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Soyuz 38
(Salyut 6, VE-9)
(Seventh International Mission)

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Crew:
    Yuri Romanenko [2], Commander
    Arnaldo Tamayo-Méndez [1], Research Cosmonaut (Cuba)

Backup Crew:
    Yevgeni Khrunov
     (for Romanenko)
    Jose Lopez-Falcon (Cuba)
     (for Tamayo-Méndez)

Launch:
    Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
    Date: 18 September 1980
    Time: 19:11:03 UTC

Landing:
    Date: 26 September 1980
    Time: 15:54:27 UTC

Docking:
    aft unit of Salyut 6, 19 September 1980 20:49 UTC - 26 September 1980 12:35 UTC

Duration: 7 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes, 24 seconds

Call Sign: Taimyr

The cosmonauts paid a visit to the Salyut 6 space station. This mission marked the first Cuban in space.

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