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