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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 |
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Docked and occupied Salyut 5 for 48 days before leaving hurriedly, landed at night far from landing zone
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| 19 09 1976 | Soyuz 22 |
Bykovsky
Aksyonov |
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solo flight for earth observation
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| 14 10 1976 | Soyuz 23 |
Zudov
Rozhdestvensky |
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Failed to dock with Salyut 5, night landing in icy lake, crew survived
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| 07 02 1977 | Soyuz 24 |
Gorbatko
Glazhkov |
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Docked and changed air in Salyut 5 before entering, stayed 18 days
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| 09 10 1977 | Soyuz 25 |
Kovalyonok
Ryumin |
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Failed to dock with Salyut 6 and returned to earth
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| 10 12 1977 | Soyuz 26 |
Romanenko
Grechko |
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Docked with Salyut 6 and spent 96 days aboard
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| 10 01 1978 | Soyuz 27 |
Dzhanibekov
Makarov |
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Visitors to Salyut 6
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| 02 03 1978 | Soyuz 28 |
Gubarev
Remek |
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Visitors to Salyut 6
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| 15 06 1978 | Soyuz 29 |
Kovalyonok
Ivanchenkov |
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Docked with Salyut 6 and stayed for 140 days
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| 27 06 1978 | Soyuz 30 |
Klimuk
Hermasziewski |
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Visitors to Salyut 6
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| 26 08 1978 | Soyuz 31 |
Bykovsky
Jahn |
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Visitors to Salyut 6
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| 25 02 1979 | Soyuz 32 |
Lyakhov
Ryumin |
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Docked with Salyut 6 and stayed 175 days
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| 10 04 1979 | Soyuz 33 |
Rukhavishnikov
Ivanov |
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Failed to dock with Salyut 6 and returned to earth
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| 06 06 1979 | Soyuz 34 |
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Launched unmanned, automatic docking with Salyut 6, returned crew of Soyuz 32 |