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Topic: Soviet space patches: First worn during mission?
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Bill Nelson Member Posts: 151 From: Lakewood, Colorado U.S.A. Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 04-09-2013 11:18 PM
What was the first Soviet manned spaceflight that had a mission patch designed for it that was worn by the crew during the mission? Was it the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project? Or another mission? |
lucspace Member Posts: 403 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 04-09-2013 11:57 PM
The very first space patch ever was worn by Valentina Tereshkova on her Wostok-6 mission in June 1963. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42984 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-10-2013 12:08 AM
Where on Valentina Tereshkova's suit was the patch sewn? |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-10-2013 12:30 AM
It was on the left shoulder of the sky blue flightsuit she was wearing underneath her pressure suit. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42984 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-10-2013 01:24 AM
There is a photo of the blue internal suit here, as part of a photo tour of the Zvezda Museum. Is there a photo or film showing Tereshkova wearing the suit with the patch visible? |
Mike Dixon Member Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
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posted 04-10-2013 01:55 AM
The first patch worn on a RSS (regardless of whether it was "commissioned / designed" for the mission) was, as far as I know, Voshkod 2. |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-10-2013 01:59 AM
quote: Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: Is there a photo or film showing Tereshkova wearing the suit with the patch visible?
Yes, we found a movie clip just recently. Here is the entire item (relevant footage at 0:59 and 1:15). |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-10-2013 02:12 AM
quote: Originally posted by Mike Dixon: The first patch worn on a RSS (regardless of whether it was "commissioned / designed" for the mission) was, as far as I know, Voshkod 2.
Both the Tereshkova patch and the Leonov (Woskhod-2) patch (despite some authors claiming it was arranged by Leonov himself) came with the suits. Both were designed and sewn onto the suits at the Zvezda factory. For Tereshkova, at least three suits (all with the patch) were prepared (we know this because it is on display in at least three different museums in Russia). |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42984 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-10-2013 09:35 AM
So, a search online (including SpacePatches.info and its Flickr account) does not seem to turn up a clean, detailed photo of Tereshkova's patch. Does someone have one to share? |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-10-2013 12:26 PM
See here. An unexpected place! Also, a reference is already made to the video fragment mentioned above. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42984 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-10-2013 12:40 PM
Hah! (I both love and hate it when that happens.) I've moved to the linked thread to the Patches & Pins forum so that it might be more easily be found, especially as we approach the 50th anniversary of Vostok 6. |
mooncollector Member Posts: 104 From: Alabama, USA Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 04-10-2013 11:47 PM
Wonder if anyone has ever tried to render that irregular shape into some type of patch design?Or, if anyone is game to TRY to... hint, hint... It looks like an elongated (vertically) curved shield with protrusions for the bird, olive branch and "CCCP". Would be a tough job to make it into a patch like we are familiar with. |
lucspace Member Posts: 403 From: Hilversum, The Netherlands Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 04-11-2013 08:42 AM
Zvezda and spacepatches.nl have cooperated to have a limited number of reproductions and souvenir versions of this historic patch available for the 50th anniversary of Tereshkova's mission. Stay tuned! |
David C Member Posts: 1014 From: Lausanne Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 04-11-2013 08:55 AM
When are you planning on taking orders? |
garyd2831 Member Posts: 640 From: Syracuse, New York, USA Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 04-11-2013 09:02 AM
I'm game for one!!! That would be a great anniversary patch to produce! |
hoorenz Member Posts: 1031 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-11-2013 05:08 PM
quote: Originally posted by lucspace: Zvezda and spacepatches.nl have cooperated
For this project, Zvezda agreed to remove Valentina's suit from the display, lay it out flat on a table, make photographs and supply us with the exact measurements. For obvious reasons, we can not share any pictures yet... |