Soyuz TMA-17 International Space Station Mission Decal

Soyuz TMA-17 International Space Station Mission Decal

Soyuz TMA-17 is a manned space flight to the International Space Station (ISS). It was launched on December 20, 2009 and transported three members of the ISS Expedition 22 crew to the station. TMA-17 is the 104th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the remainder of the Expedition 22 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle.

This mission marks the first Soyuz launch in the month of December for almost 19 years. The prior Soyuz launch in the month of December was Soyuz TM-11 on December 2, 1990.

This is a full colour decal from the official supplier. The decal is the same shape as the insignia.

Soyuz TMA-17 Crew (above) consists of Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (center), Expedition 22 flight engineer and Expedition 23 commander; along with NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer (left) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, both Expedition 22/23 flight engineers, pose for a portrait following an Expedition 22/23 preflight press conference at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Kotov, Creamer and Noguchi are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in December 2009.