Soyuz 8 Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Soyuz
Crew
Vladimir Shatalov
Aleksei Yeliseyev
Mission
Soyuz 8
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Soyuz 8 was a joint mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 that saw three spacecraft in orbit together at the same time. It prime mission was to dock and transfer crew to Soyuz 7 but the mission failed due to docking system failure. Soyuz 8 was Commanded by Vladimir Shatalov and Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev.
Updated: Jun 15, 1:00pm UTC
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