Soyuz 33
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Soyuz 33 was an April, 1979, Soviet crewed space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the ninth mission to the orbiting facility, but an engine failure forced the mission to be aborted, and th
Soyuz 33 descent module in Aviation museum Plovdiv
Inside of Soyuz 33 descent module in Aviation museum Plovdiv
Space and work suits of Georgi Ivanov in Aviation museum Plovdiv
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Nikolai Rukavishnikov
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33. Two of these missions, Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 33, were int
Soyuz 33
…to return to Earth before docking with the station. It was the first failure of a Soyuz engine during orbital operations. The two-man crew, commander Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov, suffered a steep ballistic re-entry, but were safely recovered. The original intention of the mission had been…
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov