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Walter Cunningham autographed commemorative postal cover honoring the return of Space Shuttle Discovery following the STS-29 mission. The cover features an illustration of the shuttle atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the printed caption “Discovery STS-29 Returns to J.F.K.,” and is postmarked Kennedy Space Center, Florida, March 24, 1989. Cunningham has signed prominently in black ink across the center of the cover.

Fine condition.

Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) was a Marine Corps fighter pilot, physicist, and NASA astronaut who served as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 7, the first crewed Apollo mission, launched in October 1968. The successful 11-day Earth-orbital flight thoroughly tested the Apollo Command and Service Module, restoring confidence in the program following the Apollo 1 tragedy and paving the way for the lunar missions that followed. After leaving NASA, Cunningham remained active as a businessman, author, and commentator on space exploration.

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

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Reference sku: 11519 1416654-1