Soyuz

 

         

page three

 

 

 

 

 

Soyuz was mainly employed as a ferry to and from

the spacestations

an improved version was flown to Salyut 6

included the automatic docking system

 

 

Soyuz space missions 3

 

06 07 1976 Soyuz 21
Volnyov

Zholobov

Docked and occupied Salyut 5 for 48 days before leaving hurriedly, landed at night far from landing zone

 

19 09 1976 Soyuz 22
Bykovsky

Aksyonov

solo flight for earth observation

 

14 10 1976 Soyuz 23
Zudov

Rozhdestvensky

Failed to dock with Salyut 5, night landing in icy lake, crew survived

 

07 02 1977 Soyuz 24
Gorbatko

Glazhkov

Docked and changed air in Salyut 5 before entering, stayed 18 days

 

09 10 1977 Soyuz 25
Kovalyonok

Ryumin

Failed to dock with Salyut 6 and returned to earth

 

10 12 1977 Soyuz 26
Romanenko

Grechko

Docked with Salyut 6 and spent 96 days aboard

 

10 01 1978 Soyuz 27
Dzhanibekov

Makarov

Visitors to Salyut 6

 

02 03 1978 Soyuz 28
Gubarev

Remek      

Visitors to Salyut 6

 

15 06 1978 Soyuz 29
Kovalyonok

Ivanchenkov

Docked with Salyut 6 and stayed for 140 days

 

27 06 1978 Soyuz 30
Klimuk

Hermasziewski

Visitors to Salyut 6

 

26 08 1978 Soyuz 31
Bykovsky

Jahn

Visitors to Salyut 6

 

25 02 1979 Soyuz 32
Lyakhov

Ryumin 

Docked with Salyut 6 and stayed 175 days

 

10 04 1979 Soyuz 33
Rukhavishnikov

Ivanov

Failed to dock with Salyut 6 and returned to earth

 

06 06 1979 Soyuz 34
 

 

Launched unmanned, automatic docking with Salyut 6, returned crew of Soyuz 32

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