Episodes Tagged with "Soyuz 11"

Jan 15

Space Rocket History #330 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – What’s That Smell?

Posted on January 15, 2020

Volkov radioed “Zarya, wait! Yantar 3 is in Soyuz. Don’t start until Yantar 3 has returned to the Salyut! There is a strong smell in Salyut! He will put on a mask and go in again!” Farewell speeches and waves to the crowd gathered at the padPreparin...

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Tagged:Chertok, Dobrovolsky, Korolev, Leonov, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Jan 29

Space Rocket History #331 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – Life Aboard the First Space Station

Posted on January 29, 2020

Dobrovolsky wrote in his diary, “Some days were a nightmare. There was a general absence of everything: no interesting things, no happiness, the monotonous sound of the ventilators, strong smells, numerous experiments. It seemed to me that Flight Con...

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Tagged:Chertok, Dobrovolsky, Korolev, Leonov, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Feb 12

Space Rocket History #332 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – The Fire & SRH 7th Year Celebration

Posted on February 12, 2020

Just before the start of another communication session, Volkov noticed a smell of smoke from somewhere at the rear of the station. As soon as communication with the ground was established, he reported: “Aboard the station is ‘the curtain’!” Yelisey...

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Tagged:Dobrovolsky, Korolev, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Feb 26

Space Rocket History #333 – Soyuz 11 – Downfall & N1 Update

Posted on February 26, 2020

Volkov transmitted to Flight Control: “The hatch is not hermetically sealed! … What can we do? … What can we do?” Dobrovolsky in Station HatchwayHatch between Orbital & Descent ModuleSoyuz 11 Landing

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Tagged:Dobrovolsky, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Mar 11

Space Rocket History #334 – Soyuz 11 – Death in Space

Posted on March 11, 2020

The recovery team quickly opened the hatch and were shocked to find the men motionless, as if asleep or unconscious. Revival AttemptsThe Funeral Credit: SpaceFactsTeryeshkova Comforts Dobrovolskiy’s Daughter

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Tagged:Dobrovolsky, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Mar 25

Space Rocket History #335 – Impacts of Soyuz 11 on Future Soyuz, Salyut-1 & Apollo

Posted on March 25, 2020

It was decided that henceforth, cosmonauts would wear pressure suits for launch and the return to Earth. Also, a system was installed to automatically pump air into the descent module in the event of decompression. Additionally, the ventilation valv...

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Tagged:Apollo, Dobrovolsky, Mishin, Patsayev, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz, Soyuz 11, Volkov

Oct 11

Space Rocket History #449 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Apollo-Salyut Test Mission Planning

Posted on October 11, 2024

The spacecraft designers led by Caldwell Johnson faced a demanding task. Director Gilruth urged them to accelerate the development of the docking adapter design, aiming to have a functional model ready for the upcoming November meeting with the Sovie...

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Tagged:Apollo Salyut, Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Frutkin, Astp, Bill Creasy, Bushuyev, Caldwell Johnson, Covington, Docking Module, George Hardy, George Low, Glynn Lunney, International Rendezvous And Docking Mission, James Jones, Petrov, Robert Gilruth, Salyut, Skylab, Soyuz 11

Dec 6

Space Rocket History #453 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Mid-term Review

Posted on December 6, 2024

According to George Low, the Soviet mission operations control room was quite large – it contained 16 two-man consoles, thus allowing them 32 flight controllers. In addition, there was a back row of consoles which were used for personnel such as the ...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Frutkin, Astp, Berglund, Bushuyev, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Ilya Lavrov, James Fletcher, Kaliningrad, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Robert Gilruth, Salyut 2, Soyuz 11, Soyuz 12, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Yeliseyev