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Bykovsky Jaehn

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Salyut 6 Detail Credit - © Mark Wade

26 August 1978 14:51 GMT. Landing Date: 1978-09-03 11:40:00. Flight Time: 7.87 days. Alternate Name: Soyuz 31. Flight Up: Soyuz 31. Flight Back: Soyuz 29. Call Sign: Yastreb (Hawk ). Crew: Bykovsky, Jaehn. Backup Crew: Gorbatko, Koellner. Program: Salyut 6.

Of note: First German astronaut. Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Delivered to the Salyut-6 station the third international 'Intercosmos' crew consisting of V F Bykovsky (USSR) and S Jaehn (German Democratic Republic) to carry out scientific research and experiments. Jaehn’s program focused on materials sciences, Earth observations, and life sciences. The crew returned aboard Soyuz 29, leaving the EO-2 crew with Soyuz 31 as a fresh Soyuz lifeboat.

• 1978 Aug 26 - Soyuz 31  Crew: Bykovsky, Jaehn. Spacecraft: Soyuz 7K-T. Payload: Soyuz 7K-T s/n 47. Mass: 6,800 kg (14,900 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Duration: 67.84 days. Perigee: 193 km (119 mi). Apogee: 243 km (150 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.80 min.

  Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Delivered to the Salyut-6 station the third international 'Intercosmos' crew consisting of V F Bykovsky (USSR) and S Jaehn (German Democratic Republic) to carry out scientific research and experiments.

• 1978 Sep 3 - Landing of Soyuz 29 

  Soyuz 29 landed at 11:40 GMT with the crew of Bykovsky and Jaehn aboard.

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