Impressive collection of (12) preflight items produced as spares for the crew of Soyuz MS-19 Expedition 66—Anton Shkaplerov, Klim Shipenko, and Yulia Peresild—composed of three ceremonial jackets and three jersey polo shirts, each of which was issued to the respective cosmonaut, whose name is printed in Cyrillic on the upper left chest. Both the polo shirts and the jackets feature the ROSCOSMOS logo, the Russian flag, and the Soyuz MS-19 emblem, which appears prominently on the back. The seventh item is a ceremonial dual-sided flag for the mission, which measures 59 x 39; the large yellow star symbolizes the ISS and the three white stars represent the crew of three cosmonauts, all of whom star in the first feature film shot in space. The excitement of the flight of non-professional participants of the space flight is reflected in the isoline of the cardiogram, symbolizing the beating of their hearts. In the lower field is the Earth, which is encircled by a film, symbolizing the production, which features the name of the movie, "Вызов" [The Challenge]. Each jacket-shirt combo, as well as the flag, is accompanied by its original carrying bag; all of the items are stored in a large ROSCOSMOS duffel bag. In overall fine condition.
The 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz MS-19 launched on October 5, 2021, carrying Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov, Russian film director Klim Shipenko, and Russian actress Yulia Peresild into space. Shipenko and Peresild spent about 12 days on ISS before returning to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-18 on October 17; during their stay on the ISS, they filmed the movie, The Challenge, a yet-to-be-released space docudrama about a female doctor who agrees to go on a space mission to save a cosmonaut's life. It marks the first feature-length fiction film shot in space.
