Soyuz-U | Soyuz 24
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Feb. 7, 1977, 4:11 p.m. - Feb. 7, 1977, 4:11 p.m.
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Feb. 7, 1977, 4:11 p.m. - Feb. 7, 1977, 4:11 p.m.
Soyuz 24 was the last crewed flight to the Salyut 5 military space station. The mission began on February 7, 1977, 16:11 UTC, launching Commander Viktor Gorbatko and Flight Engineer Yuri Glazkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day, where they partially replaced station's atmosphere, as it was presumed that toxic fumes contributed to deteriorated health of the Soyuz 21 crew. Gorbatko and Glazkov fininshed the research started by the previous expedition. This was the final flight to a military Salyut station and the final all-military crew to be launched by Soviets. Soyuz 24 returned to Earth with a safe landing on February 25, 1977, 09:38 UTC.
Soyuz 24 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 7 February 1977 16:11 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts on the third flight to Salyut 5. The crew was Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov.
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Birth: Dec. 3, 1934
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May 17, 2017
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Birth: Oct. 2, 1939
Date of Death:
Dec. 9, 2008
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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