Resident Crews of Salyut 5

Salyut 5
Expedition 1

early Salyut patch
Crew Soyuz 21

alternate crew photo

first Salyut patch

alternate crew photo

 

alternate crew photo

 

Crew, launch- and landing data

No.: 1 2
Nation: USSR USSR
Surname:  Volynov  Zholobov
Given names:  Boris Valentinovich  Vitali Mikhailovich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer
Spacecraft (Launch):  Soyuz 21  Soyuz 21
Launch date:  06.07.1976  06.07.1976
Launchtime:  12:09 UT  12:09 UT
Spacecraft (Landing):  Soyuz 21  Soyuz 21
Landingdate:  24.08.1976  24.08.1976
Landingtime:  18:33 UT  18:33 UT
Mission duration:  49d 06h 23m  49d 06h 23m
Orbits:  791  791

1. Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: USSR USSR
Surname:  Zudov  Rozhdestvensky
Given names:  Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich  Valeri Iliych
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Crew Soyuz 21 (1. backup)

2. Backup Crew

No.: 1 2
Nation: USSR USSR
Surname:  Gorbatko  Glazkov
Given names:  Viktor Vasiliyevich  Yuri Nikolayevich
Job:  Commander  Flight Engineer

Crew Soyuz 21 (2. backup)

Expedition Report

Launch from Baikonur; landing 200 km southwest of Kokchetav.

Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with Salyut 5on 07.07.1976. The docking was problematic, because of a failure of the Igla system. Main military experiments. Observation of aquarium fishes in the microgravity. Solar observation and biological observation (plant growing) were carried out. The Kalialaun-experiment was needed for observation of crystal grooving in space. Also a TV-conference with pupils was held.

Premature return to Earth because of suspected toxic gases in the spacestation. Zholobov suffered from space sickness and homesickness and the crew from psychological problems. At landing date the crew was in very bad psychological and mental condition. So it could be, that the problem with toxic gases could have been only a pretext, but nothing is sure.

Photos / Drawings

Salyut 5 Soyuz 21 launch

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