Resident Crews of Salyut 1

Salyut 1
Expedition 1

alternate crew photo

Crew, launch- and landing data

No.:	1	2	3
Nation:
Surname:	Dobrovolsky	Volkov	Patsayev
Given names:	Georgi Timofeyevich	Vladislav Nikolayevich	Viktor Ivanovich
Position:	Commander	Flight Engineer	Test Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):	Soyuz 11	Soyuz 11	Soyuz 11
Launch date:	06.06.1971	06.06.1971	06.06.1971
Launchtime:	04:55 UTC	04:55 UTC	04:55 UTC
Spacecraft (Landing):	Soyuz 11	Soyuz 11	Soyuz 11
Landingdate:	29.06.1971	29.06.1971	29.06.1971
Landingtime:	23:17 UTC	23:17 UTC	23:17 UTC
Mission duration:	23d 18h 21m	23d 18h 21m	23d 18h 21m
Orbits:	384	384	384

1st Backup Crew

No.:	1	2	3
Nation:
Surname:	Leonov	Kubasov	Kolodin
Given names:	Aleksei Arkhipovich	Valeri Nikolayevich	Pyotr Ivanovich
Position:	Commander	Flight Engineer	Test Engineer

2nd Backup Crew

No.:	1	2	3
Nation:
Surname:	Gubarev	Sevastiyanov	Voronov
Given names:	Aleksei Aleksandrovich	Vitali Ivanovich	Anatoli Fyodorovich
Position:	Commander	Flight Engineer	Test Engineer

Expedition Report

Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; landing 202 km east of Dzhezkasgan.

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the space station Salyut 1 on 07.06.1971. The crew transferred into the station. It was the first space station flight in space history.

Different scientific work in the areas of biology, astronomy and Earth observation were performed. The main instrument, a large solar telescope, was inoperative because its cover failed to jettison. The mission was cut short due of problems aboard the station including an electrical fire.

During the landing operations a pressure equalization valve was opened prematurly and the cosmonauts perished due to a loss of cabin atmosphere and of non-wearing of pressure suits. As a result of this disaster pressure suits were worn during launch, docking maneuvers and reentry in the following missions.