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Soyuz-U | Soyuz 28

Success Soviet Union, Soyuz U

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Mission

Human Exploration · LEO

Soyuz 28 was the third mission to visit the Salyut 6 space station. This mission, being the first of the Intercosmos program, had the first ever international crew. The mission began on March 2, 1978, 15:28 UTC, launching Commander Aleksei Gubarev and Research Cosmonaut Vladimír Remek into orbit.…

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