posted February 07, 2005 02:23 AM               

Seven of these prints together tell the story of the hard and dangerous work conducted by Dzhanibekov and his Soyuz T-13 crewmate Viktor Savinykh (and are as well signed by both) repairing the crippled Salyut 7 station after eight months of power-less vacancy. The two entered the all-but-dead outpost after performing a risky manual docking to discover a frozen, almost unbreathable atmopshere. Several days work, including a five hour spacewalk were necessary to bring Salyut 7 back to a condition that it could support a crew.

For more information, see this page on USSR-AirSpace.com.

The eighth print captures a milestone on Dzhanibekov's earlier Soyuz T-12 mission to Salyut 7: the first EVA by a woman, namely Svetlana Savitskaya. The art depicts Savitskaya working on a welding experiment outside the station, set against the curvature of the Earth below.

For more information about this print, see this page on USSR-AirSpace.com.

posted February 07, 2005 02:49 PM               

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Originally posted by Wehaveliftoff:
Esp. for out of country dealers, just not right, leaves the door wide open for price fixing, irregardless of others people assurances.

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And I can vouch for Alex, having known him for several years, that he is a trustworthy dealer (and that's an unpaid endorsement, as was my featuring his prints should anyone be wondering).