Original SOVIET UNION 1989-1991 SPACE FORCES SPECIALIST Qualification Badge "1st Class".

Original USSR Space Forces Specialist badge. Worn by specialists in Baikonur, Plesetsk, and Kapustin Yar rocket launch sites.
Out of the four categories, 1st Class is the second highest category after "Master". Issued from April 1989 to1991. 
The Soviet Space Forces was the branch of the Armed Forces of the USSR responsible for military space operations. 

Size: 34 x 78 mm. Weight: 18.7 grams. Makers mark: Leningrad Mint. Screwback.