1969 · Soviet Space Program
Soyuz 8
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 13, 1969 at 10:19 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- 31/6
- Mission
- Soyuz 8
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit