Soyuz 28 patch, 1978

Interkosmos cosmonaut Vladimír Remek was the first Czech in space and the first cosmonaut from a country other than Russia or the United States (Remek is considered to be the first 'European' in space). He flew on Soyuz 28 with fellow cosmonaut Alexei Gubarev, 2-10 March 1978, for almost 8 days.

The patch was designed and produced by the Russian Zvezda corporation. When the Interkosmos organisation was formed in 1976, new emblems for uniforms and pressure suits were needed to reflect the cooperative nature of the missions. When it was announced in 1977 that Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and East Germany would be participating in Interkosmos flights, it is likely that Zvezda was asked to produce the Bulgarian, Czechoslovak and East German joint mission Sokol-K suits and mission patches.