International Space StationScott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko One Year Mission Multi Cancelled ISS Flown Cover Signed by the International Crews An extraordinary artifact of long duration human spaceflight: an original private mail cover carried aboard the International Space Station throughout the historic One Year Mission of Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko. Originating from the collection of renowned astrophilatelist Jacques Bracke, the cover bears four postal cancellations