Soyuz-U | Soyuz 29
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June 15, 1978, 8:16 p.m. - June 15, 1978, 8:16 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
June 15, 1978, 8:16 p.m. - June 15, 1978, 8:16 p.m.
Soyuz 29 was the fourth mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station and carried the the EO-2 expedition, which was the second long-duration crew for the station. The mission began on June 15, 1978, 20:16:45 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Kovalyonok and Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 136-day stay on the station, EO-2 crew conducted various scientific experiments, performed an EVA and were visited by three uncrewed Progress cargo spacecrafts and two visiting crews, Soyuz 30 and Soyuz 31. EO-2 crew swapped the vehicles with the Soyuz 31 crew, and returned to Earth in Soyuz 31 spacecraft. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on November 2, 1978, 11:05:00 UTC.
Soyuz 29 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 15 June 1978 20:16 UTC. It transported two cosmonauts of EO-2 to Salyut 6. The crew was Vladimir Kovalyonok and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov.
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Birth: March 3, 1943
Age: 81
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Birth: Sept. 28, 1940
Age: 84
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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