Soyuz T-6
(Salyut 7, VE-1)
(Tenth International Mission)
Crew:
Vladimir Dzhanibekov [3], Commander
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov [2], Flight Engineer
Jean-Loup Chrétien [1], Research Cosmonaut (France)
Backup Crew:
Leonid Kizim
(for Dzhanibekov)
Anatoliy Solovyov
(for Ivanchenkov)
Patrick Baudry (France)
(for Chrétien)
Launch:
Location: Baikonur, Site 1/5
Date: 24 June 1982
Time: 16:29:48 UTC
Landing:
Date: 2 July 1982
Time: 14:20:40 UTC
Docking:
aft unit of Salyut 7, 25 June 1982 17:46 UTC - 2 July 1982 11:04 UTC
Duration: 7 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Call Sign: Pamir (Pamirs)
This crew worked aboard the Salyut 7 space station. It also marked the first Frenchman into space. The craft did suffer a failure of its Argon computer 900 m from Salyut 7. Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov took manual control and docked with the station 14 minutes ahead of schedule.
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