Soyuz 35
Launch Date
April 9, 1980
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Patch Missing
Soyuz 35
Launch Date
April 9, 1980
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
This mission ferried the fourth long duration crew to the Salyut 6 space station. The crew returned to Earth on Soyuz 37. From the station, the crew took part in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, received numerous visitors, and set a new endurance record at the time. With the flight, Valery Ryumin reached a total time in space of 352 days.
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.
