Soyuz T-15C

Dobrokvashina
Ivanova
Savitskaya

1986 September. (Cancelled flight). Crew: Dobrokvashina, Ivanova, Savitskaya. Backup Crew: Viktorenko, Aleksandrov, Solovyov. Program: Salyut 7. To have docked with Mir. Cancelled all-female flight to be launched on International Woman's Day. Breakdown of Salyut 7, exhaustion of stock of Soyuz T spacecraft, and official resistance led to cancellation of the mission. Officially cancelled due to birth of Savitskaya's baby. No female cosmonauts would be in training again until a decade later.

Soyuz T-15C Chronology

  • - 1986 September - Soyuz T-15C (cancelled)  Crew: Dobrokvashina, Ivanova, Savitskaya. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Mass: 7,150 kg (15,760 lb).

    Cancelled all-female flight to be launched on International Woman's Day, to have docked with Mir or Salyut 7. Breakdown of Salyut 7, exhaustion of stock of Soyuz T spacecraft, and official resistance led to cancellation of the mission. Officially cancelled due to birth of Savitskaya's baby. No female cosmonauts would be in training again until a decade later.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • Zhelyeznakov, "Personal communication.", .
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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