Soyuz 8
Launch Date
October 13, 1969
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Soyuz 8
Launch Date
October 13, 1969
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz 8 was the third of a three-flight mission with Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7. The main goal of Soyuz 8 was to dock to Soyuz 7 and transfer crew. The docking systems on all three Soyuz failed, preventing the main point of the three-flight joint mission. This was the final time Soviet lunar landing technology flew in space, and the final failure that ended the Soviet lunar landing program.
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.
