Yes.
Left, Ron Sega, two-time Shuttle mission specialist, and Sergei Krikalev, six-time flyer, including two Shuttle missions. Krikalev and Sega both flew on STS-60, and it is on a page with an essay by Charlie Bolden talking about that flight that they signed. Colorado Springs, Colo., 2 April 2017.
Sega and Krikalev were my No. 201/202 Shuttle astronauts in my "Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years" book, since I don't know who signed first. (Although I suspect it was Sega, since Krikalev signed underneath him.)
Sega and Krikalev were the No. 214/215 overall autograph in the book as well.
I also sent two photos to be signed. One was a photo of Krikalev coming through the hatch of the International Space Station on STS-88. The other was my STS-60 crew photo, which needed just Sega's autograph.
I had bought the photo signed by Krikalev and Jan Davis. Then, slowly but afterward picking up the pace, I sent it to the remaining crew members for their autographs. Ken Reightler, the pilot. Then Charlie Bolden, the commander.
Almost two years later, in late January 2017 I finally sent it to Franklin Chang-Diaz for his signature. At that point I considered it crew complete, as Sega can be a hard autograph to obtain (waaaay long ago I had written him and got - I believe - a signed photo.)
And then I saw that Sega would be doing an appearance at an event with "Astronaut and Cosmonaut Meet-N-Greets – Get autographs, ask questions or take selfies with true space heroes!" I asked, got the permission to send my book and photos, and here we are.
As mentioned, Krikalev had already signed the photo, and, "Mr. Krikalev seemed to get a kick out of seeing the photo with his signature, and showed it around to his fellow Russians who were with him. He said he didn’t know when he signed it. :)"
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