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2002, Cosmonaut Corset

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
2002, Cosmonaut Corset
<Our item number 139916><B>2002, Cosmonaut Corset.</B> &#40;about 16x10&#34;&#41; This khaki/black elastic belt has three adjustable velcro straps and removable white plastic &#34;stays&#34; for support. There is a tan label inside that has a printed ID number and a date: &#34;0680002&#34;. The initials: &#34;AIL&#34; &#40;Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin&#41; are printed above.<BR><BR>Cosmonaut Flight Engineer Lazutkin is an interesting guy. He was the backup for Soyuz TM-23 and TM-24 and finally flew on Soyuz TM-25 where he spent 185 days in space. On the return, the soft landing retrorockets failed, causing one of the hardest &#34;safe&#34; landing in Soviet/Russian space history.<BR><BR>Perhaps that is why, when he was scheduled to fly on the esa/Russian &#34;Odissea Mission&#34; in 2002, he made sure to have this belt made. Regardless of the reason, the belt is in pristine, unused condition and will make a great conversation piece in any collection. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;250 - 350. <BR><BR>Our item number 139916<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/139916.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>