Original, authentic spare nametag+flag set of patches made for the flight suit of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Shargin for his ISS Expedition-10 on board of Soyuz TMA-5, made by the manufacturer of space wardrobe used by cosmonauts and astronauts on International Space Station (ISS). 

Hook-and-loop fastener attached to the back of each patch.

Ready to display in your collection.

The photo and patches inserted in thick plastic folder, size 5” x 7”.

Excellent Condition.

Yuri Shargin is a retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces.

Shargin graduated from the Military Engineering Academy for Aeronautics and Astronautics located in Leningrad. He is a lieutenant colonel in Russian Space Forces.

He was selected as a cosmonaut on February 9, 1996.

He was selected in 2004, to be the flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-5 mission ISS.

Shargin was the first Russian Space Forces cosmonaut to launch into space. Due to his late addition to the crew and lack of background information or information about his activities in space, some questioned the motives of his flight. However, chief flight director V. Sokovyov, assured, “We, on the ISS, are not involved in military matters.”

After nearly 10 days in space, he returned to Earth on board Soyuz TMA-4.

He retired from the cosmonaut corps in August 2008^.