▁launch ▁of ▁So y uz ▁T MA - 2 1 ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁cre wed ▁space ▁mission , ▁which ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁Y uri ▁G ag arin ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁C OS PAR ▁International ▁ID ▁of ▁So y uz ▁T MA - 2 1 ▁is ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 0 1 2 A . ▁ ▁C rew ▁ ▁Back up ▁crew ▁ ▁Mission ▁ins ign ia ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federal ▁Space ▁Agency , ▁An atol y ▁Perm in ov ▁approved ▁the ▁patch ▁of ▁the ▁So y uz ▁T MA - 2 1 ▁mission . ▁The ▁patch ▁was ▁designed ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁drawing ▁by ▁young ▁artist ▁Mar ci el ▁Santos ▁Kay le , ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁from ▁French ▁Gu iana . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Ros cos mos ▁news ▁release , ▁Mar ci el ' s ▁sketch ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁crew ▁patch , ▁since ▁it ▁dep ict s ▁G ag arin ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁vehicle ▁V ost ok . ▁The ▁space craft ▁will ▁fly ▁a ▁drawing ▁of ▁G ag arin , ▁and , ▁apart ▁from ▁being ▁called ▁G ag arin , ▁it ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁space craft . ▁ ▁K v ant - V ▁equipment ▁gl itch ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁launch ▁processing ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Management