Soyuz-U | Soyuz T-6
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June 24, 1982, 4:29 p.m. - June 24, 1982, 4:29 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
June 24, 1982, 4:29 p.m. - June 24, 1982, 4:29 p.m.
Soyuz T-6 was the second mission to the Salyut 7 space station and the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz T-5 resident crew of the station. The mission began on June 24, 1982, 16:29:48 UTC, launching Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Flight Engineer Aleksandr Ivanchenkov and Research Cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chrétien, the first French cosmonaut, into orbit. They docked with the station the next day. During their 7-day stay on the station, crew performed various scientific and medical experiments. The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on July 2, 1982, 14:20:40 UTC.
Soyuz T-6 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 24 June 1982 16:29 UTC. It transported three cosmonauts of EP-1 to Salyut 7. The crew was Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, and Jean-Loup Chrétien.
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Birth: May 13, 1942
Age: 83
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Birth: Sept. 28, 1940
Age: 84
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Birth: Aug. 20, 1938
Age: 86
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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