Soyuz 24
Launch Date
February 7, 1977
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
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Soyuz 24
Launch Date
February 7, 1977
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 24 successfully docked to the Salyut 5 space station, and the crew spent 11 hours venting the station's atmosphere and then repressurizing it to get rid of the toxic fumes that forced the Soyuz 21 crew to abruptly leave the outpost. The mission lasted 18 days and saw the completion of some experiments started by the Soyuz 21 crew.
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.
