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T O P I C R E V I E WlucspaceIn 1985, Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinikh flew the Soyuz T-13 spacecraft to the ailing Salyut 7 space station. Radio contact with the orbital lab had been lost and the vehicle was tumbling, its interior frozen. This patch commemorates the successful mission which saved the station. Salyut is shown with its solar panels misaligned, the way it looked during the orbital rendezvous. The two cosmonaut figures, embroidered in gold thread, are based on a mural sculpture in the Gagarin Crew Training Center near Moscow. At the top of the patch, the station's docking target is shown; its red cross symbolising the emergency character of this mission. Thirteen stars symbolise the mission number; one of them is shaped like a snowflake, for the freezing conditions the crew encountered. A mountain range at the bottom of the design represents the Pamir mountains for the crew's callsign.The patch measures 110 mm and will be available from Skyforce Space Patches soon. Copyright Lucreation 2021.Paul J. BrennanGreat idea! You've surprised us with another special creation! Paul J. BrennanLuc, I received one of your patches today — it looks great, thank you! Joe at Skyforce Space Patches thank you for making these available at your store!lucspaceCosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin today handed over a copy of my Soyuz T-13 commemorative patch to that flight's commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov!LiemboWhat an honor!Paul J. BrennanVery cool! Well done Luc!RussianLuc, I cannot even imagine how did you manage to organise it!!!Hope Savinikh will also have such a patch. Waiting for the photo.SXPatchesLuc, I am so glad to have this patch in my collection. It's wonderful. Yes, I appreciate Joe's support for pre-orders of new patches.lucspaceIt took a few years, but cosmonaut Savinikh has received his copy too! RussianYou are really strong, Flying Dutchman! Congrats!!!Paul J. BrennanAwesome, well done!
Salyut is shown with its solar panels misaligned, the way it looked during the orbital rendezvous. The two cosmonaut figures, embroidered in gold thread, are based on a mural sculpture in the Gagarin Crew Training Center near Moscow.
At the top of the patch, the station's docking target is shown; its red cross symbolising the emergency character of this mission. Thirteen stars symbolise the mission number; one of them is shaped like a snowflake, for the freezing conditions the crew encountered.
A mountain range at the bottom of the design represents the Pamir mountains for the crew's callsign.
The patch measures 110 mm and will be available from Skyforce Space Patches soon. Copyright Lucreation 2021.
Hope Savinikh will also have such a patch. Waiting for the photo.
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