Space industry cost lots of money and attract lot of attention to those who always look ‘up there’ and follow every space mission both US and Russia. Some of them want a piece of history for their own…. They can!
everQuest design sells several design bags that use a piece of Soyuz TMA-3 main landing parachute as a material. If you’re still in doubt, there is a certificate certifies the mission that parachute came from, what date, signed by Mission Pilot. So you not only get a piece of space history but also cosmonaut signature..
Some of these Soyuz was docked at International Space Station as an emergency life boat for up to 6 months. This particular mission Soyuz TMA-3 was flown during Oct 18, 2003 to Apr 29, 2004 (194 days). So this is the real deal not some of the “15 second of fame” kind of thing.
This company also sells bag made from America’s Cup sail and iPod nano case mode from iPod Billboard material. The price is quite high. But what you’ve got is a piece of history.
Great article 9/10! Bookmarked 🙂