Soyuz 7 was a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. The mission was to dock with Soyuz 8 and transfer crew. Docking to Soyuz 8 failed so the mission was aborted. The mission was Commanded by Anatoly Filipchenko, Flight Engineer Vladislav Volkov, and Research Engineer Viktor Gorbatko.
Soyuz 7 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 12 October 1969 10:44 UTC. It launched three cosmonauts for a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and 8. The crew was Anatoly Filipchenko, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Gorbatko.
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Birth: Feb. 26, 1928
Date of Death:
Aug. 7, 2022
Date of
Birth: Nov. 23, 1935
Date of Death:
June 30, 1971
Date of
Birth: Dec. 3, 1934
Date of Death:
May 17, 2017
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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