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Space Rocket History #333 – Soyuz 11 – Downfall & N1 Update

Posted February 26, 202000:44:38

Volkov transmitted to Flight Control: “The hatch is not hermetically sealed! … What can we do? … What can we do?”

Space Rocket History #332 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – The Fire & SRH 7th Year Celebration

Posted February 12, 202000:44:07

Just before the start of another communication session, Volkov noticed a smell of smoke from somewhere at the rear of the station. As soon as communication...

Space Rocket History #331 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – Life Aboard the First Space Station

Posted January 29, 202000:41:59

Dobrovolsky wrote in his diary, “Some days were a nightmare. There was a general absence of everything: no interesting things, no happiness, the monotonous...

Space Rocket History #330 – Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 – What’s That Smell?

Posted January 15, 202000:47:08

Volkov radioed “Zarya, wait! Yantar 3 is in Soyuz. Don’t start until Yantar 3 has returned to the Salyut! There is a strong smell in Salyut! He...

Space Rocket History #329 – Soyuz 11 – The Replacement Crew – Dobrovolsky, Volkov, and Patsayev – Part 2

Posted January 1, 202000:47:08

“I am proud to have been involved in the Vostok spacecraft which carried Gagarin on the first manned space flight and in its modification for Voskhod.”...