Ceremonial flag of Soyuz MS-05 ISS Expedition

The size of the flag is 39” x 59 “, double faced.

The main element of the expedition's emblem is the docking control target (cross made of dotted lines). On the right is a man's head with a beard and long hair; this is the mythological Borey, the personification of the north wind (the callsigns of the Soyuz MS-05 crew are Borey). Three stars represent three crew members, and the stars of the constellation Scorpio hint at the zodiac sign of the ship's commander, Sergei Ryazansky.

The first emblems of Russian space expeditions appeared only in the mid-1990s, they were sewn on clothes and space suits of cosmonauts, and were used in souvenirs. In the 2000s, banners of space expeditions based on these emblems also appeared. As a rule, these are white panels with a large emblem in the center. Over time, a whole ritual developed: the flight participants, shortly before the start, leave autographs on the expedition banner, which is then sent to the museum of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This is followed by traditional photography with this flag. Moreover, not only the main crew is photographed, but also the backup crews, so the number of astronauts in the picture usually exceeds the number of names on the mission emblem.