The History of the Russian Soyuz Project

1. The History of the Russian Soyuz Project

2. The History of the Russian Soyuz Project • Purpose of the Soyuz missions was to develop a space station that would orbit Earth • Other speculated Soyuz program’s real goal, like that of Apollo, was to put a man on the Moon • First Soyuz mission ended in disaster Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Courtesy NASA/Bill Ingalls

3. The Docking Experiments Conducted During Soyuz Project • Soviets launched the unmanned Soyuz 2 on 25 October 1968 • Next day Soyuz 3, with cosmonaut Beregovoy aboard went up • Beregovoy made repeated attempts and did get very close, he didn’t quite make the connection Chapter 6, Lesson 2

4. The Docking Experiments Conducted During Soyuz Project • On 14 January 1969 the Soviet Union made its first wintertime launch of a manned spacecraft: Soyuz 4 • The next day, Soyuz 5 went up • A day after that, Soyuz 4 began a docking exercise with Soyuz 5 • Soyuz 4 returned to Earth after three days with a crew of three Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Courtesy NASA

5. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project • The first human spaceflight mission managed jointly by two nations • On 15 July 1975 the space agencies launched their two ships. • At 2:17 p.m. US Central Time on 17 July the two ships docked • The mission was a resounding success for both countries Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Courtesy NASA