Soyuz 28
Launch Date
March 2, 1978
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz 28
Launch Date
March 2, 1978
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 28 marked the first time someone who wasn't a Soviet or American citizen flew to space. The flight marked the first time a Czechoslovakian flew in space as part of the Intercosmos program to give Soviet bloc and communist nations access to space. The mission was a visitation flight to the on-going long duration crew of Salyut 6.
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.
