PREFLIGHT COSMONAUT ANTON SHKAPLEROV JERSEY POLO EXPEDITION 66 SOYUZ MS-19

Description

Soyuz MS-19 Expedition 66 preflight black polo made for
cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov. The polo bears the name of cosmonaut “Anton Shkaplerov” on the upper left under the image of Earth.
On upper right side is logo of ROSCOSMOS, the right sleeve has printed Soyuz MS-19 emblem, and the left sleeve has printed Russian flag.
The large printed emblem of Soyuz MS-19 on the back.
Anton Shkaplerov
is a Russian cosmonaut
,
veteran of four spaceflights and current Commander of ISS.
Soyuz MS-19
launched on 5 October 2021, it is the 147th flight of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov, Russian film director
Klim Shipenko
and Russian actress
Yulia Peresild
. Shipenko and Peresild spent about twelve days on ISS
before returning to
Earth
aboard
Soyuz MS-18
, while filming a movie “The Challenge” in space. (
Vyzov
Вызов
in Russian).
The Challenge
is an upcoming Russian space docudrama film by
Klim Shipenko
. It is the first feature-length fiction film shot in space,
the film will be released on April 12, 2023
.
It will be a story of a female doctor who agrees to go on a space mission to save a cosmonaut's life.
After the initial automated attempt was aborted cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov had switch to manual control during final approach to the iSS due to a failure of Kurs.
Shklaperov took control of the Soyuz, backed it away from the station to assess the Soyuz’ systems, then re-approached the complex for the manual docking.
Shkaplerov will remain aboard the station for nearly six months.