Soyuz 31
(Salyut 6, VE-4)
(Third International Mission)
Crew:
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Valeri Bykovsky [3], Commander
Sigmund Jähn [1], Research Cosmonaut (Germany)
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Vladimir Kovalyonok (Soyuz 29)
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (Soyuz 29)
Backup Crew:
Viktor Gorbatko
(for Bykovsky)
Eberhard Koellner (Germany)
(for Jähn)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 26 August 1978
Time: 14:51:30 UTC
Landing:
Date: 2 November 1978
Time: 11:04:17 UTC
Docking:
aft unit of Salyut 6, 27 August 1978 16:38 UTC - 7 September 1978 10:53 UTC
fore unit of Salyut 6, 7 September 1978 11:21 UTC - 2 November 1978 07:46 UTC
Duration: 67 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes, 47 seconds
Upload Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk)
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The cosmonauts worked in the Salyut 6 space station. This mission marked the first German in space.
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