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Soyuz 12 / DOS 3

Spacecraft

Part of Salyut

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

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Orlan space suit as used on Salyut 7 and Mir space stations.
Credit: Zvezda

Planned first mission to the Salyut DOS 3 space station (Cosmos 557). Cancelled after Cosmos 557 failed in orbit.

More at: Soyuz 12 / DOS 3.

People: Lazarev, Gubarev, Grechko, Makarov, Leonov, Kubasov
Projects: Salyut

Chronology

1 event

1973 June

Soyuz 12 / DOS 3 (cancelled) - . Crew: Kubasov, Leonov. Backup Crew: Lazarev, Makarov. Support Crew: Grechko, Gubarev. Nation: Russia. Program: Salyut. Flight: Soyuz 12 / DOS 3. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Planned first mission to the Salyut DOS 3 space station (Cosmos 557). Cancelled after it failed in orbit..