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Ellen Baker and Barbara Morgan dual-signed commemorative postal cover honoring the seven astronauts who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy on January 28, 1986. The cover features printed portraits and names of the fallen crew—Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe—alongside imagery of the Shuttle and the Statue of Liberty torch. Postmarked April 20, 1986, from Manchester, Connecticut, it bears a 22¢ U.S. Flag stamp and a cachet reading “Seven Who Flew for All of Us.” Boldly signed by Baker in black ink and Morgan in blue ink, both of whom later flew space missions inspired by the Challenger legacy. A poignant artifact linking two NASA astronauts to the memory of those who paved the way.

Fine condition.

Ellen Baker (b. 1953): Dr. Ellen S. Baker is a retired NASA astronaut, physician, and medical officer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions, logging more than 686 hours in space. She contributed to biomedical research aboard Atlantis and Columbia and helped advance NASA’s space medicine initiatives.

Barbara Morgan (b. 1951): Barbara Radding Morgan is a former NASA astronaut and teacher who served as backup to Christa McAuliffe in the Teacher in Space program. Following the Challenger accident, she continued NASA outreach efforts and later flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-118 in 2007, fulfilling the educational mission originally envisioned for McAuliffe.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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