Soyuz 32
Launch Date
February 25, 1979
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz 32
Launch Date
February 25, 1979
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 32 launched the third long duration crew to the Salyut 6 space station. This was the first human space flight to launch with a human on board and return to Earth with no one aboard. The crew spent 175 days in space, landing on Soyuz 34. They set a then-record for mission duration. Soyuz 34 was delivered uncrewed after engine modifications to give the crew a good return vehicle.
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.
