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Soyuz 31
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Salyut 6 Detail
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First German astronaut. Docked with Salyut 6. Mission to swap Soyuz lifeboats docked to station.

AKA: Salyut 6 EP-4;Yastreb (Hawk). Launched: 1978-08-26. Returned: 1978-09-03. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 7.87 days.

Delivered to the Salyut-6 station the third international 'Intercosmos' crew consisting of V F Bykovsky (USSR) and S Jaehn (German Democratic Republic) to carry out scientific research and experiments. Jaehn's program focused on materials sciences, Earth observations, and life sciences. The crew returned aboard Soyuz 29, leaving the EO-2 crew with Soyuz 31 as a fresh Soyuz lifeboat.


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Family: Manned spaceflight. People: Bykovsky, Jaehn. Spacecraft: Salyut 6.

1978 August 26 - . 14:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC1. LV Family: R-7. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-U.
1978 September 3 - .

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