Posted on November 22, 2017
Finally, on April 25, 1969 during a meeting of the Soyuz State Commission, it was decided that the solo and docking flights outlined for 1969 by design bureau OKB-1 would be combined into a joint flight of three spacecraft. The plan was to fly Soyuz...
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Posted on November 29, 2017
The Vulcan device consisted of two major units. The first unit included various welding devices and a turn-table with samples of metals to be welded. The second unit consisted of an electric power pack, a protective shield which covered the welding u...
P3-The Vulkan Welding Unit was divided into two sections—one containing the command and power systems and the other holding the three welding devices
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Posted on January 24, 2025
Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).
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Posted on February 7, 2025
The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters on the Soyuz spacecraft during docking maneuvers, can be traced back to a Skylab film.
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Posted on February 21, 2025
Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as the technical specialists argued whether the spacecraft was ready or not.
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P3-ASTP Soyuz spacecraft are being readied for the joint mission
P2-Alexei Leonov enters the Apollo command module being readied for ASTP