Soyuz 10
(Salyut 1 - aborted)
Crew:
Vladimir Shatalov [3], Commander
Aleksei Yeliseyev [3], Flight Engineer
Nikolai Rukavishnikov [1], Flight Engineer
Backup Crew:
Alexi Leonov
(for Shatalov)
Valeri Kubasov
(for Yeliseyev)
Pyotr Kolodin
(for Rukavishnikov)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 22 April 1971
Time: 23:54:06 UTC
Landing:
Date: 24 April 1971
Time: 23:40:00 UTC
Docking:
Salyut, 24 April 1971 01:47 UTC - 24 April 1971 07:17 UTC
Duration: 1 days, 23 hours, 45 minutes, 54 seconds
Call Sign: Granit (Granite)
This was to be the first mission to Salyut 1. It docked with the space station, but there was a problem with the mechanism and the cosmonauts were unable to enter the station.
Upon re-entry, the capsule became filled with toxic fumes, causing Rukavishnikov to pass out.
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