Posted on August 17, 2016
Vladimir Shatalov would become the Soviet Union’s 13th space traveler, his home telephone number ended in “13” and the launch itself was set for 13:00 hours Moscow Time, on January 13th, 1969.
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1-Model of Soyuz 5 approaching Soyuz 4 prior to the first docking of two manned spacecraft on 16 January 1969
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