6 Signed Prints, Patch & Postcard from NASA Astronauts

A small archive of four signed prints, a postcard, and a mission patch from prominent NASA astronauts. The group includes astronauts from various Mercury 7, Gemini IX, Apollo 10, and Apollo 14. All with varying degrees of light toning and corner wear. The signed Mercury 7 crew image has staining around Deke Slayton's signature. All with bold signatures. Overall very good. Provenance: From the collection of Anatole Forostenko, Chief Russian Language Instructor-Interpreter for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. Includes the following:

1. Mercury 7 Crew Signed Print. Measuring 10" x 8", U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1974. An image of the seven original crew members standing in front of a Jet trainer. Signed "Deke Slayton." With a printed caption on verso.

2. Gemini IX Prime Crew Signed Print. Measuring 10" x 8", No place, undated. A studio portrait of Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan, holding their helmets on a table. Signed "Tom Stafford" in black ink.

3. Gemini IX Mission Patch. Measuring 3.75" x 3.25", No place, undated. A cloth mission patch featuring Stafford and Cernan's names below a large "XI" and rocket.

4. Apollo X Signed Postcard. Measuring 6" x 4", Washington, D.C., undated. The front features an image of astronauts Cernan, Young, and Stafford at Complex 39B. Signed "Gene Cernan" and "Tom Stafford" on the front. Blank verso.

5. Alan Shepard Signed Print. Measuring 10" x 8", No place, undated. A studio portrait of Alan Shepard in front of the Apollo XIV mission insignia. Signed and inscribed "To Alex & Nina - Alan Shepard." With a printed caption on verso.

6. Alan Shepard Signed Print. Measuring 10" x 8", U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1972. An image of Alan Shepard on the moon with the American flag. Signed and inscribed "To Alex & Nina - Alan Shepard." With a printed caption on verso.

Dr. Anatole Forostenko (b. 1939) was born in the Soviet Union and moved to the U.S. in 1949. He studied at Rutgers University and Indiana University before gaining his Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr. From 1970 to 1973, Forostenko was an Assistant Professor of Russian Language and Literature at the University of California. He then joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1974 and became involved in the Apollo-Soyuz test project. He became the Chief Russian Language Instructor for the NASA astronauts, preparing them to communicate with cosmonauts during the mission, and he worked closely with both crews as instructor-interpreter. Often, he worked in one-on-one situations with General Thomas P. Stafford and Vance Brand. During the Apollo-Soyuz mission, Forostenko served as one of three U.S. Air-to-Ground interpreters at the Johnson Space Center Mission Control Center. Upon completion of the mission, he traveled with the crew members and their families on the post-flight Soviet Good Will Tour and has remained in close contact with those involved.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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