Space capsule
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A space capsule is a spacecraft designed to transport cargo, scientific experiments, and/or astronauts to and from space. Reentry capsules are distinguished from other spacecraft by the ability to sur
Crew Dragon approaching the ISS in March 2019 during Demo-1
The Gemini 12 capsule from the 1966 10th and final mission of Project Gemini, flown by Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin (exhibited at Chicago's Adler Planetarium)
The Apollo 15 command and service module in orbit around the Moon taken from Falcon, the mission's Apollo Lunar Module
The Soyuz spacecraft, with reentry capsule (Descent Module) highlighted
Soyuz 11
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Soyuz 11 was the only crewed mission to board the world's first space station, Salyut 1. The crew – Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev – arrived at the space station on 7 June 1
Space capsule
…spacecraft mass was 6,560 kilograms (14,460 lb). Ten of these craft flew crewed after Korolev's death, from 1967 to 1971. The first (Soyuz 1) and last (Soyuz 11) resulted in the first in-space fatalities. Korolev had developed a 9,850-kilogram (21,720 lb) 7K-LOK variant for use in the lunar mission, but this…
Left to right: Dobrovolsky, Volkov and PatsayevSoyuz programme← Soyuz 10Soyuz 12 →
Soyuz TMA 7 spacecraft 2edit 1