Soyuz 4
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Soyuz 4 was launched on 14 January 1969, carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov on his first flight. The mission successfully docked with Soyuz 5, marking the first docking of two crewed spacecraft. The
The departing Soyuz 4 seen from Soyuz 5.
Model of Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 after performing the first docking of two crewed spacecraft on 16 January 1969.
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Vladimir Shatalov
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4, Soyuz 8, and Soyuz 10. From 1987 to 1991, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Tr
Soyuz 4
…Soyuz 4 (Russian: Союз 4, Union 4) was launched on 14 January 1969, carrying cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov on his first flight. The mission successfully docked with Soyuz 5, marking the first docking of two crewed spacecraft. The craft received two crew…
Shatalov in 2011