Soyuz 16
Launch Date
December 2, 1974
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz 16
Launch Date
December 2, 1974
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 16 was the only crew test flight for the Soviet part of the coming Soyuz-Apollo Test Program that would see Soyuz dock to the U.S. Apollo spacecraft. The mission tested the androgynous docking system, altered pressure in the cabin, tested radar docking systems, and raised the oxygen percentage from 20% to 40%.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human-carrying capsule built and operated by Russia, capable of transporting up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded numerous times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crewed vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.
