Shannon Lucid's spacesuit heads to auction
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Shannon Lucid set space endurance records while visiting Russia's Mir space station (Photo: NASA)
Astronaut Shannon Lucid's spacesuit is a Sokol KV-2 (Photo: Bonhams)
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A rare piece of space history will be up for grabs when record-setting US astronaut Shannon Lucid’s spacesuit goes on the block at Bonhams auction house in New York City on April 26. The Russian-made Sokol KV-2 “Falcon” pressure suit was worn by Lucid while training for her mission aboard the Russian Mir space station where she set a new space endurance record. It is expected to fetch up to US$50,000.
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