Soyuz 22 mission began on September 15, 1976, 09:48:30 UTC, launching Commander Yuri Malyshev and Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov into orbit. The main objective of the mission was Earth observation and imaging, resulting in 2,400 photographs of 30 geographic areas. During their 7-day stay in orbit, crew also conducted several biological experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on September 23, 1976, 07:40:47 UTC.
Soyuz 22 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 September 1976 09:48 UTC. It launched two cosmonauts to orbit around the Earth for Earth-Sciences. The crew was Valery Bykovsky and Vladimir Aksyonov.
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Birth: Aug. 2, 1934
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March 27, 2019
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Birth: Feb. 1, 1935
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April 9, 2024
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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