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ITALIAN ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE [7]
May 28,2014. Lift-off of Soyuz TMA-13M where Samantha Cristoforetti was backup Crew. The cover has
been postmarked in Baikonur on the day of launch with standard cancel "Federal Unitary Enterprise Baikonur
Communication Inform" plus two special postmarks for Soyuz launch and for International Space Flights.
November 23, 2014. Lift-off of Soyuz TMA-15M Samantha, first Italian female astronaut, starts ISS
Exp. 42/43, where she set a new record for the longest permanence in space by a woman in a single
mission.. The cover has been postmarked in Baikonur on the day of launch with two special postmarks.
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