Episodes Tagged with "Yeliseyev"

Dec 3

Space Rocket History #139 – Soyuz 1: Preparation

Posted on December 3, 2015

With the success of Kosmos 146 and in spite of the failures of the first three 7K-Ok’s it was now time to plan for a Soyuz manned mission. The planned involved the launch and docking of two piloted Soyuzes. Soyuz 7K-OK production model number 4 was a...

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Tagged:11n6110, 3ka, 45k Star Tracker, 500k, 7k L1, 7k Ok, Adu 1000, Afanasyev, Agadzhanov, Aral Sea, Barmin, Block D, Boris Cherkov, Bushuyev, Bykovskiy, Chasma, Chelomey, Chertok, Communist Party Central Committee, Cosomodrome, Crimea, Design Bureau 1, Emergency Rescue Engines, Emergency Rescue System, Feoktistov, Glushko, Igla, Kamanin, Keldysh, Kerimov, Khazanov, Khrunov, Kirillov, Kis, Korolev, Kosmos 146, Kosmos 154, Kremlin, Kuybyshev, Mishin, N1, Okb 1, Pilyugin, Proton, R7, Rabotyagov, Rauschenbach, Ryazanskiy, Saturn 1b, Saturn V, Semyorka, Smirnov, Soyuz, Soyuz 1, Soyuz 2, Tass, Tskbem, Tyulin, Ur 500, Ur 500k, Yeliseyev, Yevpatoriya, Yuri Gagarin, Zenits

Dec 10

Space Rocket History #140 – Soyuz 1: The Flight

Posted on December 10, 2015

“I was the last one to see him alive and I told him ‘See you soon!’” Yuri Gagarin, recalls bidding farewell to his friend Kamarov in Soyuz 1.

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Tagged:45k Star Tracker, 500k, 7k L1, 7k Ok, Adu 1000, Afanasyev, Agadzhanov, Barmin, Boris Cherkov, Bushuyev, Bykovskiy, Chasma, Chelomey, Chertok, Cosomodrome, Crimea, Design Bureau 1, Feoktistov, Igla, Kamanin, Keldysh, Kerimov, Khazanov, Khrunov, Kirillov, Kis, Korolev, Kosmos 146, Kosmos 154, Kremlin, Kuybyshev, Mishin, N1, Okb 1, Proton, R7, Rabotyagov, Rauschenbach, Ryazanskiy, Saturn 1b, Saturn V, Semyorka, Smirnov, Soyuz, Soyuz 1, Soyuz 2, Tass, Tskbem, Tyulin, Ur 500, Ur 500k, Yeliseyev, Yevpatoriya, Yuri Gagarin

Dec 17

Space Rocket History #141 – Soyuz 1: The Crash

Posted on December 17, 2015

“It’s a terrible scene. Komarov burned up. All the instruments burned. We must quickly find out what prevented the main parachute from unlatching.” Chief Designer Mishin after he arrived at the Soyuz 1 crash site.

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Tagged:45k Star Tracker, 500k, 7k L1, 7k Ok, Adu 1000, Afanasyev, Agadzhanov, Barmin, Boris Cherkov, Brezhnev, Bushuyev, Bykovskiy, Central House Of The Soviet Army, Chasma, Chelomey, Chertok, Cosomodrome, Crimea, Design Bureau 1, Feoktistov, Frg, Georgiyi Petrov, Grigoryevich, Igla, Kamanin, Karas, Keldysh, Kerimov, Khazanov, Khrunov, Kirillov, Kis, Korolev, Kosmos 146, Kosmos 154, Kremlin, Kuybyshev, Lobanov, Mishin, N1, Nikolayev, Okb 1, Orenburg, Orsk, Parachute, Pokrovskiy, Proton, R7, Rabotyagov, Rauschenbach, Red Banner Hall, Ryazanskiy, Semyorka, Serbin, Severin, Smirnov, Soyuz, Soyuz 1, Soyuz 2, Suslov, Tass, Tkachev, Tregub, Tskbem, Tyulin, Tyura Tam, Ur 500, Ur 500k, Ussr, Ustionov, Utkin, Voskhod, Vostok, Yeliseyev, Yevpatoriya, Yuri Gagarin, Zenit

Jan 7

Space Rocket History #143 – The First Soyuz Automatic Docking and the Secret Plan

Posted on January 7, 2016

After 1957, the Soviets became accustomed to achieving “world firsts” in space accomplishments. Nevertheless, 10 years later they were not confident that they could pull off the world’s first fully automatic rendezvous and docking of two un-piloted S...

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Tagged:45k Star Tracker, 7k L1, 7k Ok, Adu 1000, Afanasyev, Agadzhanov, Barmin, Boris Cherkov, Bushuyev, Bykovskiy, Chasma, Chelomey, Chertok, Cosomodrome, Crimea, Design Bureau 1, Feoktistov, Igla, Kamanin, Keldysh, Kerimov, Khrunov, Kis, Korolev, Kosmos 186, Kosmos 188, Mishin, N1, Okb 1, Parachute, Proton, R7, Semyorka, Smirnov, Soyuz, Tass, Tregub, Tskbem, Tyura Tam, Ussr, Yeliseyev, Yevpatoriya, Yuri Gagarin

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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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

Nov 21

Space Rocket History #324 – Soyuz 10 with Shatalov, Yeliseyev and Rukavishnikov

Posted on November 21, 2019

The objective of the Soyuz 10 mission was to deliver and return to earth the first crew of Salyut 1. The Soyuz was to hard dock with Salyut 1 and then the crew was to transfer internally to the station. ShatalovYeliseyevRukavishnikov

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Tagged:Rukavishnikov, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 10, Yeliseyev

Nov 28

Space Rocket History #325 – Soyuz 10 – Docking with Salyut 1

Posted on November 28, 2019

“They can’t approach at that rate,” fretted Mishin. “Why aren’t you doing anything? Tell the crew what to do!” “We don’t need to do anything; deceleration will begin now,” Rauschenbach reassured Mishin. Soyuz 10 RolloutSoyuz 10 Vertical Soyuz 10 Lau...

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Tagged:Kerimov, Mishin, Rauschenbach, Rukavishnikov, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 10, Yeliseyev

Dec 5

Space Rocket History #326 – Soyuz 10 – Undocking and Re-entry

Posted on December 5, 2019

… There was no provision for the possibility of undocking if the entire docking cycle had not been executed … Boris ChertokSimulated DockingDeparting Salyut 1

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Tagged:Kerimov, Mishin, Rauschenbach, Rukavishnikov, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 10, Yeliseyev

Dec 12

Space Rocket History #327 – Soyuz 11 – The Prime Crew

Posted on December 12, 2019

On May 4th, 1971 the prime crew of Soyuz 11 was confirmed to be Leonov, Commander; Kubusov, Flight Engineer; and Kolodin, Research Engineer. Their assignment was to spend between 30 and 45 days on board Salyut 1. Alexei Leonov – CommanderValeri Kuba...

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Tagged:Chertok, Kerimov, Kolodin, Leonov, Mishin, Salyut 1, Shatalov, Soyuz 10, Yeliseyev

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

Dec 20

Space Rocket History #454 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Astronauts & Cosmonauts

Posted on December 20, 2024

For the first time, the Soviet Union publicly announced the crew assignments for a Soyuz mission before the flight. Previously, cosmonaut identities were kept secret until after their flights.

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P3-Rest stop during trip from Star City to Moscow provides crewmen with a chance for a snowball fight November 1973

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Ilya Lavrov, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Robert Gilruth, Tom Stafford, Valeriy Kubasov, Vance Brand, Vasily Lazarev, Yeliseyev

Jan 10

Space Rocket History #455 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Spacecraft Orientation

Posted on January 10, 2025

The American astronauts acknowledged the necessity of enhancing their Russian language proficiency. They observed that their Russian counterparts, had demonstrated a remarkable commitment to learning English, dedicating 6 to 8 hours each day to indiv...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Bob Overmyer, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Ilya Lavrov, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Robert Gilruth, Ron Evans, Tom Stafford, Valeriy Kubasov, Vance Brand, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev

Jan 24

Space Rocket History #456 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Soyuz 16

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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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Bob Overmyer, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Filipchenko, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Robert Gilruth, Rukavishnikov, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev

Feb 7

Space Rocket History #457 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Soviet Concerns with Apollo

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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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Filipchenko, Glynn Lunney, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Rukavishnikov, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev

Feb 21

Space Rocket History #458 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Final Training & Tang Ceremony

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

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Filipchenko, Glynn Lunney, Kotelnikov, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Proxmire, Rukavishnikov, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev