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New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours
It could be a banner day for spaceflight today (Feb. 4), with five rocket launches planned in 24 hours, four of them from the ...
Time15d
Space: The Russians’ Turn
As he circled the earth in his Soyuz 4 spacecraft last week, Russian Cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov looked down toward central Asia to watch a tiny billow of flame and smoke. It was Soyuz 5 ...
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On this date: USSR launches Soyuz 5, part of 'first space station'
The capsule would soon rendezvous and dock to the Soyuz 4 capsule becoming – as the Soviet’s declared – the world’s first space station. During the mission, two cosmonauts performed a ...
The Hindu23d
The first docking of two crewed spacecraft
On January 14, Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 was launched successfully. It was followed by Soyuz 5 24 hours later. Based on the problems faced by the crewed Soyuz 3 during its unsuccessful attempt to ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
"A Feat on the Stellar Path"
"A Feat on the Stellar Path" The docking of Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 in January 1969 was the first time two manned spacecraft were linked together in orbit. It was a much-needed first for the Soviet ...
Yahoo News24d
On this date: Second component to world's first space station launches
On this date, Jan. 15, 1969, the Soviet Union launched Soyuz 5. The capsule would soon rendezvous and dock to the Soyuz 4 capsule becoming – as the Soviet’s declared – the world’s first space station.
TASS10mon
Soyuz MS-25 flight under super-short scheme hardly possible — expert
In the USSR, this happened only once, in 1969, with the Soyuz-4 launch, which was manned by cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov.
TASS10mon
Roscosmos confirms Soyuz MS-25 to fly to ISS for two days
In the Soviet Union, this happened once in 1969, when the launch of the Soyuz-4 spacecraft with cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov on board was canceled. BRICS New Development Bank issues $845 mln Panda ...