Resident Crews of Salyut 5
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| Surname: | Zudov | Rozhdestvensky |
| Given names: | Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich | Valeri Iliych |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
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2. Backup Crew
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Gorbatko | Glazkov |
| Given names: | Viktor Vasiliyevich | Yuri Nikolayevich |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
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Expedition Report
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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. |
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