On January 16, 1969, two crewed spacecraft docked in orbit for the first time. When the Soviet Union launched the Soyuz 4 spacecraft, only one cosmonaut was on board. But it returned with a crew of ...
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.
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.
Yevgeny Khrunov, born September 10, 1933, was selected as one of the first Soviet cosmonauts in February 1960. He participated in the Soyuz 4/Soyuz 5 mission in January 1969, which involved the first ...