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Dzhanibekov Savitskaya Volk

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17 July 1984 17:41 GMT. Landing Date: 1984-07-29 12:55:36. Flight Time: 11.80 days. Alternate Name: Soyuz T-12. Flight Up: Soyuz T-12. Flight Back: Soyuz T-12. Call Sign: Pamir (Pamir mountains). Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya, Volk. Backup Crew: Ivanova, Savinykh, Vasyutin. Program: Salyut 7.

Of note: First woman to walk in space. The crew comprising ship's commander V A Dzhanibekov, flight engineer S E Savitskaya and cosmonaut-research I P Volk, docked to the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

Narrative (adapted from D S F Portree's Mir Hardware Heritage, NASA RP-1357, 1995)

The crew included veteran cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Buran shuttle program cosmonaut Igor Volk, and Svetlana Savitskaya. On July 25 Dzhanibekov and Savitskaya performed a 3 hr, 30 min EVA, during which they tested the URI multipurpose tool. They cut, welded, soldered, and coated metal samples. During the Pamirs’ stay, the six cosmonauts aboard Salyut 7 also conducted Rezonans tests and collected station air samples.

• 1984 Jul 17 - Soyuz T-12  Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya, Volk. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 18L. Mass: 7,020 kg (15,470 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U2. Duration: 11.80 days. Perigee: 192 km (119 mi). Apogee: 218 km (135 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.60 min.

  Docked with Salyut 7. Transported a crew comprising ship's commander V A Dzhanibekov, flight engineer S E Savitskaya and cosmonaut-research I P Volk to the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

• 1984 Jul 25 - EVA Salyut 7 EP-4-1  Crew: Dzhanibekov, Savitskaya. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.15 days. Spacecraft: Salyut 7.

  Conducted welding experiments.

• 1984 Jul 29 - Landing of Soyuz T-12 

  Soyuz T-12 landed at 12:55 GMT.

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