Soyuz 26
Launch Date
December 10, 1977
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
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Soyuz 26
Launch Date
December 10, 1977
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 26 was the first successful mission to the Salyut 6 space station and the crew set a world record at the time for longest spaceflight. A month after launch, the Soyuz 27 crew arrived and docked to Salyut 6 before transfering into Soyuz 26 and landing, making Soyuz 26 the first mission to launch with one crew and land with a completely different set of people.
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.
