Soyuz

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Soyuz (Union) has been the workhorse of the Russian space program

it has been upgraded continually for more than thirty years

originally designed as part of a lunar landing complex

it was quickly adapted as a space ferry to dock

with the Salyut, Mir and International spacestations.

 

 

Soyuz space missions 1

23 04 1967 Soyuz 1
Ruby 		Vladimir Komarov

Cosmonaut killed in crash landing

 
26 10 1968 Soyuz 3
Argon 		Beregovoi

Rendezvous with unmanned Soyuz 2, launched the previous day

 
14 01 1969 Soyuz 4
Shatalov

Docked with Soyuz 5, First crew transfer

 
15 01 1969 Soyuz 5
Volynov

Khrunov

Yeliseyev

Docked with Soyuz 4, two crew members spacewalk and return in that craft

 
11 10 1969 Soyuz 6
Shonin

Kubasov

First group flight

 
12 10 1969

 

 Soyuz 7 Filipchenko

Volkov

Gorbatko

Rendezvous but no docking, group flight

 
13 10 1969 Soyuz 8
Shatalov

Yeliseyev

Group rendezvous, seven cosmonauts in three craft in group flight

 
01 06 1970 Soyuz 9
Falcon 		Nikolayev

Sevastyanov

Long duration record of 18 days in orbit

 

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