Vostok 6 – 1st Manned Spaceflight Patch Poster

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who 50 years ago this Sunday (June 16) launched aboard the Soviet Union's Vostok 6 mission, set a world record by becoming the first woman in space. But her gender wasn't the only contribution that Tereshkova made to the cultural history of space exploration — she was also the first person to wear a mission emblem on her spacesuit, although it was hidden from view. Flying under the call sign "Seagull" (in Russian "Чайка" or "Chayka"), Tereshkova circled the planet 48 times before returning to Earth under manual control. Like the Vostok pilots that preceded her flight into space, Tereshkova had to eject from the spherical capsule and landed separately by parachute on June 19, 1963. Underneath her thermal outer layer and the pressure garment it covered, hidden from view, Tereshkova wore a sky blue thermal garment. And on the left shoulder of that flight suit was a large embroidered emblem, the world's first space mission patch. Here, for the 1st time is the actual flight patch available on contemporary products! AND, check out our EXCLUSIVE 50th Anniversary Commemorative patch! We are widely known for our logos! So much so that we even sold a set of products for a Commander of a Space Shuttle Mission AND a Blue Angels sweatshirt to Blue Angel 7 a few years back!! We do special orders and customization and its always free. We are officially licensed by NASA, also! Want a NASA or JPL logo on the back or inside of a product??