Signed 15 × 10 cm glossy photo of cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov in a white communications cap from the early Soyuz era – on the first Soyuz missions, cosmonauts wore only a cap instead of a spacesuit. Mint condition.

All three of Shatalov's missions fell in those early years: in January 1969 he commanded Soyuz 4, which docked with Soyuz 5 – the first docking of two crewed spacecraft. Soyuz 8 followed later that year and Soyuz 10 in 1971. In total, he spent 9 days in space. He was twice named Hero of the Soviet Union and passed away in 2021.

Comes with a protective folder.