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Topic: Soyuz TMA-18M 'landing crew' patch
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ddrwilli
Member Posts: 62
From: Pataskala, Ohio
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 06-19-2017 05:28 PM
   
I stumbled across a reference to a Soyuz TMA-18M "Landing" patch while doing general research on Russian space patches. The patch was apparently designed in honor of Scott Kelly's and Mikhail Kornienko's historic One-Year Mission and intended to be worn during the Soyuz TMA-18M landing. The artwork and a description in Russian can be found here. The patch description translated with the aid of Google Translate and some slight paraphrasing: Sergei Volkov requested Luc van den Abeelen, an artist from the Netherlands, to design a special patch for the crew of Soyuz TMA-18M when returning to Earth. Sergei Volkov put three patches in his spacesuit pocket for his launch on September 2, 2015.The patch is made in the form of a pentagon, as is the "launch" patch. The figure shows the descent vehicle of the ship under the parachute. Blue stripes crossing the composition are a stylized Roman Numeral XII symbolizing the 12-month duration of the record flight. Three golden stars represent the three cosmonauts. The words "Landing TMA-18M" are placed in the upper part of the emblem, and in the lower part - the names of cosmonauts and astronaut returning to the Earth: Volkov, Kelly, Kornienko . Next to the name of Sergei Volkov is placed a symbolic silhouette of the conqueror of space, taken from the logo of the Russian Cosmonauts' Squad. This is a reminder that Sergei for a number of years served as commander of the Cosmonaut Detachment of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. In preparation for descent from orbit, the astronauts were not able to attach these patches to their spacesuits due to their heavy workload, but after landing, Scott Kelly wore such a patch on the sleeve of a blue uniform. Emblem description - Leon Rosenblum I am guessing that this patch was made in extremely limited numbers, and that they were never available commercially. Does anyone have any further information? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42984
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-19-2017 06:00 PM
As mentioned in the above description, Scott Kelly can be seen wearing the patch post-flight on his Russian-issued flight suit (on his right shoulder): Here is a scan of the embroidered patch:  And here is a photo of a flown example:  |
ddrwilli
Member Posts: 62
From: Pataskala, Ohio
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 06-19-2017 06:54 PM
Thank you for the pictures - the patch looks great embroidered! I would love to add one to my collection, but I'm afraid that I will be disappointed. |
Jacques van Oene
Member Posts: 861
From: Houten, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 06-20-2017 04:11 PM
Spacepatches.nl produced the patches for Volkov. The plan was that the crew would wear them on their Sokol suits during landing. But this took to much time... and yes only 50 of these patches were made. |
ddrwilli
Member Posts: 62
From: Pataskala, Ohio
Registered: Nov 2005
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posted 06-20-2017 08:49 PM
Are any patches available? |
Jacques van Oene
Member Posts: 861
From: Houten, The Netherlands
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 06-21-2017 07:12 AM
Yes a few patches and decals of this patch are available... |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 1031
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 06-22-2017 03:52 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Jacques van Oene:
But this took to much time...
They had a whole year!! 
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