Soyuz 40 (original) (raw)


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Soyuz 40


Part of Salyut


First Rumanian astronaut. Docked with Salyut 6. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station.

AKA: Dnepr (Dnieper);Salyut 6 EP-10. Launched: 1981-05-14. Returned: 1981-05-22. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 7.86 days.

Transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station the ninth international crew under the Intercosmos program, comprising L I Popov (USSR), and D. Prunariu (Romania), to conduct scientific research and experiments.


More at: Soyuz 40.


Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Popov, Prunariu. Spacecraft: Salyut 6.



1981 May 14 - . 17:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.


1981 May 22 - .



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