Episodes Tagged with "Kubasov"

Nov 22

Space Rocket History #233 – Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 with Shonin, Kubasov, Filipchenko, Volkov, Gorbatko, Shatalov, Yeliseyev – Part 1

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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p1-Georgy Stepanovich Shonin

Tagged:Filipchenko, Gorbatko, Kubasov, Shatalov, Shonin, Soyuz 6, Soyuz 7, Soyuz 8, Volkov, Yeliseyev

Nov 29

Space Rocket History #234 – Soyuz 6, 7, and 8 – Part 2 -The Vulcan Device

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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Tagged:Filipchenko, Gorbatko, Kubasov, Shatalov, Shonin, Soyuz 6, Soyuz 7, Soyuz 8, Volkov, Vulcan, Yeliseyev

Dec 19

Space Rocket History #328 – Soyuz 11 – The Replacement Crew – Dobrovolsky, Volkov, and Patsayev – Part 1

Posted on December 19, 2019

Dobrovolsky was blond, tall, broad-shouldered, and tough. He was kind-hearted and had a contagious belly laugh. At the Air Force school, his friends nicknamed him `Odessa’, and he was proud of it. Georgy “Zhora” DobrovolskyDobrovolsky FamilyCol. Do...

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Tagged:Chertok, Dobrovolsky, Kolodin, Kubasov, Leonov, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov

Apr 11

Space Rocket History #461 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Rendezvous

Posted on April 11, 2025

CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for docking; Houston is go for docking. It’s up to you guys. Have fun.”

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Bob Crippen, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Farouk El Baz, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Karol Bobko, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand

Apr 25

Space Rocket History #462 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Handshake

Posted on April 25, 2025

On July 17, 1975, orbiting in space high above the French city of Metz, the American and Russian commanders shook hands. Their conversation, a mix of personal and technical remarks, reflected a casual familiarity, reminiscent of their simulator train...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Brezhnev, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Ford, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand

May 9

Space Rocket History #463 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Joint Operations

Posted on May 9, 2025

“I had thoughts I couldn’t express at the time. It felt like we weren’t just opening a hatch in space, but opening the door to a new era on Earth.” Tom Stafford.

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baykonur, Bobko, Deke Slaton, Detente, Glynn Lunney, Goddard, John F Kennedy, Jsc, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Marshall Space Flight Center, Nikita Khrushchev, Solar Eclipse, Syromyatnikov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Uva, Vance Brand

May 23

Space Rocket History #464 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Coming Home

Posted on May 23, 2025

Celebrations erupted in Mission Control, with broad smiles and cigar smoke marking the successful conclusion. But, while Mission control was celebrating, it was not yet known that the crew had been exposed to toxic fumes during descent. The crew was ...

P2-Cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov (speaking) are interviewed by Soviet newsmen shortly after their safe landing in Kazakhstan.

P1-Kubasov autographs the side of the Soyuz descent vehicle

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Bobko, Crippen, Deke Slaton, Glynn Lunney, Goddard, John F Kennedy, John Young, Jsc, Kazakhstan, Kubasov, Leonov, Neil, Sadie Link, Tom Stafford, Uss New Orleans, Vance Brand

Jun 6

Space Rocket History #465 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Epilogue

Posted on June 6, 2025

Due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, no follow-on missions to ASTP took place. A backup Apollo spacecraft and Saturn IB rocket were available and there were some discussions of possib...

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P1-Stafford, Leonov, Brand, Kubasov, and Slayton in Moscow during the tour of the Soviet Union

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Aldrich, Astp, Baykonur, Bobko, Chris Kraft, Crippen, Deke Slaton, Ellington Air Force Base, George Low, Gerald R Ford, Glynn Lunney, Iss, John F Kennedy, Jsc, Kiev, Kubasov, Leningrad, Leonov, Mir, Novosibirsk, Rockwell, Saturn Ib, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Star City, Tbilisi, Tom Stafford, Uss New Orleans, Vance Brand, Volgograd