Soyuz | Soyuz 8
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Oct. 13, 1969, 10:19 a.m. - Oct. 13, 1969, 10:19 a.m.
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Oct. 13, 1969, 10:19 a.m. - Oct. 13, 1969, 10:19 a.m.
Soyuz 8 was a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. It prime mission was to dock and transfer crew to Soyuz 7 but the mission failed due to docking system failure. Soyuz 8 was Commanded by Vladimir Shatalov and Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev.
Soyuz 8 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 13 October 1969 10:19 UTC. It launched two cosmonauts for a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and 7. The crew was Vladimir Shatalov and Aleksei Yeliseyev.
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Date of
Birth: Dec. 8, 1927
Date of Death:
June 15, 2021
Date of
Birth: July 13, 1934
Age: 91
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
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