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Author	Topic: Syria's Soyuz TM-3 'Interkosmos' patches
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-24-2026 12:51 PM In 1987, the Syrians were behind the schedule with official patches for the spacesuits for Soyuz TM-3 crew member Muhammed Ahmed Faris and his back-up Munir Habib. They sent prototypes to Zvezda plant. Zvezda decided to produce plastic frames for official VIP gifts with these prototypes. They were not sure to get final version of these patches in time. They also prepared the same prototypes to put on Sokol space suits of two Syrian cosmonauts (main crew and back up). On the second photo we can see final version of the patches. The logo of the flight is completely different. Syrians produced also a Interkosmos patch prototype, but it was not anymore Interkosmos Council who was responsible for this flight in the USSR but Glavkosmos (Ministery of General Mashin Building-MOM). Zvezda put Soviet embroidered version of the Interkosmos patch in the frame by their own decision just to fill the frame.
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-26-2026 03:07 PM Here we see the frame with the patches which were on space suits except Interkosmos. Soviet flag here is also different.
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-27-2026 01:45 PM Frame by Syrians:
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-27-2026 03:12 PM Could somebody find a photo of the crew in Baikonur before the launch to see which version of the Soviet flag was on their Space suits?
waa49 Member Posts: 283 From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen Registered: Sep 2015	posted 10-28-2026 11:32 AM Have you ever checked out SPACEFACTS?
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-28-2026 11:59 AM Of course! But no photos there from Baikonur before the launch. Only TsPK photo with training space suits with different versions of Soviet flags.
hoorenz Member Posts: 1067 From: The Netherlands Registered: Jan 2003	posted 10-28-2026 12:35 PM Thank you for this interesting piece of history, Russian! The reverse sides of the Syrian patches:
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-28-2026 02:28 PM The Soviet flags were like in Syrian frame.
Russian Member Posts: 730 From: France Registered: Nov 2012	posted 10-29-2026 09:24 AM I completely forgot that the Syrian General responsible for the flight (don’t remember his name) proposed first this version of the coat of arms of Syria for the space suit. Rather small, too thick and rigid to sew it on the space suit.

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