Resident Crews of Salyut 7
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Crew, launch- and landing data
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Berezovoy | Lededev |
| Given names: | Anatoli Nikolayevich | Valentin Vitaliyevich |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
| Spacecraft (Launch): | Soyuz T-5 | Soyuz T-5 |
| Launch date: | 13.05.1982 | 13.05.1982 |
| Launchtime: | 09:58 UT | 09:58 UT |
| Spacecraft (Landing): | Soyuz T-7 | Soyuz T-7 |
| Landingdate: | 10.12.1982 | 10.12.1982 |
| Landingtime: | 19:02 UT | 19:02 UT |
| Mission duration: | 211d 09h 04m | 211d 09h 04m |
| Orbits: | 3344 | 3344 |
Backup Crew
| No.: | 1 | 2 |
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| Surname: | Titov | Strekalov |
| Given names: | Vladimir Georgiyevich | Gennadi Mikhailovich |
| Job: | Commander | Flight Engineer |
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Expedition Report
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Launch from Baikonur; landing with
Soyuz
T-7-capsule 70 km northeast of Arkalyk. Following a one day solo flight the Soyuz docked with the new space station Salyut 7 on 14.05.1982 and became the first resident crew. Ejection of a small radioamateur satellite. The Soviets called this the first launch of a communications satellite from a manned space vehicle. Supplies with cargo spacecrafts Progress 13 - 16. Visiting of spacecrafts Soyuz T-6 on 24.06.1982 and Soyuz T-7 on 19.08.1982. EVA by both cosmonauts on 30.07.1982 (2h 33m). Tasks of this EVA were installing a movie camera and a floodlight, replacing samples on the Etalon space exposure experiment and working with the Istok panel, which tested the ability to turn bolts using a special wrench, among others. Medical experiments to find reasons of space sickness. The crew set a new spaceflight record. |
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