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Soyuz T-5
Launch Date
May 12, 1982
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
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Soyuz T-5
Launch Date
May 12, 1982
Craft
Soyuz
Status
Past
Crew
2
Overview
Soyuz T-5 was the first crew mission to the new Salyut 7 space station; the crew would land on Soyuz T-7 after seven months in space. The mission was named "Elbrus." During the flight, the Elbrus crew activated Salyut 7 and brought the station to operational status while conducting experiments.
Crafts
Soyuz
Soyuz is a human carrier capsule built and operated by Russia that can take up to three people to the Space Station at a time. It has been upgraded many times since its first use in the 1960s for the Soviet lunar program and was the only crew vehicle for the Station from 2011 to 2020.
