Soyuz 7
Launch Date
October 12, 1969
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Soyuz 7
Launch Date
October 12, 1969
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
3
Overview
Soyuz 7 was the second of a three-flight mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 8. The main goal of Soyuz 7 was to dock to Soyuz 8 and transfer crew. The docking systems on all three Soyuz failed, preventing the main point of the three flight joint mission.
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.
