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ITALIAN ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE [6]

May 29, 2013. Lift-off of Sojuz TMA-09M from Cosmodrome Baikonur. Luca Parmitano spent 166

days onboard the ISS in the Exp. 36/37. The cover was canceled at liftoff (Baykonur, May 29, 2013), on
board on June 16, 2013 (with special postmark for the 50th anniv. of Tereshkova) and at the undocking

(Nov.11, 2013). The octagonal blue omboardISS seal was also added. COVER FLOWN IN SPACE

July 16, 2013. Second EVA of Luca Parmitano who was the first Italian astronaut to perform EVAs. This
EVA was aborted after only 1 hour and 32 minutes, when the helmet of his suit started filling with water.
Commemorative cover postmarked at Korolëv, where is based the Russian MCC supporting the EVA.

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